Shanghai taller buildings demolished because of violations of the terms of planning

Buildings in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area violating city planning regulations may face demolition as the Pudong New Area Planning and Land Authority had ordered a building developer in the area to tear down part of its building after it was found violating the rule.

Shanghai taller buildings demolished

the government agency ordered the company to eliminate several excessive features that the company has added to the approved design of the building, which included an entire third floor consists of a guard a gable roof and a sunken courtyard.

The government agency said the interior design of the building includes other luxury accessories like chandeliers in the lobby, numerous sculptures and marble floors. According to the agency, the total area of ​​development has exceeded the approved footprint for the building.

The agency added that since the building was planned mainly to provide office space for workers to park management, including storage space for tools and garden equipment, luxurious structure attracted the attention of the public, including the media Local.

The report said the district planning and land administration began their investigation after local media published an article on the controversial structure.

As a result, Cred Real Estate was finally ordered to rectify the characteristics that have been found to be in violation and rebuild the building for the purpose approved in its initial design.

Shanghai taller buildings demolished

THE developer of a building designed to provide office accommodation for park management staff in the Pudong New Area has been ordered to tear part of it down after it was found to breach planning regulations.

However, the company added several lavish features to the approved design and has now been ordered to remove them, the Pudong New Area Planning and Land Authority was cited as saying.

Among the “added extras” were an entire third story, a pitched roof, a guardhouse and a sunken courtyard, the report said.

The interior design featured chandeliers in the entrance hall, marbled floors and numerous sculptures, while the overall size of the development far exceeded its approved footprint, it said.

As the building was intended to provide office space for park management workers, and storage space for garden tools and equipment, the structure that emerged soon caught the attention of the public and local media.

Following the publication of a newspaper article on the subject, the district planning and land administration launched an investigation and discovered the infringements.

Cred Real Estate was subsequently ordered to rectify the regulation breeches and make the building fit for purpose as approved in the initial design, the xinmin report said, adding that the restructuring work got under way yesterday.