Consolidated Document number 33/VBHN-VPQH Telecommunications Law

This Chapter regulates the solicitation of opinions and the examination and approval of planning tasks as well as urban and rural planning. Accordingly, specific agencies responsible for this process include the Ministry of Construction, provincial People's Committees, commune-level People's Committees, and functional area management agencies. The solicitation of opinions includes those from relevant state agencies, expert organizations, and community residents. The minimum period for soliciting opinions is 20 days and not more than 30 days from the date of publicizing the content for opinion solicitation. Finally, an Examination Council is established to evaluate the planning tasks and urban/rural planning before submitting them for approval.

文号33/VBHN-VPQH
文件类型Consolidated Document
发布机关Ministry of Justice
签署人Lê Quang Tùng — Chủ nhiệm (Uỷ ban, Văn phòng)
更新11/06/2026
发布日期27/02/2025
生效日期27/02/2025
失效日期
状态In effect
✦ 智能摘要

This Chapter regulates the solicitation of opinions and the examination and approval of planning tasks as well as urban and rural planning. Accordingly, specific agencies responsible for this process include the Ministry of Construction, provincial People's Committees, commune-level People's Committees, and functional area management agencies. The solicitation of opinions includes those from relevant state agencies, expert organizations, and community residents. The minimum period for soliciting opinions is 20 days and not more than 30 days from the date of publicizing the content for opinion solicitation. Finally, an Examination Council is established to evaluate the planning tasks and urban/rural planning before submitting them for approval.

适用范围

State management agencies, social-professional organizations, and industry experts related to urban and rural planning.

要点

  • Responsibility for soliciting opinions during the establishment of planning tasks and urban/rural planning
  • and the content of the opinion solicitation
  • Time and form of soliciting opinions from the community
  • Agency responsible for examining planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning
  • Examination Council responsible for examining planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning

🌐 本文件的社会影响

  • Enhancing community participation in the planning process
  • Ensuring transparency in the planning process
  • Improving the quality of planning through professional and community feedback

❓ 常见问题

Who is responsible for soliciting opinions on urban and rural planning tasks?

Agencies and organizations responsible for organizing the establishment of urban and rural planning tasks are responsible for soliciting opinions during the establishment of planning tasks. The agency responsible for examining urban and rural planning tasks also has the responsibility to solicit opinions during the examination process.

What is the minimum time for soliciting opinions from the community about planning?

The minimum time for soliciting opinions from the community about planning is 20 days from the date of publicizing the content for opinion solicitation.

Who decides to establish the Examination Council for planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning?

The Ministry of Construction decides to establish the Examination Council for planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning within the Prime Minister's approval authority. The People's Committee with the authority to approve planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning decides to establish the Examination Council for planning tasks, urban planning, and rural planning within its authority.

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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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LAW

URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

 

Law on Urban and Rural Planning No. 47/2024/QH14 dated November 26, 2024, enacted by the National Assembly, shall take effect from July 1, 2025, and has been amended and supplemented by:

1. Law on Digital Technology Industry No. 71/2025/QH15 dated June 14, 2025, enacted by the National Assembly, shall take effect from January 1, 2026;

2. Law No. 144/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025, enacted by the National Assembly, amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

On the basis of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly enacts the Law on Urban and Rural Planning.[1]

Chapter I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Law stipulates the urban and rural planning system; the establishment, review, approval, review, adjustment, and management of urban and rural planning; state management over urban and rural planning.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Law, the following terms shall be understood as follows:

1.[2] Urban area is a concentrated living space for residents with high density and mainly engaged in non-agricultural activities; equipped with modern and synchronized technical infrastructure and social infrastructure; serving as a comprehensive or specialized center; playing a role in promoting national economic and social development or that of a specific region.

2.[3] New Urban Area is an urban area expected to be formed in the future according to the orientation determined in the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning or master plan of the city; new urban areas are gradually developed synchronously according to urban classification criteria.

3. Rural areas Rural Area

4. Rural Residential Area is a concentrated residential area for households in rural areas, interconnected in production, daily life, and other social activities within a specific area, formed due to natural conditions, socio-economic conditions, technical infrastructure conditions, and other factors.

5.[4] Functional Zone is a designated area within urban or rural areas comprising economic zones, tourist zones, industrial zones, export processing zones, high-tech zones, high-tech agricultural application zones, high-tech forestry application zones, centralized digital technology zones, research and training zones, sports and recreation zones, cultural zones, complex healthcare zones, infrastructure technical hub zones, and other functionally oriented development zones directed by regional planning or provincial planning or master plans as prescribed by this Law.

6.[5] Pursuant to Decree No. 33/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 25, 2025, promulgated by the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction; Spatial Planning

7. Urban and Rural Space is the space above ground, below ground, and underwater in urban and rural areas.

8. Urban and Rural Architecture is a combination of physical structures in urban and rural areas including architectural, engineering, artistic, advertising, and other constructions whose existence, images, and designs directly influence the urban and rural landscape.

9. Landscape is a space viewed from multiple perspectives including surrounding spaces around architectural works, green spaces, water bodies, roads, and other shared natural spaces.

10. Planning Tasks are requirements regarding the content of research and implementation of urban and rural planning.

11.[6] Master Plan is the determination of overall development goals and directions, long-term development plans; organization of spatial layout, technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure systems, housing for cities, new urban areas, rural areas, economic zones, or national tourist zones.

12. Zoning Plan is the division and determination of functions, land use planning indicators, and arrangement of technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure systems, and housing for a specific area, detailing the content of the master plan or provincial plan.

13. Detailed Plan is the division and determination of land use planning indicators, requirements for architectural and landscape management for each construction plot, arrangement of technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure systems, and housing to detail the content of the zoning plan or master plan or underground space plan or specialized technical infrastructure plan.

14. Specialized Technical Infrastructure Plan is the determination of the technical infrastructure system including linear technical infrastructure works and non-linear technical infrastructure works.

15.[7] Framework Technical Infrastructure is the main technical infrastructure system of cities, rural areas, and functional zones, determined in the content of the master plan or zoning plan, including traffic axes, energy transmission lines, water supply and drainage lines, telecommunications facilities, non-linear technical infrastructure works, and hydraulic facilities.

16. Technical Infrastructure Hub Zone is an area for the placement and construction of non-linear technical infrastructure works.

17. Underground Space Plan is the determination and organization of subterranean and underwater space for the construction of independent underground public works, underground transportation works, and the definition of surface construction space for connecting underground works.

18. Economic and Technical Indicators are forecasted, determined, and selected indicators in planning serving as a basis for proposing planning schemes and solutions including population size, labor force, land scale, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, and environmental indicators.

19. Land Use Planning Indicators are indicators for managing spatial and architectural landscape development for a specific area, street block, or plot of land determined in the zoning plan, detailed plan, or master plan when no zoning plan is established, including building density, maximum and minimum building height or floor, land use coefficient, setback distance of buildings, maximum depth of construction.

20. Duration of Urban and Rural Planning is the period determined as a basis for forecasting, calculating, and selecting economic and technical indicators for planning establishment.

21. Effective Period of Urban and Rural Planning is the period from when the planning is approved until the end of the planning term or when the planning is comprehensively adjusted or ceases to be effective according to this Law.

22. Urban and rural planning activities include the establishment, review, approval, inspection, adjustment, and organization of urban and rural planning management.

23. The specialized agency for urban and rural planning is an agency or unit under the authority that approves the planning assignment tasks, urban and rural planning, assigned to advise on state management of urban and rural planning.

24. The urban and rural planning database is a collection of electronic data reflecting the basic content of urban and rural planning, organized for access, exploitation, sharing, management, and updating through electronic means.

Article 3. System of Urban and Rural Planning

1. Comprehensive planning for the system of urban and rural areas is a national sectoral planning. The establishment, review, approval, publication, implementation, evaluation, and adjustment of comprehensive planning for the system of urban and rural areas shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on planning.

2.[8] Types of urban and rural planning include:

a) Urban planning for cities; towns within provinces; towns within cities; special zones that are urban areas; new towns;

b) Rural planning for communes; special zones not falling under the cases specified in point a of this clause;

c) Functional area planning for functional areas;

d) Underground space planning for cities;

đ) Technical infrastructure sector planning for cities.

3. Levels of urban and rural planning include general planning, district planning, detailed planning.

4.[9] General planning is established for cities, towns within provinces, new towns expected to become cities, new towns within provinces, communes, economic zones, national tourist areas, special zones.

For towns within cities, new towns within cities, the establishment of general planning is required as necessary according to the Government's regulations.

5. District planning is established for the following cases:

a)[10] Areas within the general planning of cities or economic zones or national tourist areas that have been approved, with land area scale, management requirements, and development requirements as prescribed by the Government;

b)[11] Functional areas that are not economic zones or national tourist areas not falling under the cases specified in point a of Clause 5 of this Article, with land area scale, management requirements, and development requirements as prescribed by the Government; special zones not falling under the provisions of Clause 4 of this Article.

c)[12] (Repealed)

6. Detailed planning is established for the following cases:

a) Areas with land area scale, management requirements, and development requirements prescribed by the Government within the district planning that has been approved or within the general planning that has been approved in cases not covered by Clause 5 of this Article;

b)[13] Industrial clusters; service support functional areas for rural economic development identified and formed according to the national target program.

7. For blocks and streets meeting the following conditions, detailed planning will not be established but instead, separate urban design will be carried out:[14]

a) Located in urban areas where the functions of land plots are basically stable, oriented towards conservation, restricted development, and have district planning that has been approved or general planning that has been approved in cases not covered by Clause 5 of this Article;

b) Not falling under the cases specified in point b of Clause 6 of this Article.

Article 4. Classification of cities and urban system[15]

1. The classification of cities is defined as follows:

a) Cities are classified based on their role, location, and conditions for economic and social development; degree of urbanization; level of development of social infrastructure, technical infrastructure, digital infrastructure, spatial organization, architectural landscape, and distinctive factors;

b) The classification of cities serves as the basis for organizing and arranging the urban system according to urban classification criteria and standards, providing guidance for the development of the urban system and each city;

c) Based on the situation of economic and social development at each stage, the Government shall submit to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly regulations on the classification of cities ensuring trends in urban development that adapt to climate change, are green, smart, modern, and sustainable.

2. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are special-class cities.

3. The urban system is oriented in the overall planning of the urban and rural system, provincial planning, or general planning of cities, including existing cities and new cities.

Article 5. Cases for establishing urban and rural planning related to the scope of planning and administrative boundaries

1.[16] In cases where the scope of planning of a city, commune, or special zone is entirely within the scope of planning of an economic zone or national tourist area, when establishing the general planning of the economic zone or national tourist area, it must fully reflect the development orientation of the city, commune, or special zone without having to establish separate general planning for each city, commune, or special zone.

2.[17] In cases where the scope of planning of a city, commune, special zone, economic zone, or national tourist area overlaps, when establishing the general planning, it must meet the requirements for consistency and unity between the contents of the plans in the overlapping areas.

3.[18] In cases where the scope of planning of an economic zone or national tourist area is entirely within the scope of planning of a city, when establishing the general planning of the city, it must fully reflect the content of the general planning of the economic zone or national tourist area without having to establish separate general planning for the economic zone or national tourist area.

4.[19] (Repealed)

5.[20] (Repealed)

6.[21] (Repealed)

7.[22] In cases where a commune is oriented to be a new city belonging to a province or a new city belonging to a city in the overall planning of the urban and rural system, provincial planning, or general planning of the city, there is no need to establish general planning for the commune but rather establish general planning for the city according to the administrative boundary of the commune.

8.[23] (Repealed)

Article 6. Requirements for urban and rural planning

1. Specific and consistent with national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning; consistent with the goals of economic and social development, ensuring national defense and security; ensuring consistency with the planning for the development of industries within the scope of planning; ensuring transparency, fairness, and harmonization of interests between the State, citizens, and businesses.

