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AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, amended by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly of Vietnam hereby promulgates the Law on amendments to the Law on Urban and Rural Planning No. 47/2024/QH15, amended by Law No. 71/2025/QH15.

Article 1. Amendments to Law on Urban and Rural Planning

1. Amendments to Article 2:

a) Amendments to Clauses 1 and 2:

“1. “Urban area” refers to a space with a high population density that operates mainly in the non-agricultural sector, has synchronous and modern technical infrastructure and social infrastructure, and is a comprehensive or specialized center whose role is to promote the socio-economic development of the country or a specific territory.

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b) Amendments to Clauses 5 and 6:

“5. “Functional area” refers to an area in an urban or rural area that includes economic areas, tourism areas, industrial areas, export-processing zones, hi-tech parks, hi-tech application agricultural parks, hi-tech application forestry parks, concentrated digital technology areas, research and training areas, sports and gymnastics areas, cultural areas, medical complexes, focal areas of technical infrastructures, and development areas following other functions oriented in the regional planning or provincial planning or master planning according to this Law.

6. “Urban and rural planning” refers to territorial spatial planning, as well as the determination and organization of space, architectural landscapes, and the organization of the system of technical infrastructure works, social infrastructure works, and houses to create an appropriate living environment for people in urban areas, rural areas, and functional areas.”;

c) Amendments to Clause 11:

“11. “Master planning” refers to the determination of objectives and orientations to comprehensive development and long-term development plans; organization of space and the system of technical infrastructure works, social infrastructure works, and houses for urban areas, new urban areas, rural areas, economic zones, or national tourism zones.”;

d) Amendments to Clause 15:

“15. “Framework technical infrastructure” refers to the system of main technical infrastructure works of urban areas, rural areas, and functional areas, determined in the master planning or subdivision planning, including traffic axes, energy transmission lines, water supply and drainage transmission lines, telecommunications works, non-route-based technical infrastructure works, and irrigation works.”.

2. Amendments to Article 3:

a) Amendments to Clause 2:

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a) Urban planning for cities; urban areas affiliated to provinces; urban areas affiliated to cities; special zones being urban areas; new urban areas;

b) Rural planning for communes; special zones not falling under the case prescribed in Point a of this Clause;

c) Functional area planning for functional areas;

d) Underground space planning for cities;

dd) Specialized planning for technical infrastructures for cities.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 4:

“4. Master planning shall be formulated for cities, urban areas affiliated to provinces, new urban areas expected to be established as cities, new urban areas affiliated to provinces, communes, economic zones, national tourism zones, and special zones.

Regarding urban areas affiliated to cities and new urban areas affiliated to cities, the formulation of master planning shall be carried out where necessary under the regulations of the Government of Vietnam.”;

c) Amendments to Points a and b Clause 5:

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b) Functional areas that are not economic zones or national tourism zones and not falling under the case prescribed in Point a of this Clause, having area scale and requirements for management and development as prescribed by the Government of Vietnam; special zones not falling under the case prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article.”;

d) Amendments to Point d Clause 6:

“b) Industrial clusters; functional areas providing services to support rural economic development, determined and established under national objective programs.”;

dd) Amendments to the opening paragraph of Clause 7:

“7. Regarding blocks and routes that meet the following conditions, detailed planning shall not be formulated, and separate urban designs shall be formulated instead:”

3. Amendments to Article 4:

“Article 4. Urban classification and urban system

1. Urban classification:

a) Urban areas shall be classified according to their role, position, and socio-economic development conditions; level of urbanization; level of development of social infrastructure, technical infrastructure, digital infrastructure, spatial organization, architectural landscapes, and other distinctive factors;

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c) Based on the socio-economic development situation of each stage, the Government of Vietnam shall submit to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam regulations on urban classification, ensuring urban development trends that are adaptive to climate change, green, smart, modern, and sustainable.

2. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are special-type urban areas.

3. The urban system shall be oriented in the comprehensive planning for the urban and rural system, or provincial planning or master planning for cities, including urban areas and new urban areas.”.

4. Amendments to Article 5:

a) Amendments to Clauses 1, 2, and 3:

“1. Where the planning scope of an urban area, commune, or special zone lies entirely within the planning scope of an economic zone or a national tourism zone, the formulation of the master planning for the economic zone or national tourism zone shall fully incorporate the development orientation contents of such urban area, commune, or special zone, and separate master planning for each urban area, commune, or special zone shall not be required.

