Soi Aree dispute
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering ordering a halt in construction of The Seed Atom condominium in Soi Aree 4 after locals urged an investigation on grounds that the soi is less than 10 metres wide.
After yesterday’s meeting of related agencies and resi?dent representatives, Bangkok Councillor Wisut Samretwanich, who chairs the public works and city planning committee, said residents wanted construction to stop for fear of environmental impacts, including severe traffic jams.
Land Department officials confirmed the soi is less than 10m wide, making the construction of a building over 23 storeys against the Building Control Act. The developer thus asked to build three seven-storey buildings with a total of 324 units instead of the previous plan of two buildings (a 37-storey building and a 20-storey building) with 555 units, he said.
So far, a temporary office has been built and the plot fenced off for construction. The developer has been urged to implement other measures, including house repairs for locals, and to submit an EIA, Wisut said.
