Gyeonggi Province Lifts Urban Natural Park Designation on 220,000 ㎡ of Land in Gapyeong County

Land parcels within park districts in Gapyeong-eup, Cheongpyeong-myeon, and Hamyeon in Gapyeong County, which had long been restricted from development due to designation as urban natural parks and neighborhood parks, will have their designations lifted, enabling residents of the area to exercise property rights.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 14th, the province approved the 2015 Gapyeong County Comprehensive Management Plan (Revision) decision submitted by Gapyeong County with this content and will announce it on the 16th.

The details of the decision announcement are to lift the designation of a 220,000 ㎡-scale urban natural park in Eupnae-ri, Gapyeong-eup, and to partially lift 7,012 ㎡ in total from the facility districts among Daljeon, Changchon, and Jojong neighborhood parks located in Gapyeong-eup, Cheongpyeong-myeon, and Hamyeon.

The province explained that the decision holds significant meaning in that the facilities being lifted are long-unexecuted projects that have remained unimplemented for over 10 years and that the decision was made to resolve land use restrictions.

Once the facilities are lifted, individual permits can be obtained without park facility occupation permits, enabling not only the addition and modification of existing buildings but also the installation of various residential convenience facilities such as housing, neighborhood commercial facilities, and childcare centers.

Neighborhoods where neighborhood parks are being lifted had previously been subject to restricted development due to designation as county-level planned facilities. With this lifting of designation, residents in the area will be able to exercise property rights by constructing permitted buildings according to building coverage ratios and floor area ratios for each zoning district.