2. Forecasting economic and technical indicators to ensure scientific foundations, meeting practical requirements, and aligning with the development trends of cities, rural areas, and functional zones; complying with urban and rural planning standards, rationally exploiting and using natural resources and land; meeting requirements for green, smart, modern, and sustainable development, adapting to climate change, preventing disasters, and impacting communities.

3. Ensuring urban development considering public transportation orientation, effectively utilizing land funds to implement construction of public transportation hubs combined with new development, renovation, and beautification of the city.

4. Ensuring consistency in architectural landscape space, technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure systems, and underground space; harmonizing urban, rural, and functional zone development; ensuring close and consistent connections between newly developed areas and existing areas; preserving and promoting local characteristics; conserving, protecting, and promoting cultural values, historical and cultural relics, and distinctive architectural values of each locality.

5. Meeting housing needs, social housing, and social infrastructure systems, ensuring accessibility for residents.

6. Meeting technical infrastructure needs; ensuring synchronous and unified connections between technical infrastructure systems within the planning area and those outside the planning area.

7. Ensuring continuity with approved planning; researching and proposing appropriate solutions for current areas, legally established residential areas, and stable communities.

8. When establishing or adjusting planning for urban renovation and beautification, a comprehensive assessment of legal aspects, current land use, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, and underground space (if applicable), cultural and social factors, environmental factors, and architectural landscape values of the planning area must be conducted to develop reasonable solutions for efficient and economical use of urban land, ensuring technical and social infrastructure requirements, preserving and promoting urban architectural and landscape characteristics.

9. The duration of general urban and rural planning is divided into phases suitable for the planning period as stipulated in the Planning Law.

Article 7. Principles in urban and rural planning activities

1. Urban and rural plans must be established, reviewed, and approved to ensure consistency and compatibility among different types and levels of planning according to the following principles:

a)[24] General plans may be established simultaneously; whichever general plan is completed with review first shall be approved first;

b) Detailed area plans shall specify the general plan regarding: development goals; economic-technical standards; development orientation, spatial organization, and functional zoning; development orientation for technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure systems, and underground space (if applicable). The contents, requirements, and principles ensuring specificity must be clearly defined and stipulated in the plan;

c) Detailed plans shall specify the detailed area plan or the general plan for cases where no detailed area plan is established regarding: objectives, investment development requirements; spatial and architectural landscape organization schemes; economic-technical standards; land use functions and standards; solutions for technical infrastructure system planning, social infrastructure system planning. The contents, requirements, and principles ensuring specificity must be clearly defined and stipulated in the plan;

d) Underground space planning and specialized technical infrastructure planning for a city[25] must be consistent with each other; specifying development goals, underground space planning orientations, and technical infrastructure system frameworks; aligning and coordinating with overall development orientations for spatial, architectural, and landscape planning in the city's general plan[26]. The contents, requirements, and principles ensuring specificity must be clearly defined and stipulated in the plan.

2. Agencies, organizations, and individuals when implementing investment construction programs and plans, managing implementation of investment construction projects in urban and rural areas, managing spatial, architectural, and landscape planning, or conducting other activities related to urban and rural planning must comply with approved urban and rural plans and individual urban designs; comply with management regulations according to issued plans.

Article 8. Ensuring Compatibility of Investment Construction Projects with Urban and Rural Planning

1. Urban and rural planning serves as the basis for establishing investment construction projects, ensuring compatibility of investment construction projects with each type and level of urban and rural planning, and individual urban designs. The Government shall provide detailed provisions on this matter.

2. Determination of planning is carried out to ensure compatibility of investment construction projects with planning in cases of conflict between urban and rural planning at the same level and under the same authority approving the planning, the competent authority approving the planning decides which planning will be implemented; in cases of the same level but different approving authorities, the higher-level approving authority decides which planning will be implemented. Contents already decided by the competent authority approving the planning must be updated and reflected in the planning dossier;

a) When there is a conflict between urban and rural planning at the same level and under the same authority approving the planning, the competent authority approving the planning decides which planning will be implemented; in cases of the same level but different approving authorities, the higher-level approving authority decides which planning will be implemented. Contents already decided by the competent authority approving the planning must be updated and reflected in the planning dossier;

b) When there is a conflict between urban and rural planning at different levels, the agencies organizing the planning shall conduct reviews and report to the competent authority approving the planning to adjust the planning according to Chapter III of this Law;

c) The procedures and processes for reporting and deciding on planning in cases specified in point a of this clause shall be carried out according to the Government's regulations, ensuring requirements for urban and rural planning and principles in urban and rural planning activities stipulated in Articles 6 and 7 of this Law.

Article 9. Environmental Protection Requirements in Urban and Rural Planning

1. Environmental protection requirements are part of urban and rural planning.

2. Environmental protection requirements in urban and rural planning include the following contents:

a) Assessing the current state of the urban and rural environment and functional zones regarding meteorological and hydrological conditions, water quality, air quality, ecosystems, geology, soil erosion; solid waste, wastewater, noise; resource exploitation and utilization, climate change;

b) Forecasting pollution sources and environmental trends during the organization and implementation of urban and rural planning;

c) Proposing solutions for environmental protection.

Article 10. Funding for Urban and Rural Planning Activities

1. The State ensures funding for urban and rural planning activities in accordance with the laws on state budget.

2. Sources of funding for urban and rural planning activities include:

a) Regular expenses from the state budget;

b) Funding from organizations selected as principal investors;

c) Other legitimate sources of funding.

3. Funding for urban and rural planning activities shall be used for the following tasks:

a) Topographic surveys to support the preparation of urban and rural planning;

b) Preparing and adjusting, soliciting opinions, reviewing, approving planning tasks, urban and rural planning;

c) Managing professional work related to urban and rural planning preparation;

d) Announcing and publicizing urban and rural planning;

đ) Marking boundaries according to urban and rural planning;

e) Preparing reports to review planning; organizing bidding; organizing planning idea competitions;

g) Building, managing, and operating planning database for urban and rural areas;

h) Other tasks related to urban and rural planning activities.

4.[27] Management of funding for urban and rural planning activities shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on state budget, planning laws, and relevant laws; People's Committees at all levels responsible for state budget management shall approve the budget for planning activities for subordinate units in accordance with the provisions of the law. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this matter.

5. The Minister of Construction shall issue standards, methods for preparing and managing costs for urban and rural planning activities.

Article 11. Resources Supporting Urban and Rural Planning Activities

1. Resources supporting urban and rural planning activities include:

a) Funding from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals for urban and rural planning activities. Such funding shall be collected into the state budget and used in accordance with the laws on state budget;

b) Research results from agencies, organizations, experts accepted by agencies and organizations responsible for organizing urban and rural planning;

c) Awards for organizations and individuals with selected planning ideas based on the results of planning idea competitions organized by responsible agencies and organizations;

d) Organizing conferences, seminars, training, research, surveys, and training both domestically and internationally.

2. Principles for supporting and using resources for urban and rural planning activities from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals include:

a) Ensuring objectivity, transparency, compliance with objectives and purposes, economy, and effectiveness;

b) Voluntary, for the common benefit of the community and society, without personal gain;

c) Domestic organizations and individuals and foreign organizations and individuals shall not directly fund or pay fees to consulting organizations for planning.

3. The Government shall regulate the acceptance, management, and use of resources supporting urban and rural planning activities.

Article 12. Responsibilities of State Management Agencies for Urban and Rural Planning

1. The Government shall uniformly manage state affairs concerning urban and rural planning throughout the country.

2. The Ministry of Construction shall be the lead agency assisting the Government in uniformly managing state affairs concerning urban and rural planning.

3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies, within their respective duties and authorities, shall have the responsibility to coordinate with the Ministry of Construction in implementing state management over urban and rural planning.

4. People's Committees at all levels, within their respective duties and authorities, shall implement state management over urban and rural planning within their jurisdiction as prescribed.

Article 13. International Cooperation in Urban and Rural Planning Activities

1. International cooperation in urban and rural planning activities shall be carried out on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, laws, and international law.

2. Contents of international cooperation in urban and rural planning activities include:

a) Scientific research, application, technology transfer, and information exchange on urban and rural planning;

b) Training, capacity building, and enhancing human resources for urban and rural planning activities;

c) Surveying, sharing experiences in urban and rural planning activities;

d) Technical support in urban and rural planning activities; construction of urban and rural planning database;

đ) Resource support in urban and rural planning activities.

Article 14. Prohibited Acts in Urban and Rural Planning Activities

1. Illegally interfering with urban and rural planning activities.

2. Intentionally publishing, providing false information, or failing to publish, provide information on urban and rural planning as stipulated by this Law; destroying, forging, or distorting planning files, documents, and materials.

3. Damaging or intentionally distorting urban and rural planning markers.

4. Receiving, managing, and using financial support for urban and rural planning activities not in accordance with the provisions of this Law.

Chapter II. ESTABLISHING, REVIEWING, AND APPROVING URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

 

Section 1. BASIS, PROCEDURES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ORGANIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

Article 15. Basis for Establishing Urban and Rural Planning

1. Urban and rural planning shall be established based on the following grounds:

a) National geographic database and national topographic map system established in accordance with the law on surveying and mapping;

b) Documents and data on natural conditions, socio-economic conditions of localities and relevant sectors;

c) Results of implementing previous urban and rural planning phases;

d) Standards for urban and rural planning and related sectoral standards and specifications.

2.[28] Levels of planning shall be established based on the grounds specified in Clause 1 of this Article and the following provisions:

a) General planning shall be established in accordance with the socio-economic development strategy, defense, security, and one of the national-level, regional, or provincial planning;

b) Zoning planning as provided for in point a, Clause 5, Article 3 of this Law shall be established based on general planning; zoning planning as provided for in point b, Clause 5, Article 3 of this Law shall be established based on one of the provincial or regional planning;

c) Detailed planning as provided for in point a, Clause 6, Article 3 of this Law shall be established based on zoning planning or general planning; in the case provided for in point b, Clause 6, Article 3 of this Law, detailed planning shall be established based on one of the provincial or general planning, zoning planning, or national target program.

3. Underground space planning and specialized technical infrastructure planning shall be established based on the grounds specified in Clause 1 of this Article and based on general city planning[29], provincial planning.

Article 16. Procedures for drafting, reviewing, and approving planning tasks and urban and rural planning

1. The procedures for drafting, reviewing, and approving planning tasks and urban and rural planning include:

a) Selecting consulting organizations to draft planning tasks (if applicable);

b) Drafting planning tasks;

c) Reviewing planning tasks;

d) Approving planning tasks;

đ) Selecting consulting organizations to draft plans;

e) Drafting plans;

g) Reviewing plans;

h) Approving plans.

2.[30] In cases where detailed planning is carried out for industrial zones, export processing zones, high-tech zones, high-tech agricultural zones, high-tech forestry zones, concentrated digital technology zones, infrastructure hub zones, and industrial clusters in areas that already have approved general or sectoral zoning plans, the procedures for drafting, reviewing, and approving planning tasks as stipulated in points a, b, c, and d of Clause 1 of this Article shall not be required.

3. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on the procedures and formalities for drafting, reviewing, and approving planning tasks and urban and rural planning.

4. The Minister of Construction shall provide detailed regulations on the documentation for planning tasks, urban and rural planning documents.

Article 17. Responsibilities for organizing the drafting of planning tasks and urban and rural planning

1.[31] (Repealed)

2.[32] Agencies and organizations established by the Government or the Prime Minister to manage functional zones and not directly under the provincial People's Committee shall organize the drafting of planning tasks and planning for those functional zones.

3. Agencies and organizations under the provincial People's Committee managing functional zones shall organize the drafting of planning tasks and planning for those functional zones.