2. Where the planning scope of an urban area, commune, special zone, economic zone, or national tourism zone contains overlapping areas, the formulation of the master planning shall ensure synchronization and consistency among the planning contents within the overlapping areas.

3. Where an economic zone or national tourism zone has its planning scope lying entirely within the planning scope of an urban area, the formulation of the master planning for the urban area shall fully incorporate the contents of the master planning for the economic zone or national tourism zone, and separate master planning for the economic zone or national tourism zone shall not be required.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 7:

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5. Amendments to Point a Clause 1 Article 7:

“a) Master plannings may be formulated concurrently; whichever master planning is completed in formulation and appraisal first shall be approved first;”.

6. Amendments to Clause 4 Article 10:

“4. The management of funding for urban and rural planning operations shall comply with the law on state budget, the law on planning, and relevant laws; People’s Committees at all levels managing the state budget shall be decentralized or authorized to approve cost estimates for urban and rural planning operations for their affiliated units in accordance with the law. The Government shall elaborate on this Clause.”.

7. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 15:

“2. Planning levels shall be formulated based on the grounds prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and the following regulations:

a) Master planning shall be formulated in conformity with socio-economic development strategies, national defense and security strategies, and one of the relevant national plannings, regional plannings, or provincial plannings;

b) Subdivision planning as prescribed in Point a Clause 5 Article 3 of this Law shall be formulated based on the master planning; subdivision planning as prescribed in Point b Clause 5 Article 3 of this Law shall be formulated based on one of the relevant provincial plannings or regional plannings;

c) Detailed planning as prescribed in Point a Clause 6 Article 3 of this Law shall be formulated based on subdivision planning or master planning; in the case prescribed in Point b Clause 6 Article 3 of this Law, detailed planning shall be formulated based on one of the relevant provincial plannings, master plannings, subdivision plannings, or national objective programs.”.

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“2. Where detailed planning is formulated for industrial zones, export-processing zones, hi-tech parks, hi-tech application agricultural parks, hi-tech application forestry parks, concentrated digital technology areas, focal areas of technical infrastructures, and industrial clusters in areas where master planning or subdivision planning has already been approved, it shall not be required to formulate, appraise, and approve the planning objectives prescribed in Points a, b, c, and d Clause 1 of this Article.”

9. Amendments to Article 17:

a) Amendments to Clause 2:

“2. Agencies or organizations established by the Government of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam and assigned to manage functional areas, and not under the provincial People’s Committee, shall organize the formulation of planning objectives and planning for such functional areas.”;

b) Addition of Clause 3a after Clause 3:

“3a. For areas within functional areas, the provincial People’s Committee shall assign responsibility for organizing the formulation of planning between the agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area and the commune-level People’s Committee.”;

c) Amendments to the opening paragraph of Clause 4:

“4. Except for the cases prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article, the provincial People’s Committee shall organize the formulation of planning objectives and urban and rural planning within the administrative boundary under its management in the following cases:”

d) Amendments to Point a Clause 4:

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dd) Amendments to Point d Clause 4:

“d) Subdivision planning and detailed planning for areas whose planning scope involves the administrative boundaries of 2 or more affiliated commune-level administrative divisions;”;

e) Amendments to Clause 5:

“5. Except for the cases prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, 3a, 4, 7, and 8 of this Article, the commune-level People’s Committee shall organize the formulation of planning objectives and the following urban and rural planning:

a) Master planning for communes; master planning for special zones that are not urban areas; master planning for special zones that are urban areas; master planning for new urban areas in communes or special zones oriented as urban areas;

b) Subdivision planning and detailed planning whose planning scope lies within the administrative boundary under its management.”;

g) Amendments to Clause 7:

“7. Agencies or organizations having functions of management of construction investment and land shall organize the formulation of planning objectives, subdivision planning, or detailed planning when assigned by the provincial People’s Committee.”.

10. Amendments to Clause 1 Article 18:

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11. Amendments to Point b Clause 1 Article 21:

“b) Planning scope and boundaries; planning period; development viewpoints and objectives.

For master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces or urban areas affiliated to cities, the planning scope shall be determined based on area conditions, population density, and the proportion of non-agricultural labor in accordance with regulations of the Government of Vietnam;”.

