5. Construction industry slump leads less demolition applications
Number of application drops by 22%

The number of structures that have been torn down in the first half of this year decreased compared to the same period last year.

According to the Jeju Municipal Office, the area of buildings that have been demolished during the first half of 2019 was 49,000 square meters with 315 applications for demolition.

The number of applications for demolition decreased by 22% and area of demolished buildings declined by 20% compared to the first half of last year.

Jeju City officials said that the stagnant construction industry caused the fall in applications for building demolition as most of demolition is for new constructions.

건축경기 침체로 '철거' 신청도 감소

최근 건설경기 침체가 이어지고 있는 가운데
건축물 철거도 줄어들었습니다.

제주시에 따르면
올 상반기 건축물 철거면적은 315건에 4만9천여㎡입니다.

지난해 같은 기간보다 철거 건수로는 22%,
면적으로는
20% 감소한 수치입니다.

제주시는
건물 철거 신청 대부분이 신축을 위한 것이지만
건설경기 침체에 따라
철거 신청 역시 감소하는 것으로 분석했습니다.