3a.[33] For areas within functional zones, the provincial People's Committee shall assign responsibilities for organizing the drafting of plans between the agencies and organizations managing the functional zones and the district-level People's Committees.

4. Except for the cases specified in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article, the provincial People's Committee shall organize the drafting of planning tasks and urban and rural planning within its administrative jurisdiction in the following cases:[34]

a)[35] General planning for cities, general planning for new urban areas expected to become cities; general urban planning or general planning for new urban areas with planning scope related to the administrative boundaries of two or more commune-level administrative units; general planning for economic zones, general planning for national tourist areas;

b)[36] (Repealed)

c) Underground space planning, specialized technical infrastructure planning for cities;[37];

d)[38] Sectoral planning, detailed planning for areas with planning scope related to the administrative boundaries of two or more commune-level administrative units;

đ) General planning, sectoral planning, detailed planning for areas of national importance in politics, culture, history, security, and defense as determined in national planning, regional planning, and general city planning;[39] assigned by the Prime Minister.

5.[40] Except for the cases specified in Clauses 2, 3, 3a, 4, 7, and 8 of this Article, the district-level People's Committee shall organize the drafting of planning tasks and urban and rural planning in the following cases:

a) General planning for communes, general planning for special zones that are not cities; general planning for special zones that are cities; general planning for new urban areas for communes or special zones designated as cities;

b) Sectoral planning, detailed planning with planning scope within the administrative boundaries managed by itself.

6. Except for the cases specified in Clauses 5, 7, and 8 of this Article, the district-level People's Committee shall organize the drafting of planning tasks and general planning for communes, detailed planning for rural residential areas, and construction areas within the administrative boundaries managed by itself.

7.[41] Agencies and organizations with functions in investment construction and land management shall organize the drafting of planning tasks, sectoral planning, or detailed planning when assigned by the provincial People's Committee.

8. Investors as prescribed by laws on investment and relevant laws who have been selected to implement investment projects shall organize the drafting of planning tasks, sectoral planning for functional zones, and detailed planning in areas designated for implementing investment projects.

9. Agencies responsible for organizing urban and rural planning as stipulated in this Article may assign subordinate agencies or units to organize the drafting or select consulting organizations with sufficient professional capacity, appropriate to the requirements of the work content as stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 18 of this Law to carry out the drafting of planning tasks or partial adjustment planning documents.

10.[42] (Repealed)

Article 18. Conditions for consulting organizations and individuals participating in the preparation of planning tasks, urban and rural planning

1.[43] Domestic consulting organizations preparing planning tasks, urban and rural planning must be organizations with legal personality as prescribed by law. Foreign consulting organizations preparing planning tasks, urban and rural planning in Vietnam must be granted a business license by the competent state management agency.

2. Domestic individuals and foreign individuals participating in the preparation of planning tasks, urban and rural planning must meet the qualification requirements stipulated by law or mutual recognition agreements on expertise and practice between Vietnam and other countries.

3. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this Article.

Article 19. Selection of consulting organizations to prepare planning tasks, urban and rural planning; competition for urban and rural planning ideas

1. The selection of consulting organizations to prepare planning tasks, urban and rural planning using state budget funds shall be carried out in accordance with this Law and the Bidding Law.

2. Agencies and organizations responsible for organizing urban and rural planning shall decide on the form of selecting consulting organizations to prepare planning tasks, urban and rural planning according to one of the following forms:

a) Organizing the selection of consulting organizations through one of the bidding methods prescribed by the Bidding Law;

b) Organizing a competition for urban and rural planning ideas in accordance with this Law and the Bidding Law.

3. It is encouraged for agencies and organizations responsible for organizing urban and rural planning to organize competitions for planning ideas for general urban plans of cities, general urban plans of towns that play a role as administrative, political, and economic centers of provinces; detailed plans of areas identified by provincial People's Committees as having significant importance in urban areas.[44], master plans for cities that serve as administrative, political, and economic centers of provinces; detailed planning for areas designated by the provincial People's Committee as having significant importance within the city.

4. Competitions for urban and rural planning ideas involve agencies and organizations responsible for organizing planning conducting competitions to select optimal planning idea schemes for the preparation of planning. Such competitions for planning ideas shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions:

a) The organization of competitions for planning ideas shall be proposed and determined in the planning tasks for urban and rural planning already approved by the competent authority;

b) Agencies and organizations responsible for organizing planning shall decide to establish a Competition Committee for Planning Ideas;

c) Participants in the competition for planning ideas are consulting organizations with legal personality, meeting the qualification conditions prescribed, and being suitable for the requirements of the planning;

d) Information about the competition, the Competition Committee for Planning Ideas, and the results of the competition must be publicly disclosed through mass media;

đ) Consulting organizations whose planning idea schemes win the competition shall be selected to provide advisory services for urban and rural planning through direct assignment in accordance with the Bidding Law.

5. The Government shall specify details regarding competitions and the selection of consulting organizations to prepare planning tasks, urban and rural planning as stipulated in this Article.

Article 20. Responsibilities of organizations providing consultancy for urban and rural planning

1. Ensuring the progress and quality of the planning process.

2. Ensuring that the planning dossier meets the technical content requirements regarding the database for urban and rural planning.

3. Being responsible for the origin and authenticity of data and materials collected and published in the approved urban and rural planning content.

4. Participating in opinions when requested by state agencies during the implementation of urban and rural planning they have prepared.

Article 21. Tasks of Urban and Rural Planning

1. The tasks of urban and rural planning include the following main contents:

a) Determining the reasons and necessity for planning; basis for planning; orientation and requirements of the national planning system, higher-level urban and rural planning for the area to be planned;

b)[45] Scope and boundaries of planning; duration of the plan; viewpoints and development goals.

For general urban planning at provincial or city level, the scope of the plan is determined based on conditions such as area, population density, and non-agricultural labor ratio as prescribed by the Government;

c) Requirements for the content of planning; planning dossier; estimated costs and determination of funding sources for the preparation, review, approval, and publication of the plan;

d) Progress of planning; requirements for content, form, and subjects to solicit opinions on the plan; responsibilities of related agencies in organizing the planning process.

2.[46] (Repealed)

Section 2. URBAN PLANNING

Article 22. General Urban Planning[47]

1. General urban planning includes the following main contents:[48] b) Assessing natural conditions and current socio-economic status, population, labor force, land use; current status of infrastructure construction, social infrastructure, housing, environment;

a) Determining requirements and content according to approved national planning, regional planning, provincial planning;

b) Evaluating natural conditions and current socio-economic status, population, labor force, land use; current status of infrastructure construction, social infrastructure, housing, environment;

c) Determining viewpoints, goals, nature, and preconditions for development; forecasting and determining economic and technical indicators of the plan for each development stage;

d)[49] Determining the spatial development range for urban and rural areas, functional zones; spatial model and structure for urban and rural areas, functional zones; system of centers, urban design; planning management and landscape architecture requirements;

đ)[50] Determining areas according to management and development requirements; urban landscape architectural orientation; determining the scale of land use for main functions in each stage, including the need for land use for residential and social housing development; areas of national significance in politics, culture, history, security, defense (if applicable);

e) Orientation for underground space planning and framework infrastructure system; environmental protection requirements;

g) Determining implementation stages of the plan consistent with the national planning period, regional planning period, provincial planning period.

1a.[51] For new cities expected to become a city, the general plan must clearly reflect the contents stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and clearly define the basis for scale, scope, and boundaries for the formation and development of the city.

2.[52] Drawings reflecting the content of the general urban plan shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3. Duration of the general urban plan[53] from 20 to 25 years, with a vision up to 50 years.

Article 23. General Urban Planning for Provincial Cities and Cities under Central City Provinces[54]

1. The general urban planning for provincial cities and cities under central city provinces includes the following main contents:[55]

a) Determining requirements and contents according to national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning, or general urban planning of the central city province that have been approved;[56] d) Determining the structure, boundary range, and spatial development orientation of urban and rural areas; urban center system orientation; urban design and requirements for areas needing conservation and enhancement of traditional values;

b) Evaluating natural conditions and current socio-economic status, population, labor force, land use; current status of infrastructure construction, social infrastructure, housing, environment;

c) Determining viewpoints, goals, nature, and preconditions for development; forecasting and determining economic and technical indicators of the plan for each development stage;

đ) Determining areas according to management and development requirements; urban landscape architectural orientation; determining the scale of land use planning for each function by each phase, including the demand for land use for housing development and social housing;

g) Determining implementation plans according to phases of development suitable with the planning period of the province;

e)[57] For new cities, the general urban planning must clearly reflect the contents stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and clearly determine the basis for the scale, scope, and boundaries to form and develop the city;

The drawings reflecting the contents of the general urban planning for provincial cities and cities under central city provinces shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction;

2.[58] The planning period for the general urban planning for provincial cities and cities under central city provinces is from 20 to 25 years;

3.[59] Special zone urban general planning is implemented according to the regulations on general urban planning set forth in this Article;

4.[60] Article 25. Zoning Urban Planning

5.[61] 1. Zoning urban planning includes the following main contents:

Article 24.[62] (Repealed)

a) Determining economic and technical indicators for the planning area;

b) Determining principles and solutions for organizing space and landscape architecture for the entire planning area;

c) Determining population indicators, land use planning, and technical infrastructure for each block according to the classification level of the zoning area;

d) Arranging technical infrastructure works, social infrastructure works, housing, and social housing (if any) in accordance with usage needs; arranging underground space (if any) along streets suitable with the development phases of the entire planning area;

đ) Solutions for environmental protection;

Drawings reflecting the contents of zoning urban planning shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction;

3. The planning period for zoning planning is determined based on the general planning period and according to management and development requirements;

2.[63] 4. The completion time for preparing and approving zoning planning shall be carried out according to the provisions of the Government;

Article 26. Detailed Urban Planning

1. Detailed urban planning includes the following main contents:

b) Organizing space, landscape architecture, urban design, and regulations on preservation works;

c) Arranging technical infrastructure works, social infrastructure works, housing, and social housing (if any);

c) Determining population indicators, land use planning, and technical infrastructure for each block according to the classification level of the zoning area;

d) Arranging public underground works, underground transportation works (if any); đ) Regulations on functions and land use planning indicators for each plot; e) Solutions for environmental protection;

2. When preparing detailed planning for new streets within the city, the minimum planning area on each side calculated from outside the red line of the street must be clearly defined, meeting management and development requirements, consistent with current conditions, landscape architecture, and urban space organization;

Drawings reflecting the contents of detailed urban planning shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction;

4. The planning period for detailed planning is determined based on the zoning planning period or general planning period for cases where zoning planning is not prepared, and according to management and development requirements;

3.[64] 5. In cases where investment construction projects have been terminated by competent authorities according to relevant laws, the detailed planning of such investment construction projects becomes invalid.

4. The duration of detailed planning shall be determined based on the duration of the sectoral planning or the master plan in cases where sectoral planning is not established, and according to management and development requirements.

5. In cases where an investment construction project has been terminated by the competent authority in accordance with relevant laws, the detailed planning of the investment construction project shall become invalid.

Article 27. Urban Design

1. Urban design is a component of urban planning; in cases specified in Clause 7, Article 3 of this Law, separate urban design shall be established.

2. Urban design in planning must be reflected appropriately at each level of planning as follows:

a) The content of urban design in general urban planning includes determining architectural and landscape zones within the city; proposing spatial organization in central areas, city gate areas, main spatial axes, large squares, parks, greenery, water surfaces, and focal points within the city;

b) The content of urban design in district urban planning includes setting control criteria for setback distances, urban landscapes along major roads, central areas; open spaces, focal point structures, and individual blocks for the designated area, parks, greenery, water surfaces;

c) The content of urban design in detailed urban planning includes determining high-rise construction structures for each plot and the entire area; setbacks of structures on each street and intersections; parks, greenery, water surfaces, and open spaces.

