Urban planning in Hai Duong and issues of concern

Planning is becoming an effective tool for managing urban development in Hai Duong . In the photo: A corner of Hai Duong city seen from above. Photo: THANH CHUNG

Efforts to reach the urbanization finish line

According to the assessment of the Standing Committee of the Hai Duong Provincial People's Council at the thematic supervision of planning management in the province, the urban system in Hai Duong has been planned and developed in a green, smart, and modern direction, contributing positively to the socio -economic development of localities and the whole province.

Regarding the planning, appraisal and approval work, up to now, 11/12 district-level localities in Hai Duong have completed approving the adjustment of district-level construction planning, general planning of cities and towns. Binh Giang district is currently completing documents and submitting them to competent authorities for approval of the district-level construction planning project until 2030, with a vision to 2045. The general urban planning of Binh Giang will be established in the period 2026 - 2030.

The Standing Committee of Hai Duong Provincial People's Council supervises the topic of urban planning management in Kinh Mon town.

Since 2020, localities, departments and branches have promoted their roles and responsibilities in proposing, participating, appraising, submitting for approval or approving investment policies, ensuring consistency between types of planning (urban planning, land use planning, sectoral planning). From general planning, zoning planning, to detailed planning, there is connectivity. Planning has become an effective tool for implementing urban development management in Hai Duong.

Planning work has had positive changes, limiting the situation of entrusting planning to consulting units.

Conducting direct surveys in many districts and towns such as Binh Giang, Kinh Mon and Chi Linh City, it is easy to see that urban development is basically meeting the schedule. Urban space is increasingly expanding, gradually building rural areas according to urban criteria. Many rural areas in Hai Duong province have green, clean, beautiful "village street" landscapes, meeting urban criteria.

The first-class urban area of ​​Hai Duong City has made a strong transformation, initially having some outstanding architectural works. In the photo: Landscape care in the ecological urban area along the Thai Binh River (Ecorivers)

Hai Duong currently has 16 urban areas. By the end of 2023, the urbanization rate of the whole province will reach about 40.7%. According to the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress, by 2025, the urbanization rate of the whole province will strive to reach over 45%.

Notably, the only type I urban area, Hai Duong City, has made a strong transformation when the urban space has been expanded, technical infrastructure, and socio-economic infrastructure have been paid attention to in a synchronous manner. In particular, a number of new urban areas have been initially formed associated with investment in building public spaces and key architectural works such as the ecological urban area along the Thai Binh River (Ecorivers), Phu Quy urban area, and the new urban area in the south of Hai Duong City. These projects have contributed to changing the urban appearance in Hai Duong and have also become a destination for sightseeing and entertainment for people inside and outside the province.

Construction management according to planning is also of interest. From 2020 to now, construction management according to urban planning in Hai Duong has changed when many projects and construction works comply with and are in accordance with urban planning. 45 enterprises violating illegal construction have been fined a total of more than 2.34 billion VND.

Still slow

11/12 districts, towns and cities in Hai Duong province have not yet developed regulations on urban architecture management and regulations on rural residential area architecture management (illustrative photo)

Besides the results in urban planning management, Hai Duong still has limitations.

That is the slowness in planning processes. The progress of completing, reporting, appraising and approving general urban planning (city, town, township) is still slow compared to the requirements. According to the assessment of the monitoring delegation of the Standing Committee of the Hai Duong Provincial People's Council, this has affected the attraction of investment and the implementation of construction investment projects, especially some key projects and works at the provincial and district levels.

Up to now, the People's Committee of Hai Duong province has not completed the review and adjustment of the province's urban development program to replace the old program approved in 2017 which has expired. Gia Loc and Nam Sach districts have not yet organized the establishment of urban development programs. Hai Duong and Chi Linh cities in the province have not periodically reviewed and adjusted the urban development program on time, and have not yet developed a plan to implement the urban development program in the area.

