The first viewpoint is that the construction investment project has been appraised by a specialized construction agency for its feasibility study report on construction investment in an area with a detailed planning scale of 1/500, including traffic works, infrastructure, water supply and drainage, communications, unfinished individual houses, etc., not including individual houses in the case of dividing plots and selling land.

Therefore, individual houses in the case of dividing plots and selling land in residential areas and urban areas must apply for a construction permit according to regulations.

The second viewpoint is that the construction investment project has been appraised by a specialized construction agency for its feasibility study report on construction investment in an area with a detailed planning scale of 1/500, including traffic works, infrastructure, water supply and drainage, communications, unfinished individual houses, and individual houses in the case of dividing plots and selling land.

Therefore, individual housing projects in the case of dividing plots of land into plots for sale in residential areas and urban areas above do not have to apply for a construction permit according to regulations.

Mr. Toan requested the Ministry of Construction to provide guidance for his unit to comply with regulations.

The Ministry of Construction responded to this issue as follows:

According to current legal regulations, for residential area projects with the goal of investing in infrastructure construction and transferring land to households and individuals to build their own houses, with a detailed 1/500 plan approved by a competent state agency, when people receive land transfer to build their own houses, they are not exempt from construction permits according to the provisions of the Construction Law (except for cases subject to the provisions of Point i, Clause 2, Article 89 of the 2014 Construction Law, which has been amended and supplemented by the Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Construction Law No. 62/2020/QH14).