Amendment to the Regulation on the Protection and Use of Agricultural Land
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This amendment changes how some pending agricultural land applications are handled and lowers a land-size threshold for certain agricultural structures. Applications filed before the new regulation took effect will be reviewed under the previous rules, giving applicants more certainty and avoiding a mid-process rule change. It also reduces a criterion in the annex for agricultural-purpose structures from 5 hectares to 2 hectares. This may make it easier for smaller agricultural holdings to qualify for certain structures. The regulation also updates annex references for agricultural structures and renames a category as geothermal-powered technological greenhouse investments.
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Key Changes
- Applications filed before the new regulation took effect will be assessed under the previous agricultural land regulation.
- A land-size criterion for certain agricultural-purpose structures is reduced from 5 hectares to 2 hectares.
- Annexes on agricultural structures are updated, including a revised heading for geothermal-powered technological greenhouse investments.
Obligations
What this law requires
Ministry units must assess agricultural-purpose structure applications and non-agricultural land-use applications submitted before 4 April 2026 under the repealed Regulation on the Protection, Use and Planning of Agricultural Lands, rather than under the new regulation.
For agricultural-purpose structures covered by Annex-1 item 6.1, the applicable land-size criterion is 2 hectares instead of 5 hectares.
Applications or assessments under Annex-10/B and Annex-10/Ç must use the updated category name “Geothermal-Sourced Technological Greenhouse Investments” for the relevant agricultural integrated facility category.