Ho Chi Minh City Adds 147 Land Plots to Commercial Housing Pilot List
Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Council approved 147 land plots, covering more than 854 hectares, for potential commercial housing development under a National Assembly pilot scheme. The city government stressed that inclusion on the list does not constitute project approval or permission to change land use.
At its sixth meeting of the 2026–2031 term, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council approved a list of 147 land plots proposed for commercial housing development under the pilot mechanism established by National Assembly Resolution No. 171/2024/QH15. Under the council’s Resolution No. 125/NQ-HĐND, the plots cover more than 854.28 hectares, or approximately 8.54 million square meters.
Ho Chi Minh City has added 147 land plots to its commercial housing development pilot list. File photo.（VietVance）
The list includes approximately 457.34 hectares of existing residential land and land proposed for conversion to residential use. Another approximately 341.51 hectares of rice fields are proposed for a change of use. Under the former administrative boundaries, 94 plots covering approximately 589.58 hectares are in the former Ho Chi Minh City; 19 plots covering approximately 124.67 hectares are in the former Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province; and 34 plots covering approximately 140.03 hectares are in the former Bình Dương province. The list also includes one plot of land designated for national defense.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee said the list was drawn up after three rounds of review involving 450 applications. Of the other applications, 107 did not meet the requirements, 24 involving equitized enterprises require further review, 68 were withdrawn or returned, 103 were carried over to subsequent rounds, and one had been approved previously. The city government calculated that the existing and proposed residential land within the 147 plots does not exceed the pilot scheme’s limit of 30% of the additional residential land area planned for the planning period.
The People’s Committee stressed that approval of the list only provides a basis for continuing pilot procedures. It does not replace approval of investment policy, recognition of investors, allocation or leasing of land, or permission to change land use. The relevant procedures must still be completed in accordance with the law. The city government has instructed the responsible agencies to monitor project progress, ensure public disclosure and set specific completion deadlines for each project.
Source: VietVance