Initially, the land plot near the village of Koyandy in the Tselinograd district of the Akmola region, with an area of 40 hectares and cadastral number 01-011-014-2692, was indivisible and intended for agricultural production.
However, over four years, the plot was transformed into ten separate plots of various designations, including a landfill site, raising questions about the legality of changing the land's designated use and the procedure for its division. But let’s take things in order.
In July 2020, entrepreneur Yerlan Ryskulov purchased a land plot of 40 hectares, which had the status of being indivisible and was intended solely for agricultural production.
According to data from the portal Kompra.kz, after the purchase of the plot, a series of changes began regarding its status and designation.
The first significant change occurred in December 2022, when the akimat of the Tselinograd district permitted changing the designated use of a quarter of the plot (10 hectares) to waste storage and processing.
Six months later, in June 2023, the owner received permission to change the designated use of the entire plot from agricultural production to waste processing activities.
In 2024, the situation with the land plot became even more complicated. In April, the akimat of the Tselinograd district issued a new permission to change the designated use, but in November, the akimat of Astana refused a similar procedure due to the plot not matching the territorial jurisdiction.
During this same period, the original plot was divided into two parts: 24.4 hectares (cadastral number 01-011-014-33-48) and 15.6 hectares (cadastral number 01-011-014-33-49). Later, Yerlan Ryskulov sold the larger plot to Kairat Ryskulov, and divided the smaller one into nine parts with areas ranging from 1 to 5 hectares.
Notably, in October 2024, according to court documents, a lease agreement was concluded between Yerlan Ryskulov and the sole trader ‘Marushchak V.V.’ for the plot with the old cadastral number, which by that time should have already been divided.
Later, the new owner, Kairat Ryskulov, concluded an additional agreement with the same tenant for the use of 1 hectare of land for sorting solid household waste.
As of today, the territory is divided into ten plots with different designated uses: one plot with an area of 24.4 hectares is intended for waste management, the remaining nine are for the construction of production facilities and business activities.
Given all the circumstances, a number of important questions arise regarding the transparency of the procedures for changing the designated use of agricultural land and the legality of dividing formally indivisible plots.
Particular attention is drawn to the fact that during the court proceedings, not all changes to the legal status of the land plot were properly taken into account, which may indicate insufficient control over land transactions in the region.
The editorial board of the FBRK has sent an official request to the Department for Land Resource Management of the Akmola Region asking for clarification on the legality of dividing the plot and changing its designated use, as well as for information on compliance with environmental regulations in the organisation of the landfill site.