Cases permitted for urban renovation in Hanoi, Vietnam from January 01, 2025

Cases permitted for urban renovation in Hanoi, Vietnam from January 01, 2025 (Internet image)

Cases permitted for urban renovation in Hanoi, Vietnam from January 01, 2025

According to Clause 3, Article 20 of the Capital Law 2024, the renovation and urban remodeling within the City are implemented in the following cases:

- Urban areas with constructions that have structural integrity issues, or spacing between buildings that do not meet standards as per construction law and fire prevention and protection law;

- Urban areas with buildings designated as dangerous or deteriorating, at risk of collapse, which must be demolished according to construction and housing laws; areas with traffic infrastructure that fails to meet traffic safety requirements as per traffic law;

- Urban areas that do not meet the technical and social infrastructure standards for residential units and lack sufficient land reserves to expand such infrastructure;

- Urban areas that do not conform to urban planning, architectural management regulations, urban design; urban areas with population densities exceeding the standards, necessitating resettlement to reduce population density according to the plan;

- Urban areas containing architectural structures of value, historical-cultural relics, and scenic spots that need protection and restoration, but with surrounding constructions not suitable for such protection;

- Urban areas containing headquarters of agencies, units, or establishments that must be relocated according to the law, or containing production, business, and service facilities that pose risks or cause incidents affecting public health and safety.

Note: For areas falling under Clause 3, Article 20 of the Capital Law 2024 without an existing renovation, urban remodeling project as per Clause 4, Article 20 of the Capital Law 2024, the City People's Committee is responsible for identifying specific areas in need of renovation, urban remodeling; publicly announcing these areas along with information on location, boundaries, and planning and architectural criteria according to the approved sub-area plans to attract investment.

In cases where only one investor meets the expression-of-interest conditions, approval for the investor to undertake the project is granted according to investment law; where there are two or more interested investors, bidding will be used to select the investor as per bidding laws.

The selected investor is responsible for developing detailed planning, proposing renovation and urban remodeling projects including compensation, resettlement, public asset handling, and benefit-sharing from the renovation and urban remodeling activities.

Detailed planning proposals, information about the suggested renovation and urban remodeling projects must be publicly disclosed at the renovation, remodeling project area and through mass media and can only be approved if at least 75% of property owners, land users representing at least 75% of the area to be renovated, are in agreement.

More details can be found in the Capital Law 2024,which comes into force in Vietnam from  January 1, 2025.

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