Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP on the formulation, evaluation, approval and management of urban planning, which specifies competence to grant planning licenses.
According to Article 40 of Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, competence to grant planning licenses is specified as follows:
- People's Committees of centrally run cities shall grant planning licenses to the following cases:
+ Construction investment projects which cover more than 50 hectares citywide and construction investment projects of significant political, socio-economic, cultural or historical importance to their cities;
+ Construction investment projects in inner urban districts.
- People's Committees of provinces shall grant planning licenses to the following cases:
+ Construction investment projects which cover more than 50 hectares provincewide and construction investment projects of significant political, socio-economic, cultural or historical importance to their provinces;
+ Construction investment projects in provincial urban centers.
- People's Committees of provincial cities, towns and districts shall grant planning licenses to cases other than those specified above within the administrative territories under their respective management.
View details at Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from May 25, 2010.
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