Under Decision 29/2025 issued by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, local People’s Committees at the communes, wards and special zones can issue construction permits for individual houses, excluding grade II or higher works, and for projects with only grade III or grade IV houses that cross multiple administrative units.
The local unit with the largest portion of the project land will issue the permit; all other projects are handled by the municipal Department of Construction.
For projects located in areas with approved sub-zone or functional sub-zone plans that have been announced but not yet implemented, and the areas where land recovery decisions have not been made, time-limited permits may be issued for buildings up to three floors. New constructions with basements are allowed a maximum of one basement level.
Regarding buildings granted time-limited construction permits, the permit will specify the structure’s duration, which is determined by the issuing authority based on the planned implementation timeline. The maximum duration cannot exceed five years and may be adjusted according to the management and development needs of each area when issuing the permit.
Decision 29/2025 will take effect on January 1, 2026.
