The Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development has released the Administrative Measures for Construction Permits for Construction Projects (the "Measures"), with effect as of October 25, 2014.
According to the Measures, construction entities engaging in the construction and decoration of various buildings and their ancillary facilities, the installation of auxiliary circuits, pipelines and facilities, as well as the construction of municipal infrastructure projects shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Measures, apply to the housing and urban-rural development authorities of the people's governments above the county level at the place where the construction projects are located for construction permits before they start construction. A construction project whose value of investment is below CNY300,000 or whose construction area is below 300 square metres may be exempted from the construction permit requirement.