Vietnam: Underground construction space planning must ensure rational use of land

According to Articles 10 and 11 of Decree No. 39/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, urban underground construction space planning constitutes a content of an urban plan. To be specific:

- The contents of urban underground construction space planning in an urban plan comply with the law on urban planning.

- Underground construction space planning must ensure rational, thrifty and efficient use of land and compatible and synchronous connections of underground works and between underground works and ground works; satisfy the requirements on protection of the environment and ground water sources and safety of underground works and underground sections of on-ground works.

- For urban centers with approved urban plannings or in which underground works, need to be constructed but have not yet been identified in the approved plans, the formulation of general plannings or detailed plannings on underground construction space shall be considered and decided by provincial-level People's Committees.

- General plannings on underground construction space shall be formulated for urban centers; detailed plannings on underground construction space shall be formulated for urban zones or for use as a basis for the formulation of investment projects on construction of underground works.

- The appraisal and approval of general plannings and detailed plannings on urban underground space shall comply with the law on urban planning.

View more details at Decree No. 39/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 30, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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