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BMA Rezoning Hearings Could Transform On Nut Suburb With New Projects
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration hearings next week target height and density rules along On Nut Road that could open new mixed-use projects.
How we reported this
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has set public consultation dates for July 15 through July 22 on proposed zoning amendments that would lift current height caps from eight to twenty-four storeys in selected blocks of On Nut.
The move arrives as the city pushes its 2025-2030 land-use revision to accommodate population growth along the eastern Sukhumvit corridor, where infrastructure upgrades already in place are drawing developer interest away from saturated western segments.
Local anchors and daily patterns
Residents point to the On Nut BTS station at Sukhumvit Soi 77 and the adjacent Big C Supercenter as fixed reference points that already funnel foot traffic toward side streets such as Soi On Nut 1 and Soi On Nut 14. Further east, the Sukhumvit 101 night market and the nearby Phra Khanong Canal walkway serve as informal gathering spots where small landowners have held plots for decades without redevelopment pressure.
Current listings show shophouses along Soi On Nut 1 trading at 72,000 baht per square metre, while comparable freehold units two kilometres west near Ekkamai command 118,000 baht. The gap has narrowed only 3 percent since the On Nut BTS extension opened in 2021, indicating limited speculative activity to date.
Next steps for buyers and owners
Property consultants advise checking the exact block maps released by the City Planning Department before the hearings close, because parcels within 300 metres of the canal stand to gain the largest floor-area-ratio increases. Owners should also review the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s compensation schedule for any required road-widening setbacks that accompany the rezoning package.
Those timelines point to final council approval by November, after which building-permit applications could begin under the new rules.
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