The Government has issued Decree 217/2026/ND-CP (effective July 1, 2026) detailing a number of articles of the 2025 Construction Law on construction activity management. In which, Article 57 of this Decree details the dossier for requesting a new construction permit. Specifically:
Article 57. Dossier for requesting a new construction permit
1. For linear or non-linear works:
a) Application for a construction permit according to the provisions of Form No. 01 Appendix II issued together with this Decree;
b) One of the legal land documents for issuing a construction permit as prescribed in Article 55 of this Decree or a written approval from a competent authority on the location and route plan or a land recovery decision from a competent authority as prescribed by land law;
c) Project approval decision; Report on the results of construction design appraisal as prescribed in this Decree (if any); results of administrative procedures according to the provisions of law on fire prevention and fighting and rescue for design dossiers requesting construction permits (if required); results of administrative procedures on environmental protection according to the provisions of law on environmental protection (if required); written opinions of specialized agencies on culture at the provincial level (if required).
d) The set of construction design drawings in the construction design dossier implemented after the project is approved or the construction drawing design for projects only requires the preparation of the approved economic-technical report or stamped confirmation according to the provisions of the law on construction, including: the overall ground plan of the entire project, the positioning ground plan of the project on the land plot, architectural drawings of the ground plans, the main vertical and cross-sectional surfaces of the project (for projects not following the route) or the project route map, overall ground plan drawing or project diagram drawing, drawings of the main vertical and horizontal cross-sectional surfaces of the project route (for projects following the route); ground plan drawings, foundation cross-sectional drawings; drawings showing the main structural solution of the project; ground plan drawings connected to the technical infrastructure system outside the project.
2. For religious, religious and auxiliary works:
a) The dossier requesting a construction permit for religious works includes documents as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and a written approval on the necessity of construction and scale of works from specialized agencies on beliefs and religions under the Provincial People's Committee;
b) The dossier requesting a construction permit for religious works includes documents as stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2 and Point a, Clause 3, Article 60 of this Decree, documents approving the necessity of construction and the scale of works of specialized agencies on beliefs and religions under the Provincial People's Committee; Report on the results of construction design appraisal for religious works that greatly affect safety and community interests.
3. For monuments and monumental paintings:
The dossier requesting a construction permit includes documents as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and documents from a competent state management agency on culture in accordance with the law on fine arts activities.
4. For advertising works, implement according to the provisions of the law on advertising.
5. For works of diplomatic missions and international organizations:
The dossier requesting a construction permit for works of diplomatic missions, international organizations and foreign missions investing in Vietnam shall be carried out in accordance with the corresponding regulations in Clause 1 of this Article and the provisions of the Agreement or agreement signed with the Government of Vietnam.
