According to sub-section 1, Section C, Part II issued with Decision 864/QD-BXD in 2025, the procedures for granting new construction permits for individual houses are as follows:
- The investor submits a request for a construction permit to the Commune-level Public Administration Service Center.
- Within 7 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the competent authority granting the construction permit for level III and level IV works must organize the dossier appraisal, on-site inspection, and notify the investor in writing once to supplement and complete the dossier if the documents are still missing, the documents 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 according to the provisions of Article 50 of Decree 175/2024/ND-CP.
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 according to the provisions of Decree 175/2024/ND-CP as amended and supplemented by Decree 105/2025/ND-CP and Decree 144/2025/ND-CP.
- 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 supplementation of documents still does not meet the contents according to the notice, within 3 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 granting a construction permit for level III and level IV works.
- 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 granting of a construction permit for level III and level IV works.
- Within 20 days (or 15 days for individual houses) from the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier, the competent authority is responsible for considering granting a construction permit for a level III or level IV project.
