Renovation of Prefabricated Panel Houses in Taiyuan City

The renovation work of prefabricated panel houses in Taiyuan City is progressing in an orderly manner, and eligible houses can be renovated in accordance with the policies.

Policy Background and Planning

After the national transition from shantytown renovation to urban dilapidated housing renovation at the end of 2023, Taiyuan City gradually included eligible prefabricated panel residential buildings in the renovation scope. In August 2025, the central government explicitly incorporated the renovation of prefabricated panel buildings into the core tasks of urban renewal, requiring priority efforts to tackle Grade D dilapidated houses and prefabricated panel houses built before 2000 from 2025 to 2027, with a comprehensive conclusion by 2030. Shanxi Province has issued the Regulations on Urban Renewal in Shanxi Province, which will come into effect in May 2026, explicitly supporting the demolition and reconstruction of dangerous housing. Article 20 of the Regulations on Urban Renewal in Taiyuan City (Draft for Solicitation of Comments) released at the beginning of this year clearly states that the renovation of dangerous housing should be carried out steadily, supporting the self-renewal of old housing and original-site demolition and reconstruction, and simplifying the approval process. Reconstruction within the original land scope without changing the planning and not exceeding the original legal building area does not require repeated land use procedures, and planning and construction permits can be directly obtained.

Renovation Methods

• Grade D dilapidated houses and non-complete housing: If the original site conditions permit, single residential buildings can be reconstructed in accordance with the principles of "original site, original height, and original area"; for multiple buildings or concentrated housing areas, the control conditions for building height and capacity can be moderately relaxed for reconstruction; if new construction is not allowed on the original site, relocation or monetary compensation methods can be adopted.
• Grade C dilapidated houses: Priority should be given to renovation through repair and reinforcement. For houses with serious structural hazards, uneconomical renovation, or those that do not meet the conditions, or for areas where residents have a strong willingness for renovation and the implementation conditions are met, demolition and reconstruction can also be carried out.

Conditions for Inclusion in "Original-site Demolition and Reconstruction"

• Safety compliance: Identified as Grade C (partially dilapidated) or Grade D (fully dilapidated) by a professional institution, with substandard structural safety.
• Age compliance: Built before 2000, with priority given to prefabricated panel houses over 25 years old.
• Unchanged planning: Demolition and reconstruction on the original site without changing the land use nature and not exceeding the original building area.
• Resident consent: The consent rate of residents in the building should be ≥90% (meeting the standards in terms of both number of people and area).
• Funds in place: The self-raised funds of the property owner or residents should be in place, and the government will provide appropriate subsidies.