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 63 of this Decree details the adjustment and extension of construction permits. Specifically:
Article 63. Adjustment and extension of construction permits
1. During construction, in case there is a design adjustment that changes one of the following contents, the investor must request to adjust the construction permit:
a) Changing the exterior architectural form of the building for buildings in areas with architectural management requirements;
b) Changing one of the factors regarding the construction location, construction area, number of floors, and main structural solution of the project;
c) Adjusting the design inside the building to change the zoning of the main use functions inside the building;
d) The investor is not required to adjust the construction permit in case of adjusting the construction design but does not change the contents specified in points a, b, c, clause 1 of this Article.
2. Dossier requesting adjustment of construction permit includes:
a) Application for adjustment of construction permit according to Form No. 02 Appendix II issued together with this Decree;
b) Construction permit attached to the drawing file that has been issued together with the construction permit;
c) Amendments to the set of construction design drawings in the construction design dossier implemented after the project is approved according to the provisions of this Decree (in case of project adjustments, the dossier must include the adjusted design in the Feasibility Study Report);
d) Reporting the appraisal results and approval documents for adjusted construction designs according to the provisions of this Decree, which must include contents on ensuring load-bearing safety, fire prevention and fighting safety, environmental protection; accompanied by dossiers according to the provisions of point d, clause 1, Article 57 of this Decree corresponding to the design adjustment part;
e) One of the legal land documents for issuing a construction permit as prescribed in Article 55 of this Decree for cases where the design adjustment has changes in the land use area or land use function of the project requesting a construction permit.
3. The extension of the construction permit is regulated as follows:
a) By the time the construction permit expires and construction commences, if the project has not been started, the investor must request a renewal of the construction permit. Each construction permit can only be renewed up to 2 times. The renewal period for each time is 12 months;
b) Dossier requesting extension of construction permit including Application for extension of construction permit according to Form No. 02 Appendix II issued together with this Decree; original or certified copy of construction permit or electronic form of construction permit that has been issued;
c) The adjusted or extended construction permit is recorded directly on the original of the issued construction permit or issued in the form of an additional appendix attached to the issued construction permit according to the corresponding form in Appendix II issued together with this Decree;
d) In case the project has been granted a construction permit, the investor transfers part or all of the project or contributes capital with land use rights, assets attached to land or separates, merges, or consolidates, the organization receiving the transfer/receiving the capital contribution or the organization formed after the separation, merger, or consolidation inherits this construction permit.
