On October 23, the Ministry of Natural Resources of China announced new measures aimed at enhancing resource support for the high-quality development of modern logistics. The notification emphasizes the importance of increasing the supply of mixed-use land and encourages the integration of logistics functions into urban planning.
The announcement outlines a dual approach to expanding logistics development space. It calls for a coordinated effort in the construction of various logistics facilities while ensuring a well-organized spatial distribution. Additionally, it emphasizes the necessity of developing convenient living circles and enhancing urban and rural logistics distribution systems. A key goal is to realize a fifteen-minute access to essential amenities, with a requirement that newly built community commercial and comprehensive service facilities, as well as emergency storage areas, account for at least 10% of the total building area within communities.
Moreover, the notification stresses the need for stronger support regarding land and sea for major logistics infrastructure projects. It advocates for flexible land supply methods, permitting long-term leases, lease-first deals, and flexible tenure arrangements for logistics and related facilities. There is also encouragement to utilize existing railway lands and collective land for the construction of logistics infrastructures.
The initiative further aims to enhance the quality and efficiency of logistics land use. It supports the revitalization of available spatial resources for logistics project construction and allows the use of existing properties and land for logistics-related operations under specific conditions, including a transitional policy that allows the continued use of land for its original purpose for up to five years.
Additionally, the notification calls for an increase in mixed-use land, promoting logistical functions, and permits the reasonable conversion of logistics storage land into industrial use within planning constraints to minimize resource waste.
To further assist, the document mentions reducing costs associated with upgrading and refurbishing land, stipulating that, when compliant with planning guidelines and self-use conditions, improvements in utilization and capacity for owned industrial or storage land used for logistics can proceed without additional land fees.
Finally, the notification asserts the need to set reasonable land use conditions aligned with logistics sector developments and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive management of logistics land throughout its lifecycle to foster high-quality industry growth.
