On the Government Portal, a citizen in Thai Nguyen wondered:
Ms. L.T. H started building a house from April 26, 2026, the house is built on residential land in her name. Ms. H built a level IV house with 1 floor (including 1 living room, 1 bedroom and 1 kitchen).
On May 20, 2026, commune officials suspended and made a record, requesting to apply for a house construction permit to continue building. Ms. Hoc learned that she was building a level IV house under 7 floors in a rural area, not in the project, so she did not need to apply for a construction permit.
She asked, in case her house is built, is it necessary to apply for a construction permit? If so, will she be fined if she asks for an additional permit?
The Ministry of Construction answers this question as follows:
According to the provisions of point g, clause 2, Article 43 of the 2025 Construction Law (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulating that before starting construction of works, investors must have a construction permit, except for the following cases: "Construction works of level IV, individual houses with a scale of less than 7 floors with a total floor area of less than 500 m2 and not belonging to one of the areas: functional area, urban development area identified in the general plan of the city; functional area, rural residential area, urban development area identified in the general plan of urban areas under provinces, under cities, general plan of economic zones, national tourist areas; construction area identified in the general plan of communes; area that has architectural management regulations".
It is requested that you contact the competent management agency for planning in the locality to be able to determine whether the construction area is subject to issuance/not subject to issuance of a construction permit before starting construction according to regulations.
