Gwangju City Completes Official Notification of Expiration for Long-Unexecuted Urban Planning Facilities

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 1st that it has completed the official notification of the expiration of urban planning facilities subject to the "Long-term Unexecuted Urban Planning Facilities Sunset Clause," which is being implemented for the first time from the 1st.

Accordingly, a significant number of lands that have been restricted from exercising private property rights for decades due to being designated as urban planning facilities are expected to be able to exercise property rights such as construction within the scope of current laws.

Gwangju City completed the official notification of expiration and topographic map announcement as of the 1st for a total of 114 major facilities including main roads and parks under city jurisdiction covering 2.6㎢, and 525 unexecuted facilities under district jurisdiction covering 1.8㎢.

Until now, the city and the five autonomous districts have investigated the status of major unexecuted facilities in the jurisdiction in preparation for expiration, distinguished facilities that have been unexecuted for a long time and have no immediate execution plans, finalized the targets, and prepared for expiration.

The official notification of expiration can be viewed on the websites of the city and each autonomous district, and changes in land use regulations can be confirmed by requesting the issuance of a land use plan confirmation certificate from the Internet Land Use Regulation Information Service or the district office cadastral department.

Furthermore, Gwangju City changed the zoning of some parks and amusement areas subject to expiration from natural green areas to conservation green areas to prevent indiscriminate reckless development around the released areas and to preserve good natural environments within the city.

Lee Sang-bae, Director of the Urban Regeneration Bureau of the city, said, “We have made great efforts to prepare for the first implementation of the sunset clause and to minimize inconvenience to citizens. Going forward, we will carefully review and establish phased execution plans for urban planning facilities to implement balanced administration between the protection of private property rights and public interest, and strive to implement a Gwangju-style urban management plan.”

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