3. Separate urban design is defined as follows:

a) The establishment, review, approval, re-examination, and adjustment of separate urban design shall be carried out according to regulations for detailed urban planning;

b) The content of separate urban design includes determining the scope of separate urban design establishment; principles for determining building heights for each structure; setbacks of structures on each street and intersections; principles for determining colors and materials of structures and other architectural objects; public green space organization, parks, water surfaces; management regulations according to separate urban design;

c)[65] Drawings reflecting the content of separate urban design shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

4. The Minister of Construction shall provide detailed regulations on the content and documentation of separate urban design.

Section 3. ESTABLISHING RURAL PLANNING

Article 28.[66] (Repealed)

Article 29. General Village Planning

1.[67] (Repealed)

2.[68] General village planning includes the following main contents:

a) Determining requirements and content according to provincial planning or general urban planning or general functional zone planning that have been approved;

b) Evaluating natural conditions, social conditions, natural resources; current status of technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, housing, environment; identifying potential and development drivers;

c) Forecasting and determining economic and technical indicators and land use planning indicators, rural residential network;

d) Guiding overall spatial and architectural landscape development, urban areas, rural residential areas; agricultural production areas, industry, small-scale industry, craft villages, trade, services, rural economic support areas of the village and areas according to management and development requirements; village-level center system;

e) Identifying areas requiring conservation (if any); determining land use planning scale for each function at each stage;

f) Guiding planning for the framework of technical infrastructure projects, infrastructure serving production, and environmental protection requirements.

3.[69] Drawings reflecting the content of general village planning shall be prepared at scales prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

4.[70] The term of general village planning is from 20 to 25 years.

5.[71] General planning for special administrative-economic zones that are not cities shall be implemented according to regulations for general village planning.

Article 30. Detailed planning for construction areas determined in the general planning of communes[72]

1. Detailed planning for construction areas determined in the general planning of communes includes the following main contents:[73]

a) Determining the location, function, and area, scale of construction works;

b)[74] Determining economic and technical indicators for the planning scope; requirements for spatial layout and architectural landscape for areas constructing residential buildings, administrative office premises, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, cultural facilities, sports facilities, commercial facilities, service facilities, and rural economic development support zones (if any);

c) Determining construction works that need to be preserved and their traditional value enhanced (if any);

d) Planning for technical infrastructure and production-related infrastructure;

3. The planning period for zoning planning is determined based on the general planning period and according to management and development requirements;

2.[75] The drawings reflecting the detailed planning content for construction areas determined in the general planning of communes shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3. The validity period of detailed planning is determined based on the general planning and management and development requirements.

4. In cases where investment construction projects have been terminated by competent authorities in accordance with relevant laws, the detailed planning of such investment construction projects becomes invalid.

Section 4. PREPARATION OF ZONE FUNCTION PLANNING

Article 31. General planning for economic zones and national tourist areas

1. General planning for economic zones and national tourist areas includes the following main contents:

a) Determining requirements and content according to national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning, or general urban planning;[76] d) Determining the structure, boundary range, and spatial development orientation of urban and rural areas; urban center system orientation; urban design and requirements for areas needing conservation and enhancement of traditional values;

b) Evaluating natural conditions and current socio-economic status, population, labor force, land use; current status of technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, housing, and environment;

c) Determining development goals and driving forces; forecasting and determining economic and technical indicators for each development phase;

d) Guiding the development of architectural landscapes in various areas within functional zones; requirements for areas needing preservation and enhancement of traditional values (if any);

đ) Guiding the development of urban areas and rural residential areas;

e) Determining the system of centers; the framework of technical infrastructure and underground space (if any); environmental protection requirements;

g) Determining the scale of land use planning for each function; land use planning indicators for each block according to the level of streets in different zones;

h) Determining implementation plans for each development phase.

2.[77] Drawings reflecting the general planning content for economic zones and national tourist areas shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3. The validity period of general planning for economic zones and national tourist areas is from 20 to 25 years.

Article 32. Sectoral planning for functional zones

1. Sectoral planning for functional zones includes the following main contents:

a) Determining economic and technical indicators; principles and solutions for organizing spatial layout and architectural landscape; requirements for preserving and enhancing traditional values (if any) for the entire planned area;

b) Determining functions, population indicators, and land use planning for each plot of land within the planned area;

c) Arranging social infrastructure systems suitable for usage needs;

d) Arranging technical infrastructure systems; arranging underground space (if any) along major roads in the area in line with development and construction phases of the functional zone;

3. The planning period for zoning planning is determined based on the general planning period and according to management and development requirements;

2.[78] Drawings reflecting the sectoral planning content for functional zones shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3.[79] The validity period of sectoral planning for functional zones is determined based on the validity period of general planning or provincial planning and management and development requirements.

Article 33. Detailed Planning for Functional Zones

1. Detailed planning for functional zones includes the following main contents:

a) Determining economic and technical indicators and functions, land use planning indicators for each plot of land;

b) Principles for organizing space, architectural landscape, preservation requirements (if applicable) for the planned area;

c) Arrangement of technical infrastructure works, social infrastructure works, housing, social housing (if applicable) in accordance with usage needs; urban design requirements;

d) Arrangement of underground public works, underground transportation works (if applicable);

3. The planning period for zoning planning is determined based on the general planning period and according to management and development requirements;

2.[80] Detailed planning content drawings for functional zones shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3. The validity period of detailed planning for functional zones is determined based on the general planning or district planning and management and development requirements.

4. In cases where investment construction projects have been terminated by competent authorities in accordance with relevant laws, the detailed planning of such investment construction projects becomes invalid.

Section 5. ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND SPACE PLANNING AND SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING FOR CITIES[81]

Article 34. Underground Space Planning for Cities[82]

1. Underground space planning includes the following main contents:

a) Determining requirements and content according to the city's general planning;[83] d) Determining the structure, boundary range, and spatial development orientation of urban and rural areas; urban center system orientation; urban design and requirements for areas needing conservation and enhancement of traditional values;

b) Evaluating natural conditions, construction geology, hydrogeology;

c) Evaluating the current status of ground and underground construction works;

d) Determining the need for developing and using underground space;

đ) Determining areas for exploiting and using underground space, restricted areas, prohibited construction areas for underground works;

e) Determining areas for constructing independent public underground works; underground transportation works; areas for constructing ground-level works to connect with underground space for the purpose of connecting underground works; environmental protection requirements;

g) Determining implementation phases of the planning.

2.[84] Drawings reflecting the content of underground space planning shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

3. The validity period of underground space planning is determined based on the city's general planning.[85].

Article 35. Specialized Technical Infrastructure Planning for Cities[86]

1. Specialized technical infrastructure planning is established separately for the following sectors: transportation; water supply; ground level and drainage; solid waste management and cemeteries. The boundary of specialized technical infrastructure planning includes the entire administrative territory of the city,[87]taking into account connection requirements and capabilities with related infrastructure structures, above-ground, underground, underwater spaces, and relevant areas outside the city.

2. Specialized technical infrastructure planning includes the following main contents:

a) Determining requirements and content according to the city's general planning;[88] d) Determining the structure, boundary range, and spatial development orientation of urban and rural areas; urban center system orientation; urban design and requirements for areas needing conservation and enhancement of traditional values;

b) Evaluating natural conditions, the current status of building and developing technical infrastructure systems;

c) Determining planning objectives, usage needs; forecasting and determining economic and technical indicators, land use needs for building technical infrastructure;

d) Determining locations, capacity scales, routes, service ranges of technical infrastructure works; environmental protection requirements;

đ) Determining implementation phases of the planning.

3.[89] Drawings reflecting the content of specialized technical infrastructure planning shall be prepared at the scale prescribed by the Minister of Construction.

4. The validity period of specialized technical infrastructure planning is determined based on the city's general planning.[90].

Section 6. SEEKING OPINIONS ON URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING TASKS

Article 36. Seeking Opinions on Urban and Rural Planning Tasks

1. The responsibility for seeking opinions shall be as follows:

a)[91] The agency or organization responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning tasks shall be responsible for seeking opinions during the process of preparing such tasks;

b) The agency responsible for reviewing urban and rural planning tasks shall be responsible for seeking opinions during the review process.

2. The subjects for seeking opinions include relevant state management agencies.

3. The content for seeking opinions includes the content of urban and rural planning tasks; for those contents involving state secrets, it must ensure compliance with legal provisions on protecting state secrets.

4. Seeking opinions from relevant state management agencies on urban and rural planning tasks shall be carried out in the form of submitting files for the opinion-seeking entities to study and provide written opinions. Agencies requested to provide opinions shall be responsible for providing written opinions within seven working days from the date they receive complete files as prescribed.

5. The agencies or organizations responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning tasks shall be responsible for compiling, incorporating, explaining, and perfecting the planning task file before submitting it for review and approval. The content of the report on incorporation and explanation must be publicly disclosed and ensure democratic, transparent, and fair procedures.

Article 37. Seeking Opinions on Urban and Rural Planning

1. The responsibility for seeking opinions shall be as follows:

a)[92] The agencies or organizations responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning shall be responsible for seeking opinions during the planning preparation process;

b) The agency responsible for reviewing urban and rural planning shall be responsible for seeking opinions during the review process.

2. The subjects for seeking opinions on urban and rural planning are stipulated as follows:

a) Urban and rural planning must seek opinions from state management agencies, organizations, experts, and related community residents;

b)[93] For general urban planning that serves as the provincial political-administrative center, the Provincial People's Committee shall be responsible for seeking written opinions from the Ministry of Construction before convening the Review Board;

c)[94] For planning within the approval authority of the Commune People's Committee, the Commune People's Committee shall be responsible for seeking written opinions from the specialized agency on urban and rural planning under the Provincial People's Committee before convening the Review Board.

3. The content for seeking opinions includes the content of urban and rural planning; for those contents involving state secrets, it must ensure compliance with legal provisions on protecting state secrets.

4. In the case stipulated in point b, Clause 2 of this Article, the Ministry of Construction shall be responsible for providing opinions on ensuring consistency with requirements for development, interconnection of regional and provincial technical infrastructure, and compliance with applicable standards and regulations in the planning content.

5. In the case stipulated in point c, Clause 2 of this Article, the specialized agency on urban and rural planning under the Provincial People's Committee shall be responsible for providing opinions on ensuring consistency with requirements for development, interconnection of provincial technical infrastructure, and compliance with applicable standards and regulations in the planning content.

6. Seeking opinions from relevant state management agencies, organizations, and experts on planning shall be carried out in the form of submitting files for the opinion-seeking entities to study and provide written opinions. Agencies, organizations, and experts requested to provide opinions shall be responsible for providing written opinions within fifteen days from the date they receive complete files as prescribed.

7. Seeking opinions from related community residents on planning shall be carried out as follows:

a) The methods for seeking opinions may be conducted through one, several, or all of the following forms: submitting files and materials for residents to provide written opinions; posting and displaying at public places to collect residents' opinions; other methods as prescribed by laws on grassroots democracy implementation;

b) The period for seeking opinions shall be at least twenty days and not more than thirty days from the date of publicizing the content for seeking opinions. If sufficient opinions from the community are received before the end of the period, the agencies or organizations responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning can proceed with subsequent steps;

c) The procedures and formalities for seeking opinions from the community shall be implemented according to the provisions on citizens participating in opinions as stipulated in laws on grassroots democracy implementation.

8. The agencies or organizations responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning shall compile, incorporate, explain, and perfect the planning file before submitting it for review and approval. The content of the report on incorporation and explanation must be publicly disclosed and transparently presented.

Section 7. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANNING TASKS AND URBAN AND RURAL PLANS

Article 38. Authorities for Reviewing Planning Tasks and Urban and Rural Plans

1. The Ministry of Construction shall review planning tasks and urban and rural plans within the approval authority of the Prime Minister.

2. Specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under provincial People's Committees shall review planning tasks and urban and rural plans within the approval authority of the provincial People's Committee.

3.[95] Specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under communal People's Committees shall review planning tasks and urban and rural plans within the approval authority of the communal People's Committee.

4.[96] Specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under agencies or organizations entrusted with managing functional zones shall review planning tasks and urban and rural plans within the approval authority of such agencies or organizations. In cases where agencies or organizations entrusted with managing functional zones do not have specialized agencies on urban and rural planning, the specialized agency on urban and rural planning under the provincial People's Committee shall review planning tasks and urban and rural plans organized by such agencies or organizations.

Article 39. Planning Task and Urban and Rural Plan Review Councils

1. The establishment of the Review Council shall be regulated as follows:

a) The Ministry of Construction decides to establish the Review Council for planning tasks and urban and rural plans within the approval authority of the Prime Minister;

b)[97] The People's Committee with the authority to approve planning tasks and urban and rural plans decides to establish the Review Council for planning tasks and urban and rural plans within its authority. The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the provincial or communal People's Committee or the person authorized shall be the Chairman of the Review Council;

c)[98] Agencies or organizations managing functional zones with the authority to approve planning tasks and urban and rural plans decide to establish the Review Council for planning tasks and urban and rural plans within their authority. The head of such agency or organization or the person authorized shall be the Chairman of the Review Council.

2. The members of the Review Council include representatives from state management agencies, social-professional organizations, experts in relevant fields, and independent experts.

3. The Review Council operates collectively and is responsible for reviewing planning tasks and urban and rural plans according to the assignment of the reviewing authority.

4. Responsibilities of the Chairman of the Review Council and members of the Review Council are as follows:

a) The Chairman of the Review Council shall chair meetings of the Review Council, conclude the meeting by majority opinion in writing;

b) Members of the Review Council shall be responsible for studying the files, providing opinions on planning tasks and urban and rural plans, participating in evaluations, and being accountable for the results of their evaluation regarding the content of planning tasks and urban and rural plans at the Review Council meetings.

Article 40. Review of planning tasks and urban and rural planning

1. The contents of reviewing planning tasks for urban and rural areas include:

a) The completeness and rationality of the content of planning tasks for urban and rural areas as stipulated in Article 21 of this Law;

b) The compatibility of planning tasks for urban and rural areas with national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning, general planning, or district planning.

2. The contents of reviewing urban and rural planning include:

a) Compliance with the procedures and formalities for preparing urban and rural planning as prescribed by this Law;

b) Meeting the conditions of consulting organizations for urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 18 of this Law;

c) The basis for preparing urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 15 of this Law;

d)[99] Compatibility with planning tasks, except in cases where it is not necessary to prepare planning tasks; applicable standards and regulations;

d) Compliance with principles and requirements for urban and rural planning as stipulated in Articles 6 and 7 of this Law and content requirements for each type of urban and rural planning.

3. The review report on planning tasks and urban and rural planning by the reviewing agency must reflect the opinions of the Review Board regarding the review contents of planning tasks and urban and rural planning as specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article and conclusions about the conditions for approval. The review report on planning must be submitted to the competent authority for approval to consider and decide on the approval of planning tasks and urban and rural planning.

4. The time limit for reviewing planning tasks shall not exceed 15 days, and the time limit for reviewing planning shall not exceed 30 days from the date the reviewing agency receives all required documents as prescribed.

5. The Minister of Construction shall issue templates for the Request for Review, Report on Review Results, Request for Approval, and Decision on Approval of Planning Tasks and Urban and Rural Planning for various types and levels of planning.

Article 41. Authority to Approve Planning Tasks and Urban and Rural Planning

1. The Prime Minister shall approve planning tasks and urban and rural planning as follows:

a)[100] General planning for cities and general planning for new urban areas expected to become cities; general planning for urban areas within provinces that have economic zones entirely within their boundaries;

b)[101] General planning for economic zones;

c) General planning, district planning, detailed planning for areas of national importance in politics, culture, history, security, and defense as determined in national-level planning, regional planning, and general city planning;[102];

d)[103] (Repealed)

đ)[104] (Repealed)

2.[105] Provincial People's Committees shall approve planning tasks and urban and rural planning within the administrative boundaries under their management in the following cases:

a) Underground space planning and specialized technical infrastructure planning for cities;

b) General planning for urban areas within provinces, general planning for urban areas within cities, general planning for new urban areas within provinces, general planning for new urban areas within cities, general planning for communes, general planning for special economic zones, and general planning for national tourist areas.

For commune general planning, the provincial People's Committee decides on decentralization and delegation to the commune People's Committee to approve planning tasks and commune general planning when the commune administration has sufficient organizational structure, personnel, and capacity;

c) District planning and detailed planning with planning scope related to the administrative boundaries of two or more communes directly under them, except for the planning specified in point c of Clause 1 and Clause 4 of this Article;

d) District planning and detailed planning for areas of significant scale and importance to the province or city in politics, culture, history, security, defense, and economic development as determined by the provincial People's Committee based on national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning, and general city planning;

đ) District planning and detailed planning within the administrative boundaries managed by the commune when the organizational structure, personnel, professional capacity, and technical conditions of the commune administration do not meet the requirements for reviewing and approving planning tasks and urban and rural planning;

e) Planning tasks and planning reviewed by the specialized agencies for urban and rural planning under the provincial People's Committee as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 38 of this Law.

3.[106] Commune People's Committees shall approve planning tasks and district planning, planning tasks and detailed planning within the administrative boundaries under their management, except for the planning specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 4 of this Article.

4.[107] Agencies and organizations established by the Government or the Prime Minister to manage functional zones and not directly subordinate to provincial People's Committees, agencies and organizations directly subordinate to provincial People's Committees managing functional zones have the authority to approve planning tasks and district planning for functional zones, planning tasks and detailed planning for functional zones. The provincial People's Committee assigns responsibilities between the agencies and organizations managing functional zones and the commune People's Committees regarding the exercise of approval authority and the responsibility for reviewing planning within the functional zones.

In cases where agencies and organizations managing functional zones approve planning, they must obtain written agreement from the specialized agencies for urban and rural planning under the provincial People's Committee regarding the assurance of compatibility with the requirements for connecting provincial technical infrastructure and compliance with applicable standards and regulations in the planning content before approval.

5.[108] For detailed planning of defense and security projects requiring state secrecy, the Ministers of National Defense and Public Security shall specify the responsibilities for organizing preparation, review, and approval authority for planning tasks and detailed planning in accordance with the provisions of this Law on procedures for preparing, reviewing, and approving planning tasks and urban and rural planning.

Before approving the detailed planning, the competent authority must seek written opinions from specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under the provincial People's Committee regarding the compatibility with the requirements for provincial technical infrastructure connectivity and compliance with applicable standards and regulations within the scope of the planning; this process must comply with legal provisions concerning the protection of state secrets.

Article 42. Form and Content of Approval of Planning Tasks, Urban and Rural Planning

1. Planning tasks and urban and rural planning must be approved by the competent authority specified in Article 41 of this Law through a decision.

2.[109] The approval decision for planning tasks and urban and rural planning must include the main contents prescribed in Article 21, Clause 1 of Article 22, Clause 1 of Article 23, Clause 1 of Article 25, Clause 1 of Article 26, Clause 2 of Article 29, Clause 1 of Article 30, Clause 1 of Article 31, Clause 1 of Article 32, Clause 1 of Article 33, Clause 1 of Article 34, and Clause 2 of Article 35 of this Law, along with the approved dossier attached.

3. The urban and rural planning dossier must be stamped with the confirmation seal of the reviewing agency.

Chapter III. REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

 

Article 43. Review of Urban and Rural Planning

1. Urban and rural planning must be reviewed and evaluated during implementation periodically or when there is a need to adjust urban and rural planning based on the adjustment conditions stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 45 of this Law.

2. The periodic review period for urban and rural planning is five years from the date of approval of the urban and rural planning.

3. People's Committees at all levels and the competent authorities approving functional area planning as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 41 of this Law have the responsibility to organize reviews and compile results of reviewed urban and rural planning that has been approved within their administrative jurisdiction.

4. The results of the review of urban and rural planning must be reported to the competent authorities approving urban and rural planning.

Article 44. Contents of Report on Results of Review of Urban and Rural Planning

1. The report on the periodic review of urban and rural planning includes the following main contents:

a) The situation of establishing related urban and rural planning;

b) Implementation of investment construction projects according to approved urban and rural planning;

c) Evaluation of the achievement of planning objectives, impacts, and effectiveness of implementation according to approved planning;

d) Evaluation of compliance with economic-technical indicators and land use planning indicators determined in approved urban and rural planning;

đ) Analysis and evaluation of the impact of new factors during the implementation of urban and rural planning and socio-economic development in the planning area;

e) Recommendations and proposals.

2. The report on the review of urban and rural planning when there is a need to adjust urban and rural planning includes the following main contents:

a) Determination of the content, analysis, and evaluation of the impact of new factors on the already approved urban and rural planning;

b) Evaluation of economic-technical indicators, land use planning indicators, implementation of approved investment projects, and their execution;

c) Recommendations and proposals for the extent and content of overall or partial adjustments.

3. The report on the results of the review of urban and rural planning must be accompanied by relevant drawings and legal documents.

Article 45. Conditions for Amending Urban and Rural Planning

1. There is an amendment to the strategy for economic and social development, national defense, security, planning within the national planning system, or an amendment to higher-level urban and rural planning that changes the content of the approved planning.

2. There is an amendment to administrative boundary limits or there is a conflict between urban and rural planning that affects the nature, function, scale of cities, districts, communes, functional zones, or areas where planning has been established, except in cases provided for in point a, Clause 2, Article 8 of this Law.

3. A project has been approved by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, with investment policy decisions, investor approval decisions, or decisions approving both the investment policy and the investor according to laws on public investment, public-private partnership investment, and investment that affects land use and architectural space in areas where planning has been established and approved.

4. There are changes in climatic, geological, hydrological conditions, or the impact of natural disasters, war, or requirements for ensuring national defense and security affecting land use and architectural space in areas where planning has been established and approved.

5. To serve national interests and community benefits when changing the need for land use for technical infrastructure and social infrastructure according to development policies at different periods, or changing planning land use standards, average floor area ratio of residential buildings according to local housing development plans, while ensuring that it does not overload the technical and social infrastructure of areas where planning has been established and approved.

6. Urban and rural planning cannot be implemented or its implementation causes negative impacts on economic and social development, national defense, security, social welfare, and ecological environment, historical and cultural relics.

7. An investment construction project has been approved by competent authorities to adjust the investment policy according to the law, affecting land use and spatial organization of the project site.

8. It is necessary to amend boundaries or some planning land use indicators, or amend specialized technical requirements for plots to implement concentrated construction projects or individual projects in areas where detailed planning has been established and approved.

Article 46. Types of Amendments to Urban and Rural Planning and Principles of Amendment

1. Comprehensive amendments to urban and rural planning are defined as follows:

a) Comprehensive amendments to urban and rural planning are carried out based on the results of reviewing urban and rural planning and when one of the conditions for amending planning specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 45 of this Law occurs, leading to changes in the role, nature, function, scale of cities, districts, communes, functional zones; changes in the boundaries of planning areas; changes in the structure, nature, function, scale, and planning solutions, spatial organization requirements of the entire planning area;

b) Comprehensive amendments to urban and rural planning must ensure practical needs, align with trends in economic and social development and future development orientations of cities, districts, communes, functional zones, improve the quality of living environments, infrastructure, and urban and rural landscape architecture; ensure continuity, and not cause obstacles for ongoing investment construction projects.

