Letter of Beijing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Committee on Implementing the Exemption List of Planning Permit for Construction Projects

No.2194 [2023] of Beijing Rules and Regulations

All relevant units:

  In order to deepen the reform of planned land use, implement the deployment of optimizing the business environment in our city, further improve the living environment, optimize the allocation of small public service facilities, make up the shortcomings around the needs of the masses of enterprises and low-risk matters, and explore the establishment of an exemption list for planning permits for construction projects (hereinafter referred to as the "exemption list"), we hereby notify you of the relevant matters as follows:

  One,Based on the risk of engineering construction projects, differentiated planning permit management is implemented, and projects included in the exemption list are exempted from handling construction project planning permits.

  Second,In the work, the contents of the exemption list are dynamically adjusted according to management practice, social needs and reform requirements.

  Third,The construction unit shall, in accordance with the requirements of land and space planning and relevant laws and regulations, and in combination with the implementation needs, formulate the construction plan, define the construction location, land use scope, construction scale, construction height and other construction indicators, and report to the relevant branches of the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Committee of the district where the construction project is located with the land use certification documents, construction plan and corresponding drawings before construction. For construction projects with a single-story span of more than 6 meters or more than two floors or crowded places, the construction unit shall entrust a qualified design unit to prepare the construction plan, and the drawings shall meet the drawing depth requirements for applying for the construction project planning permit, and the relevant drawings shall be stamped with the seal of submission for approval, the seal of registered architect and the seal of registered structural engineer.

  The construction unit shall carry out the construction in strict accordance with the filing plan, and assume the main responsibility of safety production. In the process of construction and use, practical measures shall be taken to ensure the building safety and fire safety of the construction project. Encourage the work of "responsible planner" and "architect responsibility system" in combination with the actual situation, and encourage the selection of high-quality design and construction units with high credit rating to further improve the fine level of project construction.

  Fourth,The branches of the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Committee shall voluntarily disclose the information submitted to the public, and push it to the local sub-district offices, township people’s governments, and the administrative departments of housing and urban construction, urban management, landscaping, market supervision and other industries with jurisdiction, and cooperate with the supervision, management and service of construction projects.

  The branches of the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Committee shall organize and carry out spot checks, and the results of spot checks shall be announced to the public in a timely manner; If the spot check fails to meet the requirements, the construction unit shall be informed in writing, and the sub-district offices, township people’s governments and relevant departments shall be copied; Acts that are not built according to the contents of the report shall be dealt with in a timely manner according to law and incorporated into the credit system. During the transitional period (two years) when the list is implemented, the spot check ratio is 100%, and the spot check ratio will be dynamically adjusted according to the actual situation in the later period.

  Five,Territorial sub-district offices and Township People’s governments shall conduct inspections on the construction situation, and if illegal construction activities are found, they shall be stopped and dealt with according to law. The relevant administrative departments shall, in accordance with their duties, perform their industry supervision responsibilities for the implementation of construction projects.

  Six,It shall come into force as of the date of issuance and be valid for 5 years.

  I am writing this letter.

Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources    

October 16, 2023