Contents of construction permit

1. What is a building permit?

According to Clause 17, Article 3 of the 2014 Construction Law (amended in 2020), a construction permit is a legal document issued by a competent state agency to an investor for new construction, repair, renovation, or relocation of a construction.

2. Classification of construction permits

According to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 89 of the 2014 Construction Law (amended and supplemented by Clause 30, Article 1 of the 2020 amended Construction Law), a construction permit includes:

- New construction permit;

- Repair and renovation permit;

- Construction relocation permit;

- Construction permit has a term.

3. Contents of construction permit

Pursuant to Article 90 of the 2014 Construction Law, the main contents of a construction permit include:

- Name of the project.

- Name and address of the investor.

- Location, construction site; construction route for linear projects.

- Type and level of construction works.

- Construction site.

- Red line boundary, construction boundary.

- Construction density (if any).

- Land use coefficient (if any).

- For civil works, industrial works, and individual houses, in addition to the contents specified above in Section 2, there must also be contents on total construction area, construction area of the first floor (ground floor), number of floors (including basement, attic, technical floor, penthouse), and maximum height of the entire building.

- Construction commencement period is not more than 12 months from the date of issuance of construction permit.