Hua Hin Beach Demolition: Work Starts Next Week
After a planning meeting on 29 October, Hua Hin Municipality says machines move onto the beach between the Fishing Pier and the Thap Thim Shrine next week, with warnings and charges ready for anyone who obstructs.
Hua Hin Municipality says demolition machinery will start work next week on the buildings that cross public sand between Hua Hin Fishing Pier and the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine. The date is firmer than anything announced so far, and so are the rules for what happens if someone gets in the way.
This follows our earlier reports on the failed talks with residents and the planned utility cut-off. The full sequence is on the beachfront demolition timeline.
What changed on 29 October
Officials met at the municipal office on Thursday to plan the operation, according to Banmuang and Siamrath. Mayor Nopporn Wuttikul and Hua Hin deputy district officer Kiatphong Phonsuwan were named as taking part.
The mayor said work would begin the following week and run Monday to Friday, continuing daily until the buildings are down. Both outlets describe a 120-day demolition period that ends in January 2027, which matches the contract end date of 22 January in our timeline.
The mayor also stressed that the municipality has no discretion left. The Supreme Administrative Court upheld its orders banning use of the buildings and ordering demolition, so, in his words as reported, it must follow the legal process and cannot skip its duties.
Warnings for anyone who obstructs
Siamrath sets out a stepped process for obstruction. An obstructing person is told to stop and given five minutes. Officials then move in, and a second offence is declared if the obstruction continues. Up to three warnings can be issued on each working day.
Officers will film any obstruction or violence as evidence. If it continues, the municipality will pass that evidence to the court and seek arrest warrants.
The mayor asked residents not to obstruct the work. He said the municipality would rather not pursue cases that end in arrest warrants.
Charges and utilities
Legal officers are preparing criminal cases for encroachment against 26 people, the outlets report. The municipality handles 15 of them and the Marine Department handles 11. That matches the split of buildings we reported earlier.
On utilities, the electricity and water authorities will tell residents how their work will proceed, and that work runs alongside the demolition once the deadline passes. The reports do not say whether the cut planned for 29 October went ahead, so check the timeline before assuming either way.
After the buildings are cleared, machinery will tidy the land so the public can use it. Siamrath says this is separate from the demolition contractor’s work. Earlier coverage said concrete barriers were planned to stop the beach being reoccupied, but the new reports do not repeat that.
What it means if you are nearby
Expect noise, machinery and possibly restricted access on the old town beachfront from next week (Monday is 2 November). Neither outlet gives a start time or says where the first work will happen. Earlier reporting said the first phase would target extensions over the sand, signs and empty buildings.
Still unanswered is what happens to residents who say they will lose homes and livelihoods. No assistance package has been announced in any report we have seen.
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