Badung Public Order Agency Halts Land Plot Project in Mengwi Green Belt
The Badung Regency Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has halted a land plot project on agricultural land within the green belt area on the border of Gulingan and Baha Villages, Mengwi District. The land plot project, situated within the Sustainable Food Agriculture Land (LP2B) zone, had previously gone viral on social media.
“Based on our latest monitoring, we no longer find any work activities or heavy machinery at the project site. The cessation of these activities is an administrative action taken to stop violations in the area,” said the Head of the Investigation and Research Section of Baderm Badung Satpol PP, Ida Bagus Ratu, on Sunday (13/09/2026).
Although physical work has ceased since last August, the condition of the land on the border of Banjar Pengabetan, Baha Village, and Gulingan Village now leaves behind compacted road facilities and drainage channels. The altered physical state of the site has prompted public questions regarding the certainty of restoring the agricultural space function as intended.
“Workers and heavy equipment were indeed withdrawn from the location last month after our intervention. However, the layout of the land plots that has already been formed is still clearly visible in the field,” said Ida Bagus Ratu.
Administrative enforcement by local regulation officers does not automatically erase the developer’s obligation to restore the land to its original intended use. The handling of spatial planning and technical aspects is now fully referred to the Badung Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning Office (PUPR).
“Matters regarding spatial allocation and technical land arrangement are entirely within the authority of the spatial planning division at the Badung PUPR Office. We at Satpol PP have carried out our duty in enforcing local regulations, and the landowner has also agreed not to proceed with the housing project,” explained Ida Bagus Ratu.
The land plotting project, managed by a developer from Gianyar on land owned by Mengwitani residents, is not the first time it has triggered legal issues. In addition to enforcement by the Badung Regency Government, the activity of converting LP2B land function was also subject to investigation by the Badung Police and the Bali Regional Police.
“This issue regarding the plotting of LP2B land has actually been investigated by the Badung Regency Government, up to the Police. But for now, there is indeed no activity at all on the ground,” said the Customary Head (Bendesa Adict) of Baha Village, Ketut Parwata.
The Baha Customary Village authorities emphasised that they never issued any permit documents or approvals for the land plotting activities within their customary jurisdiction. Clarification efforts by the village authorities towards the developer were unsuccessful, as the responsible parties repeatedly failed to respond to summons.
“From the beginning, we in Baha Village never provided any permission or approval to the land plotting developers. We even attempted to summon the developer for clarification, but the party concerned never appeared,” concluded Parwata.