Gwangju City Conducts 'Cadastral Resurvey' to Alleviate Citizens' Inconvenience in Exercising Property Rights

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 9th that it will carry out the 2021 cadastral readjustment project to resolve inconveniences such as citizens' exercise of property rights.

Until now, there have been many cases where boundary disputes between neighbors occurred because the actual land use status and the boundaries registered in the cadastral register did not match.

Accordingly, Gwangju plans to conduct cadastral readjustment for 6,551 land parcels totaling 3,673,000㎡ in 11 districts across 5 autonomous districts designated as project areas this year, investing more than 1.6 billion KRW.

In particular, the project will enhance the method and efficiency of the cadastral readjustment project by introducing high-resolution video shooting using drones and a new responsible executing agency system, and the fees will be waived.

Cadastral readjustment requires the consent of at least two-thirds of the total landowners and two-thirds of the land area within the project district to designate and announce the project district.

Since its first implementation in 2012, a total of 54 districts and 22,540 land parcels have been designated and announced as cadastral readjustment project districts, with 36 districts and 15,412 land parcels completed.

This project converts paper cadastral maps into digital cadastral maps, improving the accuracy and reliability of cadastral administration, enhancing the efficiency of national land use, and resolving potential land disputes by addressing cadastral inconsistencies, thereby laying the foundation for the development of Korea's spatial information industry.

Although there were negative views in the early stages of the project, recently, citizens' understanding and response have increased, leading to a rise in voluntary applications.

Lee Su-won, Director of the Land Information Division of the city, said, “Through the cadastral readjustment project to be promoted until 2030, we will do our best to resolve land boundary disputes, adjust blind land not adjacent to roads to realistic boundaries, increase land use value, and protect citizens' property rights.”

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