12. Amendments to Article 22:

a) Amendments to Points d and dd of Clause 1:

“d) Determination of spatial development scope for urban areas, rural areas, and functional areas; spatial model and structure for urban areas, rural areas, and functional areas; system of centers; urban design; requirements for planning and architectural landscape management;

dd) Determination of specific areas according to management and development requirements; orientation of urban architectural landscapes; determination of  the use scale of land subject to planning for main functions by stages, including land use demand for the development of housing and social housing; areas of national significance in terms of politics, culture, history, security, and national defense (if any);”;

b) Addition of Clause 1a after Clause 1:

“1a. For a new urban area expected to be established as a city, the master planning must specify the contents prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and clearly determine the grounds regarding scale, scope, and boundaries for the formation and development of the urban area.”;

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“2. Drawings presenting the contents of master planning for cities shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

13. Amendments to the title of Article 23 and the opening paragraph of Clause 1, and several Points and Clauses thereof:

a) Amendments to the title of the Article and the opening paragraph of Clause 1:

“Article 23. Master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces and urban areas affiliated to cities

1. Master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces and urban areas affiliated to cities includes:”;

b) Amendments to Point e Clause 1: 

“e) Orientation of underground space planning and the system of framework technical infrastructure; environmental protection requirements;”

c) Amendments to Clauses 2, 3, and 4 and addition of Clause 5 after Clause 4 Article 4:

“2. For new urban areas, the master planning must specify the contents prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and clearly determine the grounds regarding scale, scope, and boundaries for the formation and development of the urban area.

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4. The planning period for master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces and urban areas affiliated to cities shall be from 20 to 25 years.

5. Master planning for a special zone that is an urban area shall comply with the regulations applicable to master planning for urban areas under this Article.”.

14. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 25:

“2. Drawings presenting the contents of subdivision planning for urban areas shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

15. Amendments to Clause 3 Article 26:

“3. Drawings presenting the contents of detailed planning for urban areas shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

16. Amendments to Point c Clause 3 Article 27:

“c) Drawings presenting the contents of separate urban designs shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”

17. Amendments to Clauses 2,3, and 4 and addition of Clause 5 after Clause 4 Article 29:

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a) Determination of requirements and contents in accordance with the approved provincial planning, master planning for cities, or master planning for functional areas;

b) Assessment of natural, social, and natural resource conditions; current status of construction of technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, housing, and environment; determination of development potential and motivation;

c) Prediction and determination of technical-economic targets and use targets of land subject to planning, as well as rural residential networks;

d) Orientation of overall spatial development and architectural landscapes; urban areas and rural residential areas; agricultural manufacturing areas, industrial areas, cottage industry areas, craft villages, trade and service areas, areas supporting rural economic development of the commune, and areas according to management and development requirements; commune-level center system;

dd) Determination of areas requiring preservation (if any); determination of the use scale of land subject to planning for functions by stages;

e) Orientation of planning for the system of framework technical infrastructure works, infrastructure serving manufacturing, and environmental protection requirements.

3. Drawings presenting the contents of master planning for communes shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.

4. The planning period for master planning for communes shall be from 20 to 25 years.

5. Master planning for a special zone that is not an urban area shall comply with the regulations applicable to master planning for communes.”.

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a) Amendments to the title of the Article and the opening paragraph of Clause 1:

“Article 30. Detailed planning for construction areas determined in master planning for communes

1. Detailed planning for construction areas determined in master planning for communes includes:”;

b) Amendments to Point b Clause 1: 

“b) Determination of technical-economic targets within the planning scope; requirements for spatial layout and architectural landscapes for construction areas of residential houses, working headquarters of administrative agencies, educational works, healthcare works, cultural works, sports and gymnastics works, commercial and service works, and areas supporting rural economic development (if any);”;

c) Amendments to Clause 2:

“2. Drawings presenting the contents of detailed planning for construction areas determined in master planning for communes shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

19. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 31:

“2. Drawings presenting the contents of master planning for economic zones and national tourism zones shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

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“2. Drawings presenting the contents of subdivision planning for functional areas shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.

3. The planning period for subdivision planning for the functional areas shall be determined based on the planning period of the master or provincial planning, and in accordance with management and development requirements.”.

21. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 33:

“2. Drawings presenting the contents of detailed planning for functional areas shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

22. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 34:

“2. Drawings presenting the contents of underground space planning shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Constructions of Vietnam.”.

