Small-Scale Advertisements Now Allowed in National Heritage Sites Without Approval

"Easing Regulations on Minor Activities"

Minor activities such as installing small-scale advertisements or stacking items within national heritage sites will now be permitted without requiring official approval.

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on October 10 that it had established a new notification on October 9, which specifically defines the types of advertisements and electrical installations that require approval. Previously, any installation of advertisements or stacking of items within nationally designated heritage sites required authorization from the head of the Cultural Heritage Administration. This meant that even minor, routine management tasks had to go through an approval process, placing a significant burden on the public.

Under the new notification, activities requiring approval are limited to the following: advertisements directly attached to built heritage with a side length of 10 meters or more or an area of 5 square meters or more; installation of advertising balloons; and stacking on the roofline of built heritage with an area of 5 square meters or more or a volume of 10 cubic meters or more. Installations smaller than these thresholds can be carried out without approval.

For electrical installations, only large-scale facilities such as dams, waterways, reservoirs, and power lines for public supply purposes will require approval.

A representative from the Cultural Heritage Administration stated, "We have rationalized the regulations so that only activities with a high risk of damaging the landscape require approval."