When viewing a community in Taichung, many buyers open a map first to find the substation, the pylons and the temple. There is no single official search system for nuisance facilities (嫌惡設施); you check each category with the relevant authority. The law sets only one baseline. The property disclosure statement (不動產說明書) that the agent must give you has to mark important environmental facilities within a 300-metre radius of the site on a map. This guide lists the six categories, the items the law requires on that map, the official search entry for each, and what to do on viewing day. Stigmatised property is covered in a separate guide.
Three numbers to remember: 0 unified official search systems (check each authority separately); 300 metres, the radius from the site the disclosure statement must cover; and 19 items on the statement’s list, including positive facilities such as markets and schools. Based on the Ministry of the Interior’s mandatory and prohibited contents of the property disclosure statement, as amended 13 January 2026 (data updated 2026-09-20).
Is there an official search system?
No. Taiwan has no official website called a nuisance facility search. Funeral, electricity, environmental and noise matters belong to different agencies and must be checked separately. The nuisance-facility maps you find online are mostly private map layers with uneven update times, useful only as a first filter.
What a buyer can actually obtain, with legal force, is the disclosure statement the agent must provide by law. Under Ministry of the Interior rules, it must mark important environmental facilities within a 300 m radius on a map, and for an existing home it must also state whether there is a lawfully installed mobile phone base station on the roof. See our guide to the offer documents for how to read the statement.
Our view: The statement tells you whether something is there; it does not decide whether you mind. The same pylon is irrelevant to one buyer and a deal-breaker for another. Decide which categories matter most to you before you start checking.
What counts? Six categories
There is no legal definition. The market usually groups them into six categories. The right-hand column shows which items the Ministry’s rules require on the 300 m map.
| Category | Common examples | Must be marked (300 m) |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral | Funeral parlours, cemeteries, crematoria, columbaria, undertakers | All of them, including visible private graves |
| Energy and industry | Substations, high-voltage pylons and lines, petrol and gas stations, LPG dealers, factories | Substation land, overhead high-voltage pylons and lines, petrol and gas stations, LPG dealers and depots |
| Environmental | Landfills, incinerators, sewage plants, recycling yards | Refuse sites (landfills, incinerators) |
| Traffic noise | Elevated roads, railways, elevated metro, airport flight paths | Airports |
| Religious and adult entertainment | Temples, shrines, adult entertainment venues, karaoke | Temples |
| Other | Base stations, markets, schools, hospitals, police stations, stadiums | Markets, schools, hospitals, police stations, government offices, stadiums; rooftop base stations for existing homes |
Categories follow market usage; the “must be marked” column follows the Ministry’s disclosure rules (updated 2026-09-20). Half the list is positive facilities such as markets and schools. The purpose is full disclosure of the surroundings, not a blacklist.
How far is far enough? The law has only one number
The only distance threshold in law is that the disclosure statement must mark facilities within a 300 m radius. Beyond 300 m the agent has no duty to disclose, but that does not mean no effect.
- 300 m is a disclosure duty, not a safety distance. It says what must be marked; it does not say how far away is fine.
- Seeing matters more than measuring. A pylon or columbarium in direct view from the balcony bothers people even beyond 300 m; one hidden behind a building at 200 m may not register at all.
- Noise and smell follow wind and routes. Flight paths and incinerator emissions do not spread in circles; check the control zones each city publishes.
- Presale homes have one more item: flood records. The statement must state whether flood relief was applied for within 300 m of the site in the last five years.
How to check each category
The method in one sentence: read the statement first, use maps and street view for a first pass, then confirm each item in the relevant authority’s system. Every entry below was confirmed to exist in September 2026.
| What to check | Where | How |
|---|---|---|
| Everything (first step) | Property disclosure statement | Look at the 300 m map, the rooftop base station field and the flood record field; if the map is missing, ask for it on the spot |
| First pass and appearance | Google Maps and Street View | Search for substation, temple, funeral parlour, petrol station around the property; use street view for pylons and factories |
| Sale prices and landmarks | Ministry of the Interior actual-price register | Draw a circle to see sales; the landmark layer has a “special facilities” option |
| What will be built on the empty lot next door | National land-use zoning query | Check whether it is residential, industrial, institutional or funeral land |
| Funeral facilities | Ministry of the Interior national funeral information portal | Legal funeral parlours, cemeteries, crematoria and ash storage |
| Substations and high-voltage lines | Taipower substation electromagnetic field data and measurement service | Check values; if a transmission line is nearby you can ask Taipower to measure |
| Base stations | NCC mobile electromagnetic wave site | Exact locations are operators’ trade secrets; you can only check whether a road section has one |
| Aircraft and traffic noise | Taichung Environmental Protection Bureau noise management | Noise control zone maps and the Ching Chuan Kang airport noise control zone |
| Flooding, soil liquefaction, faults | 3D disaster potential map | Enter the address and view each hazard layer |
Search entries updated 2026-09-20. A few cities run a “facilities within 300 m” search; Taichung currently has no equivalent. In Taichung’s redevelopment zones the plot next door is often still empty, so the land-use zoning matters more than what you see today. If the zoning is institutional or utility land, what gets built there is uncertain. See our area pages for the districts.
On site: visit at three different times
Noise, smell and foot traffic do not show on maps. Visit at least three times: a weekday rush hour, an evening, and a weekend.
- Weekday rush hour: traffic on elevated roads and arterials, vehicles entering and leaving factories and petrol stations.
- After 9 pm: adult venues, karaoke and night markets, evening temple activity.
- Weekend: markets, temple festivals, stadium events. Go again in the rain to see whether the lane floods.
For the rest of the inspection see the viewing checklist. With a presale project you can only inspect the site and surroundings; see resale versus presale versus new build.
Our view: Five minutes with the windows open beats ten maps. Open every window, switch off the air conditioning, listen and smell. If the seller has every window shut and music playing, that is exactly when to open them. This is a general reminder.
Effect on price and resale
Units facing a nuisance facility usually sell for less and take longer. There are no official statistics on how much, and communities vary widely. Funeral facilities have the most direct effect; for pylons and substations it depends on whether they are visible; temples, markets and schools cut both ways. What was cheap when you bought will be cheap when you sell. Long-term owner-occupiers can accept this; anyone planning to move within a few years should be cautious. Rather than guess the discount, pull the sale prices of different blocks in the same community and compare. Before offering, read our guide to earnest money.
FAQ
Is there an official nuisance facility search?
No nationwide system. Funeral facilities are on the Ministry of the Interior portal, substations in Taipower’s open data, noise at each city’s environmental bureau, land use in the national zoning system. The most complete single document is the disclosure statement the agent must provide.
How far away is acceptable?
The law only requires the statement to mark facilities within 300 m. It sets no safety distance. In practice, what you can see, hear and smell matters more than metres.
The agent did not tell me about a columbarium nearby. Can I complain?
Ash storage facilities must be marked on the 300 m map. If omitted, you can raise it with the brokerage and the local land administration office. Beyond 300 m there is no duty to disclose.
Can I find base station locations?
Exact locations are operators’ trade secrets; the NCC only shows whether a road section has one. For an existing home, the statement must state whether there is a lawfully installed base station on the roof.
Conclusion
There is no shortcut. The 300 m map in the disclosure statement is the baseline, the official systems fill in each category, and site visits settle it. If you are unsure whether a facility should worry you, contact us.