Permit for regulated activity in a greenbelt

Procedure

Procedure

1. 01

   1. Check the land status against permitted facilities — Confirm with the land use plan confirmation whether the land is in a development restriction zone, and review the land category and the land category and existing buildings at the time of designation together with the building register. Compare whether the planned facility is a permitted facility under Annex 1 of the Enforcement Decree and whether it meets the restrictions on the installer (the State or local governments, farmers, residents at the time of designation, etc.) and on size. For example, new houses may be built only on land whose category has been building site since the zone was designated or on land with an existing house, and livestock barns are limited to 1,000 ㎡ per household including existing area, with the Seoul metropolitan area and the Busan area subject to separate limits set within that range by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

2. 02

   2. Distinguish permits, reports, and minor activities — An extension, reconstruction, or major repair of a house or neighborhood living facility is subject to a report if the total floor area including the existing area is 100 ㎡ or less or the extended area is 85 ㎡ or less. Felling bamboo and trees over an area of less than 500 ㎡ or a volume of less than 5 ㎥, and altering land to change a rice paddy into a field, are also subject to a report under Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree. Activities beyond this scope require a permit, and activities that require a management plan can be permitted only if the management plan has already been established.

3. 03

   3. Review the detailed standards and prepare the project plan documents — Under Annex 2 of the Enforcement Decree, the plan must be the minimum size necessary, forests and consolidated farmland are in principle excluded from building sites, and building is not permitted on a site of less than 60 ㎡. Houses and neighborhood living facilities built at a building coverage ratio of 60% or less are limited to 3 stories, a floor area ratio of 300%, and a total floor area of 232 ㎡ including the existing area (300 ㎡ for residents at the time of designation). Prepare a location map and project plan documents, and also a landscaping plan if the land alteration exceeds 200 ㎡.

4. 04

   4. Prepare the activity permit application and submit it to the city, county, or district — Land alteration, earth and stone extraction, felling bamboo and trees, land division, and piling up goods are applied for with the Activity Permit Application (Report) under Form No. 1 of the Enforcement Rule, and construction or change of use of buildings and installation of structures with the relevant application under the Enforcement Rule of the Building Act, submitted to the development restriction zone department of the city, county, or district. The processing period of Form No. 1 is 15 days, and there is no fee. Construction of 1,500 ㎡ or more in total floor area or land alteration of 5,000 ㎡ or more (10,000 ㎡ or more for cultivation) takes longer because it goes through public inspection for at least 14 days, consultation with related agencies, and urban planning committee deliberation.

5. 05

   5. Fulfill permit conditions and pass the completion inspection — Because the provisions of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act on performance guarantee deposits, restoration, and completion inspection apply to the permit, carry out the work according to the permit conditions and pass the completion inspection. A person who receives a land alteration permit or building permit may be subject to the development restriction zone conservation charge under Article 21 of the Act, so check the details of the charge notice.

Filing route

Filing route

Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and responses to up to two supplement requests.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

Basic documents

Basic documents

Even for permitted facilities, the installer, size, and location conditions differ by facility, and city, county, or district ordinances may separately set livestock barn structures or facility sizes, so check the standards of the relevant city, county, or district before buying land or signing a design contract. Building differently from the permit or changing the use makes the permit subject to cancellation and a corrective order, and charges for compelling compliance are imposed repeatedly until the order is carried out, so if a change arises, obtain a change permit before construction.