Ordinary Citizens Can Now Build Detached Houses in Agricultural and Forestry Areas

Published 2025년 6월 27일

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Non-farmers will now be able to build single-family homes under 1,000 square meters in agricultural and forestry areas. A protected village zone will be established to limit the location of factories and large livestock facilities in rural areas. The government approved an amendment to the "Land Planning and Utilization Act" at a cabinet meeting on June 24. The areas where single-family home construction is now permitted are agricultural and forestry regions (49,550 square kilometers), excluding conservation forest areas (39,755 square kilometers) and agricultural promotion zones (7,880 square kilometers), which amounts to 573 square kilometers. It is estimated that approximately 1.4 million lots, representing 1.2% of the total agricultural and forestry areas, will be eligible.

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Excluding Conservation Forest Land and Agricultural Promotion Zones Allowing Land Area 'Under 1,000㎡' Included Relaxation of Building Coverage Ratio for Agricultural and Industrial Complexes Non-agricultural citizens can now build single-family homes on agricultural and forestry areas with a land area under 1,000㎡. A protected village district will be established to limit the location of factories and large livestock facilities in rural areas. The government passed an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the "Land Planning and Utilization Act" at a Cabinet meeting on June 24. Single-family home construction is permitted in areas outside conservation forest land (39,755㎢) and agricultural promotion zones (7,880㎢) within agricultural and forestry regions (49,550㎢), totaling 573㎢. An estimated 1.4 million lots, approximately 1.2% of total agricultural and forestry regions, will be eligible. Since single-family homes were already permitted in agricultural protection zones (1,384㎢) ...

Source: Agrinet