2. Partial amendments to urban and rural planning are defined as follows:

a) Partial amendments to urban and rural planning are carried out based on the results of reviewing urban and rural planning and when one of the conditions for amending planning specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 45 of this Law occurs, without changing the nature, function, boundary scope, main planning solutions of the established and approved planning area, and the assessment of partial planning amendment impacts ensures that it does not overload technical and social infrastructure, adhering to urban and rural planning standards.

When the condition specified in Clause 8 of Article 45 of this Law appears, detailed planning can be partially amended without having to review the planning.

b) The process of partially amending urban and rural planning does not follow the procedures for establishing, examining, and approving planning tasks. The agency or organization responsible for organizing urban and rural planning prepares partial planning amendment files or selects consulting organizations meeting the requirements stipulated by this Law to organize partial planning amendment files.

Article 47. Procedure for Amending Urban and Rural Planning

1. The procedure for amending the overall urban and rural planning is prescribed as follows:

a) The agency or organization responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 17 of this Law shall report to the competent authority for approval of urban and rural planning to consider and approve the general policy on amending the overall urban and rural planning based on the report on reviewing the planning.

b) After being approved by the competent authority for approval of urban and rural planning regarding the policy, the organization of preparation, examination, approval, and announcement of the amendment of the overall planning shall be carried out according to the procedures for preparing, examining, approving, and announcing the planning as prescribed in this Law.

2. The procedure for amending the detailed urban and rural planning is prescribed as follows:

a) The agency or organization responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 17 of this Law shall be responsible for preparing the dossier for amending the detailed urban and rural planning in accordance with the provisions of the Minister of Construction; organize soliciting opinions on the content and plan for amending the detailed urban and rural planning from relevant state management agencies, community residents in the area proposed for planning adjustment and surrounding areas directly affected in accordance with Article 37 of this Law;

b) The examination agency as stipulated in Article 38 of this Law shall conduct an examination on the basis for preparing the planning, conditions for adjustment, and content of the detailed planning adjustment;

c) The agency or organization authorized to approve urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 41 and Clause 2, Clause 3 of Article 48 of this Law shall decide to approve the detailed planning adjustment. The decision to approve the detailed urban and rural planning adjustment must clearly reflect the contents of the adjustment and be accompanied by the dossier for detailed planning adjustment;

d) The agency or organization responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning shall be responsible for updating and reflecting the adjusted contents in the planning dossier. The contents of the detailed urban and rural planning adjustment must be announced in accordance with Article 50 of this Law.

3. The Minister of Construction shall specify the detailed dossier for reviewing and adjusting urban and rural planning.

Article 48. Authority to Approve Amendments to Urban and Rural Planning

1. The agency or organization authorized to approve tasks, urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 41 of this Law shall approve amendments to the planning.

2.[110For planning under the authority to approve of the Prime Minister, the Provincial People's Committee shall organize the preparation, examination, approval, and announcement of detailed planning adjustments according to the procedures and formalities prescribed by the Prime Minister.

3.[111] For urban and rural planning under the authority to approve of the Provincial People's Committee, the Commune People's Committee shall organize the preparation, examination, approval, and announcement of detailed planning adjustments according to the procedures and formalities prescribed by the Provincial People's Committee.

Chapter IV. ORGANIZATION OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING MANAGEMENT

 

Article 49. Provisions for Management According to Urban and Rural Planning

1.[112] Provisions for management according to urban and rural planning shall be issued by the competent authority for approval of planning when approving the planning.

For planning under the authority to approve of the Prime Minister, the Provincial People's Committee shall issue provisions for management according to urban and rural planning after the planning has been approved.

2. Drafts of provisions for management according to urban and rural planning must be accompanied by the dossier for examination and approval of planning, separate urban design.

3. Provisions for management according to urban and rural planning must be consistent with the approved planning and separate urban design and clearly stipulate principles for implementation.

4. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 50. Announcement of Urban and Rural Planning

1. Within the latest 15 days from the date of approval of urban and rural planning, the contents of the planning must be publicly announced; for contents that belong to state secrets, it is necessary to ensure compliance with legal provisions on protecting state secrets.

The contents and documents for announcing urban and rural planning include:

a) Decision approving the planning assignment (if any);

b) Decision approving the planning;

c) Planning drawings;

d) Explanation of the planning;

đ) Management regulations according to urban and rural planning.

2. Agencies and organizations responsible for organizing the preparation of urban and rural planning shall organize the public announcement of the planning prepared by themselves, except for the following cases:

a)[113] (Repealed)

b) The competent authority approving the planning organizes the public announcement of the planning prepared by the investor.

3. Urban and rural planning must be announced at their offices and regularly and continuously posted on the electronic information portal of the agencies and organizations responsible for organizing the planning, the national system of planning information, and combined with implementation through one, several, or all of the following methods:

a) Information on mass media;

b) Exhibition of the system of urban and rural planning drawings; exhibition of models (if any);

c) Organization of conferences and seminars;

d) Distribution of publications.

Article 51. Implementation Plan for General Planning

1. Based on the approved general planning, the People's Committee with the authority to approve the planning shall organize the preparation and promulgate the implementation plan for the general planning, ensuring effectiveness, feasibility, and suitability with practical requirements. For general planning within the approval authority of the Prime Minister, the provincial People's Committee shall organize the preparation and promulgation of the implementation plan for the general planning.

2. Requirements for the implementation plan for general planning include:

a) Compliance with the content of the approved planning and management regulations issued according to the planning;

b) Ensuring feasibility in terms of time, resources, and organizational conditions for implementation;

c) Clearly defining the progress and responsibilities of agencies in implementing according to the relevant legal provisions;

d) Proposing solutions for organization and implementation and reporting mechanisms for the results of planning implementation work.

3. Contents of the implementation plan for general planning include:

a) Determining the list and schedule for preparing various levels of urban and rural planning, urban design, underground space planning, and specialized infrastructure technical planning for cities[114] according to the five-year and annual plans;

b) Forecasting the annual capital needs for organizing the implementation of urban and rural planning; proposing mechanisms and policies for arranging and mobilizing resources for implementation according to the plan;

c) Allocation of responsibilities among agencies;

d) Inspection and supervision plan;

đ) Regulations on evaluation criteria and reporting systems for the results of planning implementation work;

e) Other related contents.

Article 52. Setting Markers According to Urban and Rural Planning

1. Setting markers according to urban and rural planning shall be carried out in the following cases:

a) Setting red line markers for roads and areas of key infrastructure works for general planning or district planning;

b) Setting red line markers, construction boundary markers, construction level markers, and no-construction zone boundary markers for detailed planning.

2. People's Committees at all levels, organizations, and investors responsible for organizing urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 17 of this Law shall be responsible for preparing marker setting files and organizing the actual field marker setting or applying information technology.

3. Marker setting shall be carried out based on the marker setting file. The marker setting file shall be organized by specialized units for surveying and mapping and must be approved by the agency or organization with the authority to approve urban and rural planning.

4.[115] Specialized agencies under the provincial and commune People's Committees and agencies and organizations entrusted with managing functional zones shall retain approved marker setting files and have the responsibility to provide information related to boundary markers to organizations and individuals requesting them. Organizations and investors who have implemented marker setting as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article must submit the marker setting file to the specialized agency for urban and rural planning according to the regulations of the Minister of Construction.

5. When urban and rural planning is adjusted, the marker setting shall be adjusted according to the adjusted planning.

6. The Minister of Construction shall specify detailed regulations on the preparation, retention of marker setting files, costs for marker setting, organization of marker setting, and management of markers according to urban and rural planning.

Article 53. Management Organization According to Urban and Rural Planning Content

1. People's Committees at all levels, agencies, and organizations with authority to approve urban and rural planning as stipulated in Article 41 of this Law shall be responsible for managing the contents within the approved planning scope within their administrative unit boundaries, including parks, green spaces, water surfaces.

1a.[116] Management and development according to urban and rural planning must ensure synchronized technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, architectural landscape space, and public services, meeting the goals, requirements, criteria for green, smart growth, climate change adaptation, and sustainable development.

2.[117] The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this matter.

Article 54. Construction of Urban and Rural Planning Database

1. The urban and rural planning database includes electronic data of planning files after approval, geographic databases on urban and rural planning linked to the national geographic database system that has been standardized. The information system and database are built, managed, and shared uniformly nationwide, serving urban and rural planning activities.

2. The urban and rural planning database must be constructed during the planning formulation and implementation process and must be updated regularly; ensuring synchronized connection with the national planning database, the national land database; ensuring service for management work; meeting transparency and public access to information requirements for agencies, organizations, and citizens.

3. The Government shall specify the construction, management, operation, and exploitation of the urban and rural planning database.

Article 55. Accessing and Providing Information on Urban and Rural Planning

1. Agencies, organizations, and individuals have the right to access the following information about urban and rural planning:

a) Information on planning systems within urban and rural planning that have been approved and published;

b) Management regulations according to urban and rural planning, general planning implementation plans that have been issued;

c) Information on administrative procedures related to urban and rural planning;

d) Legal documents on urban and rural planning.

2.[118] Specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under provincial People's Committees, specialized agencies with functions to manage urban and rural planning under township People's Committees, and agencies and organizations entrusted with managing functional zones are responsible for providing approved urban and rural planning information to agencies, organizations, and individuals upon request and bear responsibility for the accuracy of the documents and data they provide.

3.[119] Provision of information according to requests on urban and rural planning shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Minister of Construction.

Article 56. Archiving and Retaining Files and Documents on Planning Tasks, Urban and Rural Planning

1. Approved planning task files and urban and rural planning documents must be archived in accordance with the law on archiving. The archived documents include:

a) Files submitted for review of planning tasks, files submitted for review of planning;

b) Files submitted for approval of planning tasks, files submitted for approval of planning;

c) Review reports on planning tasks, review reports on planning;

d) Decisions approving planning tasks, decisions approving planning.

2. Agencies and organizations implementing urban and rural planning activities are responsible for retaining files related to the handling of planning tasks and urban and rural planning.

Chapter V. IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS[120]

 

Article 57. Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain articles and clauses of laws related to urban and rural planning activities

1. Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain articles and clauses of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 03/2016/QH14, No. 35/2018/QH14, No. 40/2019/QH14, and No. 62/2020/QH14, as follows:

a) Replacing the phrase "urban and rural planning" for the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clauses 15a, 18, 21, and 24 of Article 3; Clause 4 of Article 12; Clause 1 of Article 79;

b) Replacing the phrase "urban and rural planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Clause 1 of Article 51; Point b of Clause 2 of Article 58; Point c of Clause 1 of Article 61; Point b of Clause 7 of Article 79; Points d and e of Clause 2 of Article 89; Point d of Clause 1 of Article 94; Clause 1 of Article 117; Point d of Clause 1 of Article 118; Clause 5 of Article 130;

c) Replacing the phrase "functional area planning or detailed construction planning for rural residential areas" with the phrase "functional area planning or detailed planning for construction areas determined in the general planning of the district or commune" in Point d of Clause 1 of Article 83a and Point i of Clause 2 of Article 89;

d) Replacing the phrase "detailed construction planning for rural residential areas" with the phrase "detailed planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Clause 3 of Article 93;

đ) Replacing the phrase "construction planning design" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 148 and Article 158;

e) Removing the phrase "according to the implementation plan of construction planning" from Clause 18 of Article 3; removing the phrase "establishing and implementing construction planning" from Clause 9 of Article 4; removing the phrase "construction planning" from Clause 4 of Article 160, Clause 3 of Article 162, Point a of Clause 2 of Article 163;

g) Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 91 as follows:

“1. In accordance with urban and rural planning approved by competent state authorities. For construction projects in stable urban areas that have not yet had detailed planning or urban design, they must comply with architectural management regulations issued by competent state authorities.”

h) Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 92 as follows:

“1. In accordance with urban and rural planning or the location and overall layout of the project approved in writing by competent state authorities.”

i) Amending and supplementing Clause 2 of Article 93 as follows:

“2. For individual houses in urban areas, they must meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and comply with detailed planning according to urban and rural planning laws; for individual houses in stable urban areas, they must comply with detailed planning according to urban and rural planning laws or specific urban design or architectural management regulations issued by competent state authorities.”

k) Amending and supplementing Point a of Clause 1 of Article 94 as follows:

“a) Located in areas with urban and rural planning approved and announced by competent state authorities but not yet implemented and without a land expropriation decision by competent state authorities;”

l) Amending and supplementing Point b of Clause 1 of Article 94 as follows:

“b) Complying with the scale and duration of the project as prescribed by the provincial People's Committee for each area based on management and development requirements and in accordance with the planning period;”

m) Amending and supplementing Clause 4 of Article 94 as follows:

“4. For construction projects and individual houses granted construction permits with a validity period, when the construction period specified in the permit expires and the urban and rural planning law adjusts the extension of the period, the authority issuing the permit shall notify the extension of the project's existence period. If the investor continues to require new construction, repair, or renovation, a construction permit with a validity period shall be issued in accordance with management and development requirements and the adjusted planning period.”

n) Amending and supplementing Point a of Clause 1 of Article 164 as follows:

“a) Implement state management over investment construction activities according to the Government’s classification; manage construction order on the territory according to planning, design, and construction permits as prescribed by the Government; issue documents within its authority; direct the implementation of urban and rural planning laws and investment construction plans; organize guidance, inspection, resolution of complaints and denunciations, and handling of violations in investment construction activities;”

o) Abolishing Clauses 7, 8, 16, 22, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 44 of Article 3, Article 150, and Chapter II.

