With Directive No. 09/2008/CT-TTg of February 28, the Prime Minister has requested the Construction Ministry to coordinate with local administrations in reviewing procedures for elaboration and approval of urban construction plans before proposing to competent authorities amendments to regulations and standards on planning suitable to urban development.
Local People’s Committees will work out detailed plans on construction of urban projects, grant construction planning certificates and construction permits, allocate or lease land, and set up and fund planning information centers based on a geographical information system (GIS) to promptly and transparently supply information on planning.-