Requirements on farmland: Worm and vermicompost production facility

Farm structures on agricultural land · Livestock

Worm and vermicompost production facility

Criteria in the regulation

In short: A vermicompost facility must be planned on an area of at least 500 m².

Conditions

Ancillary facilities: clean and dirty areas, composting area, heat-treatment, packing and storage sections, changing room, canteen, office, toilet and shower.

Permit route

Outside a large plain protection area: the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry reviews the application and the governor's office grants permission; the land class does not matter, no alternative site is required and the Soil Conservation Board is not involved.
In a large plain protection area: the Ministry grants permission provided there is no alternative site and the Board gives a favourable opinion; an alternative site is looked for first on your land outside the protection area and in specialised agricultural organised industrial zones (OIZs) in the district.

Zoning rules

In areas without a zoning plan: FAR 0.4 for all buildings on the parcel, height 7.5 m and 2 storeys; setbacks of 10 m from the road and 5 m from the parcel boundary (Zoning Regulation for Unplanned Areas, art. 63).
It is assumed that this structure will be treated as one of the farm structures listed in that article.
If the parcel is covered by an approved environmental plan or zoning plan, the plan's provisions apply first.

Interpretation note

It is not specified whether the lower limit refers to the total facility area or the enclosed area; there is no upper limit.

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Legal basis: Annex 1 Art. 11.5.1 · Regulation on the Protection and Use of Agricultural Land (RG 04.04.2026/33214). The criteria in Annex 1 of the Regulation can also be updated by the General Directorate of Agrarian Reform outside the Official Gazette; confirm the current criteria with the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry before applying.

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