Up to 11/12 localities have not yet built a list of valuable architectural works in the area under their management; have not reported to the Provincial People's Committee, submitted to the Provincial People's Council for approval of the content of the urban architecture management regulations, the rural residential area architecture management regulations in the management area before submitting for approval or approving according to authority (except for Chi Linh City).

Regarding planning quality, the report of Hai Duong Provincial People's Committee also self-assessed the quality of some planning projects approved in previous years as not high, the planning vision was not good, lacked orientation, and there was no research on connecting development zoning plans between localities, leading to the need for multiple adjustments.

The technical infrastructure system of many residential and urban area projects has not been completed yet (illustrative photo)

After the planning was approved, the planning management work in Hai Duong in the past time still has many limitations. Notably, many new urban and residential area projects in the area are currently behind schedule compared to requirements. In the period 2020 - 2024, there are 40 residential and urban area projects approved for investment policy, but only 22 projects have completed investor selection and are continuing to complete investment procedures. The remaining 18 projects are still in the process of selecting investors.

The implementation of urban technical infrastructure construction investment projects in most localities is still limited. Among the 45 urban renovation and beautification projects implemented by localities in the past time, there are up to 34 small-scale projects, renovating and repairing drainage systems, lighting, sidewalks, and traffic road improvement; only 11 projects are large-scale, newly invested in construction.

While new planning and new projects are slow to be implemented, many violations in construction order management and urban planning from the previous period have not been thoroughly handled.

Some unfinished projects are prolonged.

- The residential area of ​​Hiep Son industrial cluster (Kinh Mon town) has not yet built a centralized wastewater treatment plant. This is also the common situation of old residential areas built before 2015 in Hai Duong.
- The Hai Duong City Ecotourism and Service Project (Ha Hai area) still has many problems so it has not been accepted; 3,713 m2 of land has not been cleared yet. The investor has not completed the wastewater treatment plant, the construction of a 30-storey hotel, and a high-class nursing home.
- The Do Market and commercial residential area project in Ung Hoe commune (Ninh Giang) has been implemented since 2008 and has not yet been accepted. Some locations are damaged, cracked and sunken, and the wastewater treatment system has not been built.
(According to the monitoring results of the Standing Committee of Hai Duong Provincial People's Council)

Urgently review the Urban Development Program in the province

Through monitoring and direct surveys in a number of urban areas in the province, it can be seen that urban management work in recent times has had many positive changes, but there are also some limitations and problems that have significantly affected urban planning and landscape work in the province.

The monitoring delegation reported and advised the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council to request the Provincial People's Committee to strengthen leadership and direction at all levels in the work of establishing, approving, appraising, organizing implementation and managing urban planning in the area.

Departments, branches and localities proactively and seriously implement the Project on Construction and Development of Hai Duong Urban Area in the direction of green, smart and modernity in the period of 2021-2025, with a vision to 2035. At the same time, urgently review, adjust and seek opinions from the Provincial People's Council on the Urban Development Program in Hai Duong.

Districts, towns and cities urgently establish, appraise and submit to the Provincial People's Council for approval regulations on urban architecture management in the area and speed up the progress of new urban and residential area development projects that have been approved for investment.

Trinh Thuy Nga, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of Hai Duong Provincial People's Council

Facilitate people and real estate businesses

Through the reality of real estate business in the urban area west of Nam Sach town, it shows that the planning and implementation of the planning have been carried out quite well by the local government and related units with few problems. With the planning vision towards a green, modern urban area, the infrastructure in this urban area is quite spacious and meets the needs of the people.

However, the urban area west of Nam Sach town is still stuck with site clearance for some households in the planned location to build the main entrance gate to the residential area. In the coming time, we hope that the local government will take drastic action to soon clear the site and carry out the works in accordance with the approved urban planning to improve the urban landscape, ensure the rights of the people, and facilitate the business activities of enterprises.

We also hope to be able to propagate, disseminate and guide urban planning early and widely to be proactive in business activities, especially when there are planning adjustments.

Nguyen Quang Kien, Director of Kien Cuong Real Estate One Member Co., Ltd. (Nam Sach town)

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