Hua Hin Beach Demolition: First House Down, Main Push 20 November

The first of the beachfront buildings in front of Hua Hin Fishing Pier came down on Friday 30 October, but the main demolition has a new date. Hua Hin Municipality now says it will move on the remaining 14 buildings on 20 November, which is later than the “next week” start we reported a day earlier.

That earlier report, Work Starts Next Week, was based on the mayor’s comments after a planning meeting on 29 October. This is what changed on site. The full sequence is on the beachfront demolition timeline.

What happened on Friday

Mayor Nopporn Wuttikul, his deputies, legal officers and municipal enforcement staff closed Naresdamri Road and brought machinery onto the stretch from the fishing pier to the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine, Siamrath reports. Many residents and visitors watched.

Officials spoke to owners who were home. Several buildings were locked, so staff stuck written notices on the doors giving 20 November as the date when demolition will actually begin.

One owner opened the door and agreed to the work. The mayor thanked that owner and described it as the first building down. Machines also cleared floor slabs left on plots whose owners had already dismantled their buildings. The municipality plans to reclaim a public path down to the beach beside one restaurant, which does not touch any building.

A warning on locked doors

The mayor said that if owners have not dismantled or given access by 20 November, the municipality will cut the locks to get in. Meanwhile it will keep taking down buildings whose owners consent, and tell the others when and how it will act within its 120-day window.

The count matters. Siamrath puts the total at 15 buildings, so with one down, 14 remain. A further 11 cases sit with the Marine Department, as the timeline explains.

What residents are doing

Owners are going to the civil court, according to the mayor. He said the municipality does not yet know what effect the judgments they have filed or appealed will have. The municipality’s position is that the Supreme Administrative Court upheld its orders, so it can proceed.

Earlier, residents had declined a proposal that gave them until 22 November to say whether they would dismantle their buildings. The 20 November date falls two days before the 22 November deadline in that earlier offer.

What it means if you are nearby

Expect closures on Naresdamri Road when officials or machines are on the stretch, and check before driving it. The reports do not say whether Friday’s closure continues, or which hours machines will work.

The 120-day contract still runs to 22 January 2027. Still unanswered is whether a civil court ruling could pause the work, and what, if anything, residents who lose homes or businesses will receive.