Forest & Farmland Conversion

Conversion permits where onshore transmission works cross forest land or farmland. For forest land, a person who intends to convert a mountainous district must determine its purpose of use and obtain permission for conversion of mountainous districts from the Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, etc., while minor changes may be reported. Permission may be granted only where criteria are met, such as causing no risk of disaster like erosion or collapse of earth or sand, and conditions such as installing disaster prevention facilities may be attached. Subject to exceptions in the Act, the applicant must pay in advance expenses incurred in creating forest replacement resources and deposit restoration expenses, and must restore the district where its form and quality are changed. Failure to pay those expenses or deposit restoration expenses is a ground on which permission may be revoked.

Sources: Mountain Districts Management Act, Article 14, Article 18, Article 19, Article 20, Article 38, Article 39.

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.

1. 1Wind Measurement2 authorizations
2. 2Electricity Business License (EBL)1 authorization
3. 3Environmental Assessment2 authorizations
4. 4Site Investigation2 authorizations
5. 5Public-Waters Use & Navigation Safety2 authorizations
6. 6Cross-sector Consents5 authorizations
7. 7Construction & Operation2 authorizations

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