Regulation of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Indonesia no. 21 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Spatial Utilisation Control and Spatial Planning Supervision.

This Ministerial Regulation, implementing provisions of the Government Regulation no. 21 of 2021 concerning implementation of spatial planning, provides for implementation of space utilisation control and spatial planning supervision in the land, agrarian and water sectors. This Regulation concerns: land space, sea space, air space; spatial planning; national strategic area spatial plan; archipelagic spatial plan; business actors and business enterprises; non-fiscal incentives for space utilisation activities; spatial planning audit; dispute settlement methods; technical standards for spatial planning. According to the Regulation, spatial utilisation control is carried out for encouraging the realisation of the spatial planning in compliance with the provisions of the Indonesian legislation, through activities assessment, provisions of incentives and disincentives, spatial planning dispute settlement, imposition of administrative sanctions. Matters covered by this Regulation concern: type of space utilisation activity; impact assessment of the activity of spatial planning, including: environmental damage, social vulnerability; risk assessment and related funding; data and information collection.
Concerning the assessment of the realisation of spatial structure plans, the Regulation defines: spatial structure constituent components, including: land transportation network, sea transportation network and ports, energy network, water resources network and irrigation, telecommunication network; evaluation programmes; assessment of the realisation of spatial pattern plan, including survey of land conditions, survey of geospatial data, forestry information and designation of forest area, identification and delimitation of protected areas and cultivation areas; control of territorial implications, including protection of the environment and ecosystem conservation; classification of land capability; zoning and mapping of the territory; vulnerability of areas to natural disasters and post-disaster soil rehabilitation; capacity building; preservation of cultural heritage; provisions concerning ownership and renting of space; exploitation of less developed areas; provisions concerning land rights and right to use.
The Regulation also defines forms of violation of space utilisation, including obstructing access to coastal resources, inland waters, parks and green spaces; types of administrative sanctions and criteria for their imposition, including environmental fees; spatial and environmental audit; duties and responsibilities of inspectors. Attached schedules include: performance indicators of spatial planning, spatial management and spatial planning implementation; details of service quality in spatial planning standards; public consultation in drafting spatial plans.