23. Amendments to Clause 3 Article 35:

“3. Drawings presenting the contents of specialized planning for technical infrastructures shall be prepared at ratios prescribed by the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

24. Amendments to Point a Clause 1 Article 36:

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25. Amendments to Article 37:

a) Amendments to Point a Clause 1:

“a) Agencies or organizations responsible for organizing the formulation of urban and rural planning shall solicit opinions during the process of formulating planning;”;

b) Amendments to Points b and c Clause 2:

“b) Regarding master planning for urban areas that are political-administrative centers of provinces, the provincial People’s Committee shall solicit written opinions from the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam before convening the Appraisal Council meeting;

c) Regarding planning under the approving jurisdiction of the commune-level People’s Committee, the commune-level People’s Committee shall solicit written opinions from the urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee before convening the Appraisal Council meeting.”

26. Amendments to Clauses 3 and 4 Article 38:

“3. The urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the commune-level People’s Committee shall appraise urban and rural planning objectives and planning under the approving jurisdiction of the commune-level People’s Committee.

4. The urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area shall appraise urban and rural planning objectives and planning under the approving jurisdiction of such agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area. Where the agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area does not establish an affiliated urban and rural planning authority, the urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee shall appraise the planning objectives and planning organized for formulation by such agency or organization.”.

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“b) The People’s Committees competent to approve urban and rural planning objectives and planning shall decide the establishment of Appraisal Councils for urban and rural planning objectives and planning under their jurisdiction. Presidents or Vice Presidents of provincial or commune-level People’s Committees or authorized persons shall act as Presidents of Appraisal Councils;

c) The agencies or organizations managing functional areas competent to approve urban and rural planning objectives and planning shall decide the establishment of Appraisal Councils for urban and rural planning objectives and planning under their jurisdiction. Heads of such agencies or authorized persons shall act as Presidents of Appraisal Councils.”.

28. Amendments to Point d Clause 2 Article 40:

“d) Conformity with the planning objectives, except in cases where formulation of planning objectives is not required; applicable technical regulations and standards;”.

29. Amendments to Article 41:

a) Amendments to Points a and b Clause 1:

“a) Master planning for cities and master planning for new urban areas expected to be established as cities; master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces where an economic zone lies entirely within the planning scope;

b) Master planning for economic zones;”;

b) Amendments to Clauses 2, 3, and 4 and addition of Clause 5 after Clause 4 Article 4:

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a) Underground space planning and specialized planning for technical infrastructures of cities;

b) Master planning for urban areas affiliated to provinces; master planning for urban areas affiliated to cities; master planning for new urban areas affiliated to provinces; master planning for new urban areas affiliated to cities; master planning for communes; master planning for special zones; master planning for national tourism zones.

For master planning for communes, the provincial People’s Committee shall decide the decentralization or authorization to the commune-level People’s Committee to approve master planning objectives and planning for communes when there are sufficient conditions in terms of organizational structure, personnel, and capacity of the commune-level authority;

c) Subdivision planning and detailed planning whose planning scope involves the administrative boundaries of 2 or more affiliated commune-level administrative divisions, except for the planning prescribed in Point c Clause 1 and Clause 4 of this Article;

d) Subdivision planning and detailed planning for areas having scale and important political, cultural, historical, security, national defense, and economic development significance of the province or city, as determined by the provincial-level People’s Committee based on national planning, regional planning, provincial planning, or master planning for cities;

dd) Subdivision planning and detailed planning within the administrative boundary managed by a commune, where the organizational structure, personnel, professional capacity, and technical conditions of the commune-level authority do not meet the requirements for appraisal and approval of urban and rural planning objectives and planning;

e) Planning objectives and planning appraised by the urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee as prescribed in Clause 4 Article 38 of this Law.

3. The commune-level People’s Committee shall approve subdivision planning objectives and planning, as well as detailed planning objectives and planning within the administrative boundary under its management, except for the planning prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 4 of this Article.

4. Agencies or organizations established by the Government of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam and assigned to manage functional areas and not affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee, and agencies or organizations affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee assigned to manage functional areas, shall have the authority to approve subdivision planning objectives and planning for functional areas, and detailed planning objectives and planning for functional areas. The provincial People’s Committee shall assign responsibilities between the agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area and the commune-level People’s Committee regarding the exercise of approving jurisdiction and responsibility for appraisal within the functional area.

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5. For detailed planning of national defense and security projects requiring assurance of state secret protection, the Minister of National Defense of Vietnam and the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam shall stipulate responsibilities for organizing formulation, appraisal, and authority to approve detailed planning objectives and planning in accordance with this Law regarding the procedures for formulation, appraisal, and approval of urban and rural planning objectives and planning.

