Land close to 35 times the area of Yeouido is released from the military facility protected area (protected area).
The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 14th that it will release 167,426,284m2 of protected areas, such as the controlled and protected area (97,788m2), restricted protection area (1491,6959m2), and flight safety area (85,65,537m2). In terms of total area, it is 31% higher than last year (77096121㎡). Local governments do not need to consult with the military in advance regarding licensing, such as construction and development in areas where protected areas have been lifted.
In addition, Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon is all speaking at the’Party Policy Discussion on Removal and Relief of Military Facilities Protected Areas’ held at the National Assembly Assembly Hall on the morning of the 14th. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
88% of the area to be cleared of the protected area is the area that the military judged as unnecessary to maintain the protected area due to changes in bases and facilities that were not needed due to changes in operational plans, bases and facilities that were demolished or relocated through unit reorganization, and weapon systems. A representative example is the release of the flight safety zone in Okseo-myeon, Gunsan-si. Since it is close to the US Air Force base, it has been locked into a flight safety zone. However, as the reserve runway of the US military base was closed, 8565,537m2 near the reserve runway was released this time.
The remaining 12% were removed from areas essential to military operations among local governments and residents. It was mainly a metropolitan area where residential or industrial zones were built or planned.
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Separately, the Ministry of Defense has eased the 1,32,4841 m2 of controlled protected areas to restricted protected areas. Buildings cannot be built in a controlled protected area, but a restricted protected area is possible after consultation with the military.
The Ministry of National Defense has also newly designated 3.6,8162m2 of 3,6,6,688m2, including Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Donghae and Yeongwol, Gangwon, Sunchang, Gyeongbuk, Ulleung, Jinju and Sacheon, and Changnyeong in Gyeongnam. Most of the land is inside the fence of military units, so there are no inconveniences to residents or restrictions on the exercise of property rights, the Ministry of Defense explained.
On the other hand, the Joint Deliberation Committee decided to entrust the military’s consultation work on development, etc. to the local government for 64424,000,212㎡, where it is difficult to release the protected area. It is 22.2 times the area of Yeouido. Construction/development under a certain height in the relevant area can be approved by the local government without consultation with the military.
The Ministry of Defense plans to continue to promote deregulation of protected areas within the scope of military operations.
Reporter Lee Cheol-jae [email protected]