Gijang-gun Wins Second Trial in Lawsuit Over Denial of Construction Permits for Jeonggwan Tree Burial and Columbarium

Operating TF Team for Systematic Response

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] On the 14th, Busan Gijang-gun announced that it won the second trial in an administrative lawsuit related to building permits against Temple A located in Jeonggwan-eup.

Temple A applied for a building permit for cemetery-related facilities, including development activities, in July 2017 to create a tree burial site and a columbarium in the Yongsu-ri area of Jeonggwan-eup. However, the county held an urban planning committee meeting and rejected the application citing reasons such as "traffic congestion, lack of parking lot space, and unsuitable location conditions due to terrain (valley)."

In the administrative lawsuit filed in objection to the denial of the permit, the first trial court accepted the plaintiff's claims, but the second trial court overturned the first trial's ruling, stating, "The denial of the building permit for this case was based on the development activity permit standards set by the National Land Planning Act, considering the public interest, and it is difficult to see it as an act of exceeding or abusing discretion."

Gijang-gun decided to systematically respond by continuously operating a task force team led by the deputy county head to minimize residents' inconvenience caused by the creation of the tree burial site and columbarium by Temple A.

A Gijang-gun official said, "If a tree burial site and columbarium with a scale of about 5,000 plots are created, residents will suffer significantly due to illegal parking and traffic congestion on nearby roads caused by the lack of parking lot space," adding, "We will respond professionally and systematically until the end to minimize this."

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