According to the provisions of Appendix II on decentralization of construction works according to the structure scale issued with Circular 06/2021/TT-BXD, a level 4 house is a 1-storey individual house with a height of 6 meters or less.
The authority to grant a license to build a level 4 house from July 1, 2025 belongs to the People's Committee at the commune level. Details of implementation steps are specified in Sub-section 1, Section C, Part II of the List of administrative procedures issued with Decision 864/QD-BXD in 2025. Specifically implemented as follows:
- The investor submits 2 sets of documents requesting a construction permit to the Commune-level Public Administration Service Center (directly or online or via postal service).
- Within 7 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the competent authority granting the license to build a level 4 house must organize the appraisal of the application, field inspection, and notify the investor in writing once to supplement and complete the application if there are still missing documents, documents that are not in accordance with regulations or are not in reality. The construction licensing agency is responsible for checking the conditions for granting a construction permit. The inspection is conducted as follows:
+ Compare the suitability of the construction design drawings in the construction permit application with the basic design assessed by the construction expertise agency and stamped for confirmation for works under the project with a request for appraisal of the feasibility study report at the construction expertise agency.
+ Check the suitability of the construction design drawings in the construction permit application with the construction design drawings approved for fire prevention and fighting by competent authorities for construction works subject to fire prevention and fighting approval requirements.
+ Check the completeness and validity of the inspection results report (if any) for works requiring design examination.
- Within 5 working days from the date of receipt of additional documents but not meeting the requirements according to the notice, the competent authority issuing the construction permit is responsible for notifying the investor in writing to continue completing the documents.
In case the supplement of documents still does not meet the requirements according to the notification, within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the supplementary documents, the competent authority issuing the construction permit is responsible for notifying the investor about the reason for not issuing the license to build a level 4 house.
- The competent authority issuing the construction permit compares the conditions according to the provisions of the Construction Law to send a document to collect the opinion of the relevant state management agency. Within 12 days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the state management agencies are asked for opinions and are responsible for responding in writing to the contents under their management functions.
After the above deadline, if these agencies do not have an opinion, they will be considered to have agreed and must be responsible for the contents under their management functions; the construction licensing agency shall base on current regulations to decide on the issuance of a level 4 house construction permit.
- Within 15 days from the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier, the competent authority is responsible for considering granting a level 4 house construction permit.
