8 trường hợp không phải xin giấy phép xây dựng mới nhất

The 2025 Construction Law stipulates cases where a construction permit is not required.

8 cases where a construction permit is not required from January 1, 2026. Photo: Nhu Ha
Based on Clause 2, Article 43 of the 2025 Construction Law (effective from January 1, 2026), before commencing construction, the investor must obtain a construction permit except for the following 8 cases:

(1) State secret projects; urgent and critical construction projects; projects belonging to special public investment projects; projects belonging to investment projects under special investment procedures; temporary construction projects as prescribed in the 2025 Construction Law; construction projects in areas of land used for national defense and security purposes as prescribed by land law;

(2) Works belonging to public investment projects whose investment and construction are decided by the Prime Minister, the head of the central agency of a political organization, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the Supreme People's Court, the State Audit Office, the Office of the President, the Office of the National Assembly, Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and of socio-political organizations, and the Chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels;

(3) Linear construction works in the area of ​​two or more provincial-level administrative units; linear construction works outside areas designated for urban development, determined according to urban and rural planning or detailed sectoral planning approved by competent state agencies or whose route plan has been approved by competent agencies;

(4) Offshore works belonging to offshore construction investment projects for which competent authorities have assigned sea areas for project implementation; (4) Airports, airport facilities, and facilities ensuring flight operations outside airports;

(5) Advertising structures not subject to construction permits as prescribed by law on advertising; passive telecommunications infrastructure;

(6) Construction works belonging to investment projects whose feasibility study reports and adjusted feasibility study reports have been appraised by specialized construction agencies and have been approved according to regulations;

(7) Level IV construction works, individual houses with a scale of less than 7 floors and a total construction floor area of ​​less than 500m2 and not located in one of the following areas: functional areas, urban development areas identified in the city's general plan; functional areas, rural residential areas, urban development areas identified in the general plan of the province, city, general plan of the economic zone, national tourism area; construction areas identified in the general plan of the commune; Areas with existing architectural management regulations;

(8) Repair and renovation works inside buildings or repair and renovation works on the exterior not adjacent to urban roads that require architectural management according to regulations of competent state agencies; the content of repair and renovation does not change the purpose and function of use, does not affect the structural safety of the building, ensures fire prevention and fighting requirements, environmental protection, and connection to technical infrastructure.