2. Amending and supplementing certain articles of the Land Law No. 31/2024/QH15, which has been amended and supplemented by Law No. 43/2024/QH15, as follows:

a) Replacing the phrase "law on urban planning" with the phrase "law on urban and rural planning" in Clause 5 of Article 65, Clause 4 of Article 66, Clause 5 of Article 116, and Clause 2 of Article 216;

b) Replacing the phrase "construction planning, urban planning, rural planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point a of Clause 2 and Clause 5 of Article 66;

c) Replacing the phrase "construction planning, urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point c of Clause 3 of Article 122;

d) Replacing the phrase "detailed construction planning" with the phrase "detailed planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point c of Clause 5 of Article 158 and Point i of Clause 1 of Article 159;

đ) Replacing the phrase "construction planning or urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point c of Clause 2 of Article 190;

e) Replacing the phrase "construction planning, urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point b of Clause 4 of Article 216;

g) Replacing the phrase "construction planning; urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning" in Point a of Clause 3 and Point a of Clause 7 of Article 219;

h) Replacing the phrase "construction planning" with the phrase "functional area planning; rural planning" in Point a of Clause 1 of Article 67.

3. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on Promoting Democracy at Grassroots Level No. 10/2022/QH15 as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning for districts, urban planning for communes and rural residential areas; general planning established for towns, detailed planning for zones within the town's scope" with the phrase "general planning for districts, general planning for communes and detailed planning for construction areas determined in the general planning for districts and communes; general planning for towns, detailed planning for zones within the scope of districts, communes, and towns" in Clause 3, Article 11;

b) Amend and supplement Clause 6, Article 25 as follows:

“6. Draft urban and rural planning.”

4. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on Real Estate Business No. 29/2023/QH15, which has been amended and supplemented by some articles according to Law No. 43/2024/QH15 as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "laws on urban planning" with the phrase "laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 2, Article 11 and Point b, Clause 1, Article 29;

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 3, Article 39;

c) Replace the phrase "laws on construction and laws on urban planning" with the phrase "laws on urban and rural planning" in Point b, Clause 1, Article 40;

d) Replace the phrase "laws on urban planning" with the phrase "laws on urban and rural planning" in Point c, Clause 1, Article 40, Point d, Clause 1, Article 43;

đ) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 1, Article 77 and Clause 1, Article 78.

5. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on Housing No. 27/2023/QH15, which has been amended and supplemented by some articles according to Law No. 43/2024/QH15 as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning, urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 3; Clause 2, Article 5; Point b, Clause 1, Article 26; Clause 9, Article 88;

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning, urban planning, functional area planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 2, Article 4;

c) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 1, Article 40; Point đ, Clause 2, Article 59;

d) Replace the phrase "detailed planning or detailed planning at a scale of 1/500" with the phrase "detailed planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 2, Article 50;

đ) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 1, Article 54 and Clause 2, Article 60;

e) Replace the phrase "laws on urban planning" with the phrase "laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 1, Article 64;

g) Replace the phrase "land use indicators for urban planning" with the phrase "land use indicators for planning" in Clause 2, Article 64;

h) Replace the phrase "detailed planning for construction" with the phrase "detailed planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 2, Article 54; Clause 6, Article 60; Point a, Clause 1, Article 82; Clause 1, Article 96;

i) Replace the phrase "detailed planning for construction" with the phrase "detailed planning" in Point b, Clause 3 and Point a, Clause 4, Article 88;

k) Replace the phrase "industrial zone planning" with the phrase "industrial zone planning" in Clause 1, Article 94 and Point a, Clause 2, Article 95;

l) Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 32 as follows:

“1. The land area for developing housing must be determined in urban planning, rural planning, industrial zone planning, higher education institution planning, and other planning as prescribed by laws on planning, laws on urban and rural planning, and other relevant laws.”.

6. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on the Capital City No. 39/2024/QH15 as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "general planning for functional areas" with the phrase "general planning for functional areas" in Clause 3, Article 17;

b) Replace the phrase "laws on construction, laws on urban planning" with the phrase "laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 4, Article 17;

c) Replace the phrase "detailed planning for construction" with the phrase "detailed planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Point b, Clause 2, Article 24;

d) Replace the phrase "detailed planning for construction" with the phrase "detailed planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Point a, Clause 3, Article 24;

đ) Replace the phrase "national technical standards on urban planning" with the phrase "national technical standards on urban and rural planning" in Point b, Clause 2, Article 31;

e) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "planning according to laws on urban and rural planning" in Point a, Clause 3, Article 32;

g) Replace the phrase "urban planning, urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 3, Article 35.

7. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on the Organization of Local Administration No. 77/2015/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented by some articles according to Law No. 21/2017/QH14, Law No. 47/2019/QH14, Resolution No. 96/2023/QH15, Law No. 31/2024/QH15, Law No. 34/2024/QH15, and Law No. 43/2024/QH15 as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "planning on construction and development of cities" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 3, Article 40;

b) Amend and supplement Point e, Clause 3, Article 19 as follows:

“e) Decide economic regional linkage between local administrative levels in accordance with the situation and characteristics of the locality and ensure the unity of the national economy;”

c) Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 54 as follows:

“2. Decide public investment projects for urban infrastructure within its territory in accordance with the law.”

8. Amend and replace the phrase "Urban planning for urban areas, residential areas, functional areas, industrial clusters as stipulated in the Construction Law and related laws" with the phrase "Planning according to laws on urban and rural planning for urban areas, residential areas, functional areas, and industrial clusters" in Clause 2, Article 63 of the Telecommunications Law No. 24/2023/QH15.

9. Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 1, Article 64 of the Environmental Protection Law No. 72/2020/QH14, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 11/2022/QH15, No. 16/2023/QH15, and No. 18/2023/QH15.

10. Replace the phrase "marking boundary stakes according to urban planning" with the phrase "marking stakes in accordance with the laws on urban and rural planning" in Clause 6, Article 78 of the Railways Law No. 06/2017/QH14, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 35/2018/QH14 and No. 16/2023/QH15.

11. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters No. 33/2013/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 60/2020/QH14 and No. 18/2023/QH15, as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Point a, Clause 9, Article 42.

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "planning under the laws on urban and rural planning for" in Point b, Clause 12, Article 42 and Point d, Clause 1, Article 43.

12. Replace the phrase "local urban planning" with the phrase "planning under the laws on urban and rural planning" in Point b, Clause 2, Article 37 of the Advertising Law No. 16/2012/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 35/2018/QH14 and No. 42/2024/QH15.

13. Amend and supplement some articles of the Law on Dikes No. 79/2006/QH11, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 15/2008/QH12, No. 35/2018/QH14, No. 60/2020/QH14, and No. 18/2023/QH15, as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "planning under the laws on urban and rural planning" in Point b, Clause 3, Article 26 and Clause 1, Article 27.

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning" with the phrase "urban and rural planning" in Clause 6, Article 42.

14. Amend and supplement Item 3.2 of Section II of Annex 01 on the List of Fees and Charges of the Law on Fees and Charges No. 97/2015/QH14, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 09/2017/QH14, No. 23/2018/QH14, No. 72/2020/QH14, No. 16/2023/QH15, No. 20/2023/QH15, No. 24/2023/QH15, No. 33/2024/QH15, and No. 35/2024/QH15, as follows:

3.2

Urban and Rural Planning Review Fee

the Ministry of Finance

Article 58. Effective Date

1. This Law shall take effect from July 1, 2025.

2. The Urban Planning Law No. 30/2009/QH12, which has been amended and supplemented by Laws No. 77/2015/QH13, No. 35/2018/QH14, No. 40/2019/QH14, No. 61/2020/QH14, and Article 29 of Law No. 35/2018/QH14, shall cease to be effective from the date this Law takes effect.

Article 59. Transitional Provisions

1. Urban planning, town planning, and individual town design that have been approved before the effective date of this Law shall continue to be valid until the end of their validity period as stipulated in this Law.

2. Town planning that was established before the effective date of this Law and is currently undergoing review and approval of the planning scheme, which requires written agreement from the Ministry of Construction or specialized agencies on urban and rural planning under provincial People's Committees, but does not require such agreement under this Law, shall be implemented in accordance with this Law.

3.[121] (Repealed)

4. Town planning that has undergone review of the planning scheme before the effective date of this Law may continue to be approved in accordance with the laws on construction and urban planning prior to the effective date of this Law.

5. In cases where partial amendments to town planning schemes reviewed before the effective date of this Law involve changes in approval authority as stipulated in this Law, there is no need for re-review. The authority to approve partial amendments to the planning shall be carried out in accordance with this Law.

6. In cases where town planning schemes approved by the Prime Minister under the laws on construction and urban planning before the effective date of this Law fall within the approval authority of provincial People's Committees under this Law, when amending the planning, provincial People's Committees shall implement in accordance with this Law.

7.[122] (Repealed)

8.[123] (deleted)

9. Certificates of capacity for construction activities issued to organizations and certificates of practice for individuals in the field of urban planning design, issued before the effective date of this Law and still valid, shall continue to be valid until the expiration date of the certificate.

 

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CERTIFIED CONSOLIDATED DOCUMENT

 

Hanoi, March 13, 2026

 

HEAD




Le Quang Manh

 

 

 

[1] The basis for promulgating the Law on Digital Industry and Technology No. 71/2025/QH15 is as follows:

"Based on the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly enacts the Law on Digital Industry and Technology."

The Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning has the following basis for promulgation:

"Based on the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which has been amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly enacts the Law amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning No. 47/2024/QH15, which has been amended and supplemented by Law No. 71/2025/QH15."

