First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 14 June 2021
GRAD-2021-3-1/4

ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, APRIL 2021

 

In April 2021, there were 850 building permits issued, which was 15.8% more than in April 2020.

The total number of building permits issued in the period from January to April 2021 increased by 24.6% compared to the same period of 2020.

In April 2021:

- by types of constructions, 84.0% of permits were issued on buildings and 16.0% on civil engineering works

- by types of construction works, 74.9% of permits were issued on new constructions and 25.1% on reconstructions.

According to permits issued in April 2021, there are 1 332 dwellings with an average floor area of 92.6 m2 planned to be built.

1. INDICES OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, APRIL 2021

   Buildings Civil engineering works Dwellings
Number Planned value
of works
Floor area Volume Number Planned value
of works
Number Useful floor area
IV 2021
III 2021
77,4 70,4 66,9 66,7 69,0 69,8 81,6 79,2
IV 2021
IV 2020
118,0 102,6 102,3 90,2 105,4 143,3 117,8 121,0
IV 2021
Ø 2020
109,8 97,3 103,3 98,9 101,8 83,6 113,5 112,6
I – IV 2021
I – IV 2020
124,8 121,8 127,4 126,5 123,6 129,9 129,6 131,6

G-1. NUMBER OF PERMITS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, APRIL 2021

G-2. PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, APRIL 2021

2. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, APRIL 2021

Type of works Number of permits by types of constructions Planned value of works, thousand kuna Dwellings
Total Buildings Civil engineering works Total Buildings Civil engineering works Number Useful floor area, m2
IV 2021                
Total 850 714 136 2 178 164 1 567 124 611 040  1 332  123 365
New constructions 637 534 103 1 805 850 1 306 775 499 075  1 219  113 317
Reconstructions 213 180 33 372 314 260 349 111 965 1131) 10 0481)
I – IV 2021                
Total 3 556 2 949 607 9 649 502 7 031 191 2 618 311  5 451  507 499
New constructions 2 698 2 226 472 7 810 097 5 755 947 2 054 150  5 020  468 881
Reconstructions 858 723 135 1 839 405 1 275 244 564 161   4311) 38 6181)

1) New dwellings created by additions (extensions) or by conversions of non-residential areas into dwellings.

3. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, APRIL 2021

    Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 714 246 502 926 672
New buildings 534 217 338 777 282
Residential buildings with: 455 150 578 473 520
One dwelling 309 62 469 196 371
Two dwellings 49 13 058 41 140
Three and more dwellings 96 72 334 226 504
Residences for communities 1 2 717 9 505
Non-residential buildings 79 66 760 303 762
Hotels and similar buildings 10 18 621 64 035
Office buildings 2 660 1 797
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 6 9 355 56 125
Traffic and communication buildings 7 1 110 3 430
Industrial buildings and warehouses 18 19 201 106 115
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 6 7 769 31 665
Other non-residential buildings 30 10 044 40 595
Additions (extensions)1) 83 29 164 149 390
Residential buildings 64 11 664 34 928
Non-residential buildings 19 17 500 114 462
Conversion and improvement 97 - -
Residential buildings 66 - -
Non-residential buildings 31 - -

1) Works leading to the creation of new usable units beside or on already existing constructions (new dwellings, space for economic activity and other spaces).

4. DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, BY TYPES OF BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS, APRIL 2021

   Number of dwellings Useful floor area, m2 Dwellings by number of rooms
1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 or more rooms
Total 1 332 123 365 144 377 384 241 121 41 21 3
Dwellings in new buildings 1 219 113 317 133 336 355 224 112 38 19 2
Residential buildings with: 1 213 112 594 133 334 353 224 110 38 19 2
One dwelling 309 47 875 9 18 47 89 88 38 18 2
Two dwellings 98 10 067 3 23 26 29 17 - - -
Three and more dwellings 806 54 652 121 293 280 106 5 - 1 -
Non-residential buildings 6 723 - 2 2 - 2 - - -
Dwellings got by additions and extensions 100 9 045 9 37 23 16 9 3 2 1
Dwellings got by converting non-residential area into dwellings 13 1 003 2 4 6 1 - - - -

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Notice

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics submits quarterly data on issued building permits to Eurostat. These data are available on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics in the STS Database (database of short-term business statistics) at https://stsbaza.dzs.hr/.

The STS Database presents data in the form of gross (unadjusted), working-day adjusted as well as seasonally and working-day adjusted absolute values.

Seasonal and working-day adjustment has been done using the X13 ARIMA method on the quarterly series of absolute values, starting with data for the first quarter of 2000.

Sources and methods of data collection

The data are collected by using the reporting method on the Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits (GRAĐ-44a form).

Coverage and comparability

The Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits is collected from the administration bodies competent for construction affairs in major cities, the City of Zagreb and counties as well as from the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, which issue building permits for constructions as specified in the Building Act (NN, Nos 153/13, 20/17, 39/19 and 125/19).

Data on types of constructions and works are classified according to the National Classification of Types of Constructions – NKVG (Methodological Guidelines No. 41, ISBN 953-6667-33-9, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2002).

Definitions

Constructions are structures connected with the ground, for which construction works are carried out and which are made of construction materials and ready-made components.

Buildings are permanent constructions covered with a roof and closed with outer walls. They are built as separate useful units that protect from weather and other external conditions, intended for dwelling, for performing a certain activity or for storage and upkeep of animals, goods and equipment used in various industrial activities and services, etc.

In this survey, constructions covered with a roof but without (some of the) walls, e.g., porches and underground constructions, such as underground shelters, underground garages, underground shopping centres and other business spaces (e.g. in subways), etc. are also counted as buildings.

Residential buildings are constructions in which 50% or more of the useful floor area is intended for dwelling purposes.

Non-residential buildings are constructions without dwelling areas or in which less than 50% of the overall useful floor area is used for dwelling purposes.

Floor area of a building is the sum total of the areas of all floors of a building placed inside outer walls.

Useful floor area of a dwelling is the floor area of a dwelling, measured inside the walls of the dwelling.

Volume of building is the sum total of the volumes of all roofed spaces of a building, including outer walls.

Civil engineering works are all constructions not classified under buildings, for example roads, railways, pipelines, bridges, dams, constructions intended for sports and recreation, etc.

New constructions are newly built structures built on a location where no structure existed or on a location previously cleared by demolition.

Reconstructions are construction works that affect the main characteristics of already existing constructions, for example, additions and extensions, conversions and other works, which may significantly improve the occupancy value of a construction (for example capacity, quality, function) and/or prolong or at least restore its duration.

Value of works is defined according to the bill of costs submitted by an investor, which is used for defining the tax paid for the issuing of a building permit.

 

Abbreviations  
   
m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
   
Symbols  
   
- no ocurrence

 

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