Tourist Farm Business Plan Approval and Operator Report

Procedure

Procedure

1. 01

   1. Confirm who may develop and the site size — A tourist farm may be developed only by farmers or fishers, the Korea Rural Community Corporation, agricultural, forestry and fisheries cooperatives and their federations, fishing village associations, and agricultural or fishery corporations. A farmer includes a person who manages or cultivates at least 1,000㎡ of farmland, sells at least 1,200,000 won of farm products a year, or works in farming for at least 90 days a year. The project must stay under 100,000㎡, so the site area is set first.

2. 02

   2. Plan the facilities and the farming experience area — Farming experience facilities are mandatory, and the land and facilities used to produce farm or fishery products, such as planted fields, greenhouses and fish farms, must total at least 2,000㎡ and at least 20% of the approved development area. Natural forests, natural grassland and wildflower habitats do not count toward this area. Sales and food facilities must meet the Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, and sports facilities must meet the Enforcement Rule of the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act.

3. 03

   3. Prepare the business plan and apply for approval — The business plan, covering the name, location and size, the facility development plan and construction period, a land schedule with lot numbers, land categories and areas, a bird's-eye view, nearby tourism resources and road access, a funding plan by crop and facility, and the sale and operation plan, is submitted to the mayor, county head or district head. If the plan includes a building permit, development activity permit, farmland conversion permit or mountain land conversion permit, the approving authority consults the relevant agencies, and permits cleared through that consultation are deemed granted. The agencies must reply within 30 days of the consultation request, extendable by up to 10 days for unavoidable reasons.

4. 04

   4. Apply for completion approval after construction — When construction is finished, the operator applies to the approving authority for completion approval with a statement of project costs, a facility layout and status map, a maintenance plan for major facilities, completion documents including photographs, and a before-and-after area schedule. Once the work is found to match the approved plan, completion approval is granted and the completion inspections for the deemed permits are treated as passed. Land and facilities may be sold or leased only after the completion inspection.

5. 05

   5. File the rural tourism and recreation site business report — To operate, the operator files a business report with the mayor, county head or district head, attaching an operation plan covering use by crop and facility, product sales and operating funds, a floor plan of the business facilities, and a facility description. Once the report is accepted, a report certificate is issued, and the sports facility business, lodging or bathhouse business, and general restaurant, snack bar or bakery reports cleared through consultation are deemed filed. Any later change to the report requires a change report.

Filing route

Filing route

Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and one ordinary supplement.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

Basic documents

Basic documents

Changing the operator's name, the project boundary or land area, the project period, the location, size or use of facilities, or the sale and operation plan requires change approval in advance, and failing to file a change report when the reported details change during operation is subject to a fine of up to 1,000,000 won. A person who acquires or inherits a tourist farm must file a succession report within 1 month. Failing to report after acquiring the business is punishable by up to 1 year in prison or a fine of up to 10,000,000 won.