In the press briefing on Ho Chi Minh City’s socio-economic situation held on August 8, representatives from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment shared that the department has proposed a reduction in the land allocation limit for residential use in District 7, District 12, Binh Tan District, and Thu Duc City.
The representative from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment stated that the demand for residential land across Ho Chi Minh City is extremely high. (Illustrative image)
According to the department, District 2, District 9, and Thu Duc have merged to form Thu Duc City, and the land fund for allocating land to individuals is now limited. Additionally, the pace of urbanization in District 7, District 12, Binh Tan District, and Thu Duc City is rapid, with similar housing development patterns to those in District 6, District 8, Go Vap District, and Binh Thanh District.
The representative also noted that the density and land fund for residential construction in the planned urban areas of Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be, and Can Gio districts are not inferior to, and even surpass, those in the township areas of these districts.
Furthermore, the demand for residential land across Ho Chi Minh City is high, but the amount of land yet to be allocated is limited.
Given these reasons, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has drafted a decision to reduce the land allocation limit and narrow down the administrative units to which the corresponding land allocation limits apply.
Specifically, the limit for Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Go Vap, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, Tan Phu, Binh Tan, and Thu Duc is proposed to be no more than 160 square meters per individual.
For townships in the districts of Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be, and Can Gio, and the planned urban areas within these districts, the limit is suggested to be no more than 200 square meters per individual.
Meanwhile, in rural residential areas in the communes of Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be, and Can Gio districts, the limit is proposed to be no more than 250 square meters per individual.
The department representative also mentioned that according to Article 4 of the 2024 Land Law, land users include organizations and individuals, and households are no longer considered land users as they were under the 2013 Land Law.
“The content of the land allocation limit for individuals should be flexible and based on the actual situation. Localities can allocate land below this maximum limit. Before allocating land, it is necessary to ensure that the detailed planning at a scale of 1/500 is suitable for the local reality and complies with construction standards,” said the representative of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Prior to this, on July 22, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued a document seeking opinions from relevant departments and branches, the People’s Committees of districts and Thu Duc City. They also published the full text of the proposed Report and Decision on the city’s government portal and the department’s website for comments from agencies, organizations, and individuals as per regulations.
“The received opinions mostly agreed with the proposed limits. Currently, the department is consolidating the feedback, finalizing the draft, and sending it to the Department of Justice for review through an expedited process. It is expected to be submitted to the city’s People’s Committee for approval in August,” the department representative added.