[2] This clause is amended and supplemented in accordance with Point a, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[3] This clause is amended and supplemented in accordance with Point a, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[4] This clause is amended and supplemented in accordance with Point b, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[5] This clause is amended and supplemented in accordance with Point b, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[6] This clause is amended and supplemented in accordance with Point c, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[7] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point d, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[8] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[9] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point b, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[10] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point c, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[11] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point c, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[12] This point has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[13] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point d, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[14] This introductory paragraph has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point đ, Clause 2, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[15] This provision has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 3, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[16] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 4, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[17] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 4, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[18] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 4, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[19] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[20] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[21] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[22] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point b, Clause 4, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[23] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[24] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 5, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[25] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[26] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[27] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 6, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[28] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 7, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[29] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[30] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 8, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[31] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[32] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[33] This clause has been added pursuant to Point b, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[34] This introductory paragraph has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point c, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[35] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point d, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[36] This point has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[37] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[38] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point đ, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[39] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[40] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point e, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[41] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point g, Clause 9, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[42] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[43] This clause has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 10, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[44] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[45] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 11, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[46] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[47] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[48] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[49] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 12, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[50] This point has been amended and supplemented pursuant to Point a, Clause 12, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[51] This clause is added pursuant to point b, Clause 12, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[52] This clause is amended pursuant to point c, Clause 12, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[53] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[54] The title of this Article is amended and supplemented pursuant to point a, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[55] The introductory paragraph of this Article is amended and supplemented pursuant to point a, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[56] The phrase "central city" is replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[57] This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to point b, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[58] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to point c, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[59] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to point c, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[60] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to point c, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[61] This clause is added pursuant to point c, Clause 13, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[62] This Article is repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[63] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 14, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[64] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 15, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[65] This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 16, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[66] This Article is repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[67] This clause has been repealed pursuant to Clause 37, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[68] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 17, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[69] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 17, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[70] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 17, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[71] This clause is added pursuant to Clause 17, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[72] The title of this Article is amended and supplemented pursuant to point a, Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[73] The introductory paragraph of this Article is amended and supplemented pursuant to point a, Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[74] This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to point b, Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[75] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to point c, Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[76] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[77] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[78] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[79] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[80] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 21, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[81] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[82] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[83] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[84] This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 22, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, and shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[85] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[86] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[87] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[88] The phrase "directly under the central government city" has been replaced with the term "city" pursuant to Clause 36, Article 1 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, which shall take effect from January 1, 2026.

[89] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 23 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[90] Cụm từ “thành phố trực thuộc trung ương” được thay thế bằng từ “thành phố” theo quy định tại khoản 36 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[91] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 24 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[92] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm a khoản 25 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[93] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 25 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[94] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 25 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[95] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 26 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[96] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 26 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[97] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 27 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[98] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 27 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[99] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 28 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[100] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm a khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[101] Điểm này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm a khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[102] Cụm từ “thành phố trực thuộc trung ương” được thay thế bằng từ “thành phố” theo quy định tại khoản 36 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[103] Điểm này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[104] Điểm này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[105] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[106] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[107] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[108] Khoản này được bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 29 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[109] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 30 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[110] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 31 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[111] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 31 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[112] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 32 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[113] Điểm này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[114] Cụm từ “thành phố trực thuộc trung ương” được thay thế bằng từ “thành phố” theo quy định tại khoản 36 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[115] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 33 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[116] Khoản này được bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm a khoản 34 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[117] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại điểm b khoản 34 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[118] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 35 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[119] Khoản này được sửa đổi, bổ sung theo quy định tại khoản 35 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[120] Điều 50 của Luật Công nghiệp công nghệ số số 71/2025/QH15, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026 quy định như sau:

“Điều 50. Hiệu lực thi hành

1. Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026, trừ trường hợp quy định tại khoản 2 Điều này.

2. Các điều 11, 28 và 29 của Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành từ ngày 01 tháng 7 năm 2025.

3. Trường hợp có quy định khác nhau về cùng một vấn đề giữa Luật này với luật, nghị quyết khác của Quốc hội thì áp dụng quy định của Luật này. Trừ trường hợp văn bản quy phạm pháp luật khác có quy định cơ chế, chính sách ưu đãi hoặc thuận lợi hơn Luật này thì đối tượng được ưu đãi được áp dụng mức ưu đãi có lợi nhất.”.

Điều 2, các khoản 1, 2 và 3 Điều 3, Điều 4 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026 quy định như sau:

“Điều 2. Quy định xử lý khó khăn, vướng mắc về việc lập mới, điều chỉnh và phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu đối với khu vực hình thành đô thị khi thực hiện sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính các cấp và tổ chức chính quyền địa phương 02 cấp

1. Việc lập mới, điều chỉnh và phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu khi thực hiện sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính các cấp và tổ chức chính quyền địa phương 02 cấp áp dụng đối với khu vực hình thành đô thị có vai trò thúc đẩy phát triển kinh tế - xã hội của địa phương, có quy mô dân số dự báo theo thời hạn 10 năm đạt từ 45.000 người trở lên đối với thành phố; từ 15.000 người trở lên đối với tỉnh hình thành sau sắp xếp ở khu vực miền núi, vùng cao, biên giới; từ 21.000 người trở lên đối với các tỉnh hình thành sau sắp xếp còn lại.

2. Nguyên tắc và yêu cầu lập mới, điều chỉnh, phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu được quy định như sau:

a) Quy hoạch phân khu đối với khu vực hình thành đô thị có thể được lập mới, điều chỉnh đồng thời với quá trình lập, điều chỉnh quy hoạch tỉnh hoặc quy hoạch chung đô thị và được phê duyệt trước khi phê duyệt quy hoạch tỉnh, quy hoạch chung đô thị;

b) Sau khi phê duyệt, quy hoạch phân khu được cập nhật, tích hợp trong quy hoạch tỉnh, quy hoạch chung đô thị để bảo đảm tính thống nhất, đồng bộ;

c) Nội dung quy hoạch phân khu đối với khu vực dự kiến hình thành đô thị thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn và bảo đảm các yêu cầu sau: ranh giới, quy mô diện tích lập quy hoạch phân khu tại quyết định phê duyệt nhiệm vụ quy hoạch trên cơ sở rà soát, xác định tính chất, chức năng, vai trò thúc đẩy phát triển kinh tế - xã hội và khả năng kết nối hạ tầng kỹ thuật, hạ tầng xã hội của khu vực dự kiến lập quy hoạch; tuân thủ quy chuẩn, tiêu chuẩn về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, quy định của pháp luật có liên quan.

3. Thẩm quyền, trình tự, thủ tục lập mới, điều chỉnh, phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu được quy định như sau:

a) Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh giao nhiệm vụ cho cơ quan, đơn vị trực thuộc lập nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch phân khu;

b) Cơ quan chuyên môn về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh tổ chức thẩm định nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch phân khu;

c) Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh xem xét, phê duyệt nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch phân khu trên cơ sở báo cáo thẩm định và hồ sơ do cơ quan chuyên môn về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn cấp tỉnh trình;

d) Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh báo cáo Hội đồng nhân dân cùng cấp quyết định trước khi phê duyệt trong trường hợp việc lập quy hoạch phân khu đối với khu vực hình thành đô thị làm thay đổi vượt quá các chỉ tiêu sử dụng đất cấp tỉnh theo pháp luật về đất đai;

đ) Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh báo cáo Hội đồng nhân dân cùng cấp quyết định trước khi tổ chức lập mới, điều chỉnh trong trường hợp quy mô dân số dự báo thấp hơn mức quy định tại khoản 1 Điều này;

e) Trình tự, thủ tục lấy ý kiến, thẩm định, phê duyệt nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch phân khu tại các điểm a, b và c khoản này thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn.

Điều 3. Hiệu lực thi hành

1. Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026, trừ quy định tại khoản 2 Điều này.

2. Điều 2 của Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026 đến hết ngày 28 tháng 02 năm 2027. Đối với trường hợp quy định tại Điều 2 của Luật này, Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh được lựa chọn áp dụng các quy định tại Điều 2 của Luật này hoặc các quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều theo Luật số 71/2025/QH15 (sau đây gọi là Luật số 47/2024/QH15) và Luật này.

3. Nghị quyết số 66.1/2025/NQ-CP ngày 18 tháng 7 năm 2025 của Chính phủ quy định xử lý khó khăn, vướng mắc về việc lập mới, điều chỉnh và phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu đối với khu vực hình thành đô thị khi thực hiện sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính các cấp và tổ chức chính quyền địa phương 02 cấp hết hiệu lực từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

Điều 4. Điều khoản chuyển tiếp

1. Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn đã được phê duyệt trước ngày Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành thì được tiếp tục có hiệu lực đến hết thời hạn hiệu lực của quy hoạch theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và quy định tại các khoản 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 và 8 Điều này.

2. Các nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch đang được lập, thẩm định, phê duyệt theo pháp luật về quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn trước ngày Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành thì được tiếp tục thực hiện các bước tiếp theo, hoàn thiện nội dung và thực hiện về trách nhiệm, thẩm quyền, trình tự, thủ tục theo quy định của Luật này.

3. Quy hoạch xây dựng, quy hoạch đô thị đã được phê duyệt nhiệm vụ quy hoạch mà chưa được thẩm định đồ án quy hoạch trước ngày Luật số 47/2024/QH15 có hiệu lực thi hành thì cơ quan tổ chức lập quy hoạch rà soát, bổ sung nội dung quy hoạch theo quy định của Luật này, bảo đảm phù hợp với tổ chức chính quyền địa phương 02 cấp và thực hiện trình tự thẩm định, phê duyệt quy hoạch theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và Luật này.

4. Trường hợp quy hoạch xây dựng, quy hoạch đô thị thuộc thẩm quyền phê duyệt của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh theo pháp luật về xây dựng, pháp luật về quy hoạch đô thị và đã được phê duyệt trước ngày Luật số 47/2024/QH15 có hiệu lực thi hành mà theo quy định của Luật này được phân định, phân cấp thẩm quyền phê duyệt về cơ quan khác thì cơ quan đó thực hiện theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và Luật này.

5. Đối với đô thị, khu kinh tế, khu du lịch quốc gia đã có quy hoạch chung được phê duyệt trước ngày 01 tháng 7 năm 2025, nếu chưa hết thời hạn quy hoạch chung mà cần thiết phải lập quy hoạch phân khu thì được tiếp tục lập, thẩm định, phê duyệt quy hoạch phân khu trong thời hạn 02 năm kể từ ngày 01 tháng 7 năm 2025. Việc lập, thẩm định, phê duyệt, rà soát, điều chỉnh quy hoạch phân khu được tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và Luật này. Quy hoạch phân khu có hiệu lực cho đến khi quy hoạch chung được điều chỉnh tổng thể theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và Luật này. Chính phủ quy định chi tiết khoản này.

6. Các nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch sau đây đang tổ chức lập, thẩm định, trình phê duyệt thì không tiếp tục thực hiện:

a) Quy hoạch chung huyện;

b) Quy hoạch chung thị trấn, quy hoạch chung đô thị mới dự kiến trở thành thị trấn;

c) Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn đối với đô thị mới có phạm vi quy hoạch liên quan đến địa giới hành chính của từ 02 tỉnh trở lên;

d) Quy hoạch chi tiết khu vực thuộc quy hoạch chung huyện.

7. Các quy định quản lý theo quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn đang được tổ chức lập, chưa được cơ quan có thẩm quyền ban hành trước thời điểm Luật này có hiệu lực thi hành thì việc ban hành thực hiện theo quy định của Luật này.

8. Tên gọi của nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch chung thành phố thuộc tỉnh, thị xã và quy hoạch chung đô thị mới dự kiến trở thành thị xã, thành phố thuộc tỉnh, thành phố theo quy định tại Luật số 47/2024/QH15 thì khi tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định của Luật số 47/2024/QH15 và Luật này được xác định là nhiệm vụ quy hoạch, quy hoạch chung đô thị.”.

[121] Khoản này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[122] Khoản này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

[123] Khoản này được bãi bỏ theo quy định tại khoản 37 Điều 1 của Luật số 144/2025/QH15 sửa dối, bổ sung một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch dô thị và nông thôn, có hiệu lực kể từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2026.

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