Permits & Licensing · Stage 6 · Cross-sector Consents
Development-Activity Permit
개발행위허가
Summary
PublicDevelopment-activity permit for onshore works: the grid-connection substation, cable landing point and access roads. A person who intends to construct buildings, install structures, change the form and quality of land or carry out other development activities prescribed by Presidential Decree must obtain permission for development activities from the Mayor, Governor or head of a Si/Gun, except for activities under an urban or Gun planning project. The application must attach a plan for infrastructure, securing sites, preventing danger and environmental pollution, scenery and landscape, and permission may be conditioned on such measures. Permission may be granted only where criteria are met, such as consistency with the urban or Gun management plan and harmony with surroundings and scenery. On completing building, structure or land works, the holder must undergo a completion inspection unless building use approval was granted under the Building Act.
Sources: National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Article 56, Article 57, Article 58, Article 62.
Legal basis
National Land Planning and Utilization ActArticle 56 (Permission for development activities)
제56조(개발행위의 허가)
(1) A person who intends to engage in any of the following activities prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "development activities") shall obtain permission from the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun (hereinafter referred to as "permission for development activities"); provided, the same shall not apply where he or she engages in such activities in accordance with an urban or Gun planning project (including projects deemed urban or Gun planning projects under other statutes):
- 1. Construction of buildings, or installation of structures;
- 2. Changes in the form and quality of any land (excluding changes in the form and quality of land prescribed by Presidential Decree as cases for cultivation);
- 3. Extraction of earth and stone;
Further text omitted.
Excerpt: paragraph (1) of each article. English text: Official KLRI English, updated by KWI. The full articles are in the English translation of the governing law below.
Where it sits in the permit pathway
Stage 6 of 7- 1Wind Measurement2 authorizations
- 2Electricity Business License (EBL)1 authorization
- 3Environmental Assessment2 authorizations
- 4Site Investigation2 authorizations
- 5Public-Waters Use & Navigation Safety2 authorizations
- 6Cross-sector Consents5 authorizations
- 7Construction & Operation2 authorizations
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| The full permit pathway | Permits & Licensing |
English translation of the governing law Premium members
Download English translation (unofficial) · PDFKWI_EN_National-Land-Planning-and-Utilization-Act_20260701_KLRI-KWI.pdf · 248 pages
Based on the official KLRI English text, checked and updated by KWI against the Korean text in force on 1 July 2026
English translations are provided for convenience. They are unofficial; the Korean original is authoritative.