Before approving detailed planning, the competent approving authority shall solicit written opinions from the urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee regarding conformity with provincial technical infrastructure connectivity requirements and compliance with applicable technical regulations and standards in the planning contents; the implementation of this process must comply with the law on protection of state secrets.”.

30. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 42:

“2. The decision approving urban and rural planning objectives and planning must contain the major contents prescribed in Article 21; Clause 1 Article 22; Clause 1 Article 23; Clause 1 Article 25; Clause 1 Article 26; Clause 2 Article 29; Clause 1 Article 30; Clause 1 Article 31; Clause 1 Article 32; Clause 1 Article 33; Clause 1 Article 34; and Clause 2 Article 35 of this Law, together with the approved planning records attached thereto.”.

31. Amendments to Clauses 2 and 3 Article 48:

“2. For planning under the approving jurisdiction of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, the provincial People’s Committee shall organize the formulation, appraisal, approval, and announcement of local adjustments to planning in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

3. For urban and rural planning under the approving jurisdiction of the provincial People’s Committee, the commune-level People’s Committee shall organize the formulation, appraisal, approval, and announcement of local adjustments to planning in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the provincial People’s Committee.”.

32. Amendments to Clause 1 Article 49:

“1. Urban and rural planning-based management regulations shall be promulgated by the authority competent to approve the planning at the time of approval of the planning.

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33. Amendments to Clause 4 Article 52:

“4. Urban and rural planning authorities under provincial People’s Committees and commune-level People’s Committees, and agencies or organizations assigned to manage functional areas shall archive approved marking records and be responsible for providing information related to landmarks to organizations and individuals upon request. Organizations and investors that have carried out the marking as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article must submit marking records to urban and rural planning authorities in accordance with regulations of the Minister of Construction of Vietnam.”.

34. Amendments to Article 53:

a) Addition of Clause 1a after Clause 1:

“1a. Management and investment development according to urban and rural planning must ensure synchronization of technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, architectural landscape space, and public services, meeting objectives, requirements, and criteria of green growth, smart development, climate change adaptation, and sustainable development.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 2:

“2. The Government of Vietnam shall elaborate on this Article.”.

35. Amendments to Clauses 2 and 3 Article 55:

“2. The urban and rural planning authority affiliated with the provincial People’s Committee; the specialized agency having functions of urban and rural planning management under the commune-level People’s Committee; and the agency or organization assigned to manage the functional area shall provide information on approved urban and rural planning to agencies, organizations, and individuals upon request, and assume responsibility for the accuracy of the documents and data provided.

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36. The phrase “thành phố trực thuộc trung ương” (centrally affiliated city) is replaced with the phrase “thành phố” (city) in Point d Clause 1 Article 7, Clause 3 Article 15, Points c and dd Clause 4 Article 17, Clause 3 Article 19, Article 22, Point a Clause 1 Article 23, Point a Clause 1 Article 31, the title of Section 5, Article 34, Article 35, Point c Clause 1 Article 41, and Point a Clause 3 Article 51.

37. Point c Clause 5 Article 3; Clauses 4, 5, 6, and 8 Article 5; Clause 1, Point b Clause 4 and Clause 10 Article 17; Clause 2 Article 21; Article 24; Article 28; Clause 1 Article 29; Points d and dd Clause 1 Article 41; Point a Clause 2 Article 50; and Clauses 3, 7, and 8 Article 59 are hereby annulled.

Article 2. Regulations on handling of difficulties and obstacles in formulation, adjustment, and approval of subdivision planning for areas forming urban areas upon implementation of arrangement of administrative divisions at all levels and organization of 2-tier local authority

1. The formulation, adjustment, and approval of subdivision planning upon implementation of the reorganization of administrative divisions at all levels and the organization of the two-tier local government shall apply to areas forming urban areas that play a role in promoting the local socio-economic development and that have an expected population scale within a 10-year period reaching 45.000 persons or more for cities; 15.000 persons or more for provinces formed after the arrangement in mountainous, highland, and border areas; and 21.000 persons or more for the remaining provinces formed after the arrangement.

