Requirements and Procedure for Proposing an Urban Management Plan — Two-Thirds Landowner Consent, 45-Day Processing

Procedure

1. 1. Check what can be proposed and who drafts the plan

   Proposals may cover the installation, improvement or upgrading of infrastructure, the designation or change of district unit planning zones and the establishment or amendment of district unit plans, industrial and distribution development promotion districts and use districts whose restrictions are replaced by a district unit plan, and urban or county planning facility multi-purpose complex zones. The plan-drafting authority is the competent Special City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Special Self-Governing Province Governor, city mayor or county governor; for Incheon it is the Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City. Because an urban or county management plan must conform to the urban or county master plan, first check the direction of the master plan for the area.

2. 2. Identify the target land and calculate the consent ratio

   List the owners and area of each parcel in the proposal zone using the land register and the certified copy of the real estate register, and exclude state and public land from the consent base. Proposals for district unit plans and use districts require consent from landowners of at least two-thirds of the target land area, and proposals for infrastructure and multi-purpose complex zones require at least four-fifths. An industrial and distribution development promotion district must be at least 10,000 m² and less than 30,000 m², located in a natural green area, planned management area or production management area, with planned management areas making up at least 50%.

3. 3. Prepare the proposal and attached documents

   The proposal must attach the urban or county management plan documents (plan map and plan schedule) and a supporting plan explanation. The plan map is prepared by marking the plan on a topographic map at a scale of 1:1,000 or 1:5,000, and the plan explanation includes basic survey results and the financing plan. Detailed procedures follow the standards notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

4. 4. Submit to the plan-drafting authority and respond to requests for supplements

   Submit the completed proposal and the landowner consent forms to the urban planning division of the city, county or district office. The authority may seek the advice of the urban planning committee if necessary when deciding whether to reflect the proposal, and may request additional materials or adjustments to the plan in the process. The costs of drafting and deciding the plan may be borne in whole or in part by the proposer by agreement.

5. 5. Notice of the decision and next procedures

   The plan-drafting authority must notify the proposer within 45 days from the proposal date whether the proposal will be reflected, and may extend this once by 30 days for unavoidable reasons. If reflected, the plan documents and plan explanation attached to the proposal are used in drafting, followed by decision procedures such as hearing residents' opinions and review by the urban planning committee.

Required documents

• Proposal for drafting an urban or county management plan (no prescribed form: the Enforcement Rule has no attached form, and detailed procedures follow the notice of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
• Urban or county management plan documents (plan map and plan schedule)
• Plan explanation (basic survey results, financing plan, etc.)
• Consent forms of landowners in the target area and a parcel-by-parcel consent ratio calculation (excluding state and public land)
• Land register, certified copy of the real estate register and location map for the target land
• Letter of authorization (when submitted by an agent)

Fees

Industry range of hundreds of thousands to several million won · we quote after consultation depending on the type of proposal, the number of target parcels and landowners, the scope of consent collection and the number of supplements. Government fees are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 24
• National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 25
• National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 26
• National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 28
• National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 30
• Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 18
• Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 19-2
• Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 20

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-08

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• The consent ratio is calculated by target land area excluding state and public land, not by the number of people. If you count only the number of owners, the proposal may fall short of the requirement and not be reflected.
• An urban or county management plan must conform to the urban or county master plan. A proposal that departs from the master plan is unlikely to be reflected even if the consent ratio is met, so check the master plan before proposing.

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