Ngemplaksari Residents Appeal to Bantul Regent Over Industrial Zone Land Status

Several residents from Ngemplaksari, Srimulyo, Piyungan, Bantul, visited the Bantul Regent’s Official Residence after their land was unexpectedly included in the Piyungan industrial zone. The Bantul Regency Land and Spatial Planning Agency (Dispertaru) stated it had requested a review of the Detailed Spatial Plan (RDTR) to change the zoning.

Widayat, a representative of Ngemplaksari RT5 residents whose land was included in the industrial zone, said the group sought an audience with Regent Abdul Halim Muslih to request the removal of 14 plots of land from the industrial zone. When the regent was unavailable, they met with Dispertaru Secretary Agus Muji Hartono.

‘We visited the regent to request the removal of 14 plots, including my own, from the Piyungan industrial zone,’ Widayat told reporters at the regent’s Official Residence in Trirenggo, Bantul, on Friday, 29 May 2026.

He said the 14 plots, covering 1.6 hectares, belong to 14 residents of Ngemplaksari RT5. The residents only discovered their land was in the industrial zone when attempting to sell it.

‘Potential buyers were ready, but the industrial zone status halted the sale. The land is actually 500 metres to one kilometre away from the industrial area,’ he added.

This uncertainty caused buyers to hesitate and delay paying deposits.

‘We also approached the Kalurahan, but they said it’s a regency-level issue, hence our visit here. We ask the regent to reclassify the land as non-industrial,’ Widayat said.

Regarding the regency’s response, Agus Muji Hartono explained that changing zoning requires a formal process, especially once the RDTR is established.

‘When the RDTR is set, a review is necessary. In March, we submitted three RDTR reviews to the Ministry of ATR/BPN, including the eastern Bantul RDTR covering the residents’ land,’ Agus said.

He added that the Dispertaru has yet to receive a response from the ministry, so it cannot alter the land status.

‘Currently, there is no response from the ministry on whether the review will be approved,’ he stated.

The only way to remove the land from the industrial zone is through an RDTR review.

‘The only solution is to revise the RDTR. The eastern Bantul RDTR, including Piyungan, has been established via regency regulation and is integrated with the Online Single Submission (OSS) system,’ he said.