Concerns about the process of collecting opinions on planning projects, seen from reality in Quang Nam

Duy Xuyen district leaders proposed that planning projects under the district's authority should only be considered once, and if opinions were sought when establishing the task, they should not be sought when establishing the project and vice versa. In the photo: A corner of the new urban area of ​​Duy Hai - Duy Nghia. Photo: QT

Recently, the provincial leaders have repeatedly mentioned and urged relevant agencies at the Provincial Party Committee Conference as well as working sessions to focus on guiding the appraisal and early completion of district planning, commune planning, and the general planning of Chu Lai Open Economic Zone...

In fact, many planning projects are still slow in progress due to many reasons, including waiting too long for the step of getting opinions from superiors. The content of opinions is professional and must be agreed in writing by superiors, then the planning approval level can approve the project.

Mr. Ngo Ngoc Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction said that this is almost an appraisal step and is also the reason for the prolonged planning time of many projects in recent years.

“District-level projects sent to the department or files such as the new urban area Duy Hai - Duy Nghia, the new urban area Binh Minh... each time opinions are sought, it will definitely take several months of waiting.

If the current regulations are still maintained, it is necessary to study and allow the planning establishment and approval agency to seek opinions from superiors, but only for reference purposes. The authority of the planning establishment and approval agency can accept or not accept and have an explanation instead of having to get a unified opinion as it is now," said Mr. Hung.

Mr. Dang Huu Phuc - Vice Chairman of Duy Xuyen District People's Committee said that a planning project established by the district level must now seek opinions from superiors, specifically the Department of Construction, twice at the time of establishing the task and establishing the project.

“These planning projects should be considered for comments only once. If comments were taken when establishing the task, they should not be taken when establishing the project and vice versa. Because the appraisal and approval of the project is the responsibility of the district level, but just waiting for comments can take up to a year, while the implementation process is also the responsibility of the approving agency,” Mr. Dang Huu Phuc suggested.

Practice in Quang Nam shows that in previous years, there were projects that took 4-5 years from the time of planning task establishment to planning approval.

This has led to a lot of changes in the actual socio-economic context of the areas included in the planning, inevitably causing many contents of the planning project to not keep up with the development of that area.

Currently, the Law on Urban and Rural Planning is in the drafting process, once passed it will cover the management of planning. Therefore, it is necessary to review the process of collecting consensus opinions in order on planning projects to make appropriate adjustments, creating conditions for planning projects to soon come into practice, paving the way for the socio-economic development process of localities.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/ban-khoan-quy-trinh-lay-y-kien-do-an-quy-hoach-nhin-tu-thuc-te-o-quang-nam-3142383.html