Simplify the procedures for issuing construction permits.

The amended Construction Law, recently passed by the National Assembly at its tenth session of the 15th term, expands the scope of entities exempt from construction permits, while simplifying procedures, reducing time, and lowering costs. This is accompanied by stricter control measures and increased accountability for stakeholders in ensuring the quality and safety of construction projects.

Construction permits are waived for individual houses under 7 stories with a floor area of ​​less than ^500m² in rural areas.

The amended Construction Law specifies eight groups of construction projects that are exempt from construction permits, including state secret projects; urgent and emergency construction projects; certain public investment projects; and construction projects in areas of land used for national defense and security purposes...

Among the eight categories of construction projects exempt from building permits are single-story houses and detached houses with fewer than seven floors and a total floor area of ​​less than 500 square ^meters in rural areas. The law also clarifies the definition of "rural area" for detached houses in rural areas that are exempt from building permits.

Accordingly, detached houses exempt from construction permits must not be located in any of the following areas: functional areas, urban development areas identified in the city's master plan; functional areas, rural residential areas, urban development areas identified in the general urban plan of provinces, cities, general plans of economic zones, national tourism zones; construction areas identified in the general plan of communes; areas where architectural management regulations already exist.

Construction work on a housing project in Bac Ninh . Photo: Tuan Anh

Implementing the principle of "from the project preparation phase to the commencement of construction, each project/construction only requires one procedure," the law has expanded the scope of projects exempt from construction permits. Specifically, construction projects whose feasibility studies have been reviewed are exempt from construction permits. The exemption includes projects with detailed 1/500 scale planning after the competent authority has checked the basic contents regarding planning compliance and safety. Only small-scale projects (not requiring review) are required to go through the construction permit application procedure.

The exemption from construction permits is accompanied by strict control measures. Accordingly, the law stipulates the notification of commencement of construction projects to provide information and a basis for construction order management agencies. Construction order management is carried out from the commencement of construction to acceptance and handover, aiming to detect, prevent, and handle violations. At the same time, the law adds a framework for the installation of signs and monitoring equipment at construction sites, public disclosure of information to allow community participation in monitoring and feedback, and assigns the Government to regulate the details of this content.

The estimated time for issuing a construction permit is a maximum of 7-10 days.

According to the government report, the procedures for granting construction permits will be simplified to the maximum extent in the Decree guiding the implementation of the amended Construction Law. Specifically, the process will be conducted online throughout the entire process; documents and conditions will be simplified. Along with this, the responsibility of design consultants for ensuring construction safety will be enhanced; and the time for issuing permits will be minimized (expected to be a maximum of 7-10 days). This will help reduce time and costs by at least 30%.

The law has abolished the procedure for appraising the detailed design after the basic design, assigning responsibility for controlling the construction design after the project is approved to the investor. Regarding the inspection of construction quality, the law stipulates that the inspection of acceptance testing by specialized construction agencies and the State Inspection Council can be carried out during the construction process and upon completion. This regulation ensures strict management of construction quality during the construction process (at each stage and each part of the project) and ensures that the completed construction project meets the necessary conditions before being put into operation and use.

According to current construction regulations, the inspection of acceptance testing by specialized construction agencies is currently limited to probabilistic inspections (a maximum of 4 times for each Grade I and special grade project, and a maximum of 3 times for each Grade II project and below) to ensure that it does not hinder construction.

The agency in charge of drafting the amended Construction Law will review and study adjustments to the number of inspections, content, and scope of inspections by specialized construction agencies to ensure that quality and safety management in construction is given attention from the commencement of the project to its completion. These contents will be incorporated into the legal documents guiding the law.

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