2. The principles and requirements for formulation, adjustment, and approval of subdivision planning are prescribed as follows:

a) Subdivision planning for areas forming urban areas may be newly formulated or adjusted concurrently with the process of formulating or adjusting provincial planning or master planning for urban areas, and may be approved before the approval of provincial planning or master planning for urban areas;

b) After approval, subdivision planning shall be updated and integrated into provincial planning and master planning for urban areas to ensure consistency and synchronization;

c) The contents of subdivision planning for areas expected to form urban areas shall comply with the law on urban and rural planning and ensure the following requirements: boundaries and land area scale for subdivision planning formulation as stated in the decision approving the planning objective, based on review and determination of the nature, functions, and role in promoting socio-economic development and the capacity for technical infrastructure and social infrastructure connectivity of the area proposed for planning; compliance with technical regulations and standards on urban and rural planning and relevant laws.

3. The authority and procedures for formulation, adjustment, and approval of subdivision planning are prescribed as follows:

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b) The urban and rural planning authority under the provincial People’s Committee shall organize the appraisal of subdivision planning objectives and planning;

c) The provincial People’s Committee shall consider approving subdivision planning objectives and planning based on the appraisal report and record submitted by the provincial urban and rural planning authority;

d) The provincial People’s Committee shall report to the People’s Council of the same level for decision before approval in cases where the formulation of subdivision planning for areas forming urban areas results in changes exceeding provincial-level land use targets in accordance with the law on land;

dd) The provincial People’s Committee shall report to the People’s Council of the same level for decision before organizing the formulation or adjustment in cases where the expected population scale is lower than the threshold prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

e) The procedures for opinion solicitation, appraisal, and approval of subdivision planning objectives and planning as prescribed in Points a, b, and c of this Clause shall comply with the law on urban and rural planning.

Article 3. Entry into force

1. This Law comes into force as of January 1, 2026, excluding Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Article 2 of this Law takes effect from January 1, 2026 until the end of February 28, 2027. For the cases prescribed in Article 2 of this Law, the provincial People’s Committee may choose to apply either Article 2 of this Law or Law No. 47/2024/QH15, amended by Law No. 71/2025/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as “Law No. 47/2024/QH15”) and this Law.

3. Resolution No. 66.1/2025/NQ-CP dated July 18, 2025 of the Government of Vietnam shall cease to have effect from January 1, 2026.

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3.2

Fee for appraisal of urban and rural planning objectives and planning

Ministry of Finance of Vietnam

Article 4. Transitional provisions

1. Urban and rural plannings approved before the effective date of this Law shall continue to remain valid until the expiry of their validity period in accordance with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this Article.

2. Planning objectives and plannings that are being formulated, appraised, or approved in accordance with the law on urban and rural planning before the effective date of this Law shall continue to implement subsequent steps, finalize their contents, and perform responsibilities, authority, and procedures in accordance with this Law.

3. Construction planning and urban planning for which planning objectives have been approved but whose planning records have not yet been appraised before the effective date of Law No. 47/2024/QH15 shall be reviewed and supplemented by the planning-formulating agency in accordance with this Law, ensuring consistency with the 2-tier local authority organization. The order of appraisal and approval shall comply with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and this Law.

4. In cases where construction planning or urban planning falling under the approving jurisdiction of the provincial People’s Committee in accordance with the law on construction and the law on urban planning has been approved before the effective date of Law No. 47/2024/QH15, however under this Law the approving jurisdiction is reassigned or decentralized to another authority, such authority shall comply with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and this Law.

5. For urban areas, economic zones, and national tourism zones that have their master planning approved before July 1, 2025, if the validity period of the master planning has not yet expired, and it is necessary to formulate subdivision planning, such subdivision planning may continue to be formulated, appraised, and approved within 2 years from July 1, 2025. The formulation, appraisal, approval, review, and adjustment of subdivision planning shall continue to comply with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and this Law. Subdivision planning shall remain effective until the master planning is comprehensively adjusted in accordance with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and this Law. The Government shall elaborate on this Clause.

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a)  Master planning for rural districts;

b)  Master planning for commune-level towns and new urban areas expected to become commune-level towns;

c) Urban and rural planning for new urban areas whose planning scope involves administrative boundaries of 2 or more provinces;

d) Detailed planning for areas within master planning for rural districts.

7. Management regulations in accordance with urban and rural planning that are being formulated, but have not yet been promulgated by competent authorities before the effective date of this Law, shall be promulgated in accordance with this Law.

8. The titles of master planning objectives and planning for district-level cities, district-level town, and master planning for new urban areas expected to become district-level town, district-level cities, or cities as prescribed in Law No. 47/2024/QH15, when continued to be implemented in accordance with Law No. 47/2024/QH15 and this Law, shall be determined as master planning objectives and planning for urban areas.

This Law is approved by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during its 10th meeting session on December 11, 2025.

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