The living inconvenience for residents living in Green Belt (GB) areas is expected to decrease. The Ministry confirmed that the amendments will be enacted from March 25. The revisions include alleviating the burden of installing electric vehicle charging facilities, introducing a report system for small-scale solar installations within homes, and relaxing the criteria for relocation (building relocation).
With this amendment, it is now possible to install solar power facilities of 50㎡ or less in homes within Green Belt areas through a simple notification, without needing a permit. Previously, the permit procedure made installation difficult. Additionally, the conservation fee (up to 2 billion KRW) for installing electric vehicle charging stations has been exempted. Previously classified as an unavoidable location facility, charging stations were subject to the fee, but the amendment recognizes them as livelihood facilities for residents.
The amendment also allows for the acknowledgment of the cumulative business period before and after the relocation of a building due to public interest projects in Green Belt areas. Previously, only the business period after relocation was recognized, causing small business owners who suffered due to public works to disadvantage; this burden is expected to decrease.
If a house is destroyed due to a disaster, it can now be relocated to another plot of land that meets certain conditions, instead of being rebuilt only on the original land. The new land should be a place where additional infrastructure for entry, electricity, water, and sewage is not necessary.
Jang Gu-jung, head of the Green City Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, stated, “Through this amendment, we aim to reduce the real-life inconveniences of residents living in development restriction zones while promoting the expansion of eco-friendly energy use and the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging.”