First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 10 March 2021
GRAD-2021-3-2
ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 2020

 

There were 9 403 building permits issued in 2020, which was 5.3% less than in 2019.

The planned value of works for the building permits issued in 2020 amounted to 28 090 600 thousand kuna, which was 23.9% less than in 2019.

According to the permits issued in 2020, there are 14 083 dwellings planned to be built, which is 8.4% less than in 2019.

In 2020:

- by types of constructions, 83.0% of permits were issued on buildings and 17.0% on civil engineering works

- by types of works, 75.3% of permits were issued on new constructions and 24.7% on reconstructions.

1. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS
    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
2019 9 932 8 191 1 741 36 915 621 20 301 220 16 614 401 15 370 1 381 917
2020 9 403 7 800 1 603 28 090 600 19 319 331 8 771 269 14 083 1 315 007
Indices
2020
2019		 94,7 95,2 92,1 76,1 95,2 52,8 91,6 95,2

G-1. COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2018 − 2020

G-2. COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2018 − 2020

G-3. NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED 2016 − 2020

G-4. USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED 2016 − 2020

2. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, 2020
By types of constructions Number of permits by types of works Planned value of works, thousand kuna
Total New construction Reconstructions Total New construction Reconstructions
Total 9 403 7 080 2 323 28 090 600 20 897 462 7 193 138
Buildings 7 800 5 839 1 961 19 319 331 15 255 580 4 063 751
Residential buildings 6 278 4 782 1 496 10 412 309 9 126 600 1 285 709
Non-residential buildings 1 522 1 057 465 8 907 022 6 128 980 2 778 042
Civil engineering works 1 603 1 241 362 8 771 269 5 641 882 3 129 387
Transport infrastructure 499 319 180 3 740 930 2 399 486 1 341 444
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 931 787 144 3 035 382 1 977 346 1 058 036
Complex construction on industrial sites 42 29 13 1 265 196 683 459 581 737
Other civil engineering works 131 106 25 729 761 581 591 148 170

3. PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, 2020
       Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 7 800 2 864 442 11 242 285
New buildings 5 839 2 588 119 10 133 493
Residential buildings 4 782 1 642 896 5 100 327
One-dwelling buildings 3 141 628 436 1 960 483
Two-dwelling buildings 518 134 892 413 664
Three and more dwelling buildings 1 116 873 752 2 710 238
Residences for communities 7 5 816 15 942
Non-residential buildings 1 057 945 223 5 033 166
Hotels and similar buildings 99 149 289 517 910
Office buildings 60 47 893 150 516
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 98 115 406 575 831
Traffic and communication buildings 119 34 935 146 462
Industrial buildings and warehouses 242 361 094 2 566 025
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 84 97 655 489 297
Other non-residential building1) 355 138 951 587 125
Additions (extensions)2) 936 276 323 1 108 792
Residential buildings 756 129 278 390 989
Non-residential buildings 180 147 045 717 803
Conversions and improvements 1 025 - -
Residential buildings 740 - -
Non-residential buildings 285 - -

1) This group includes farm buildings, buildings for religious services, etc.

2) Works leading to the creation of new usable entireties beside or on an already existing construction (new dwellings, space for economic activity and other spaces).

4. DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2020
    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 14 083 1 315 007 1 615 4 077 3 675 2 830 1 247 484 115 40
Dwellings in new buildings 12 879 1 208 541 1 437 3 724 3 345 2 615 1 167 446 108 37
Residential buildings 12 724 1 198 937 1 390 3 677 3 296 2 604 1 166 446 108 37
One-dwelling buildings 3 141 469 293 55 177 484 1 129 771 391 101 33
Two-dwelling buildings 1 036 102 908 65 207 361 287 95 16 4 1
Three and more dwelling buildings 8 547 626 736 1 270 3 293 2 451 1 188 300 39 3 3
Non-residential buildings1) 155 9 604 47 47 49 11 1 - - -
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 1 081 96 971 140 320 304 196 76 36 6 3
Dwellings created by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 123 9 495 38 33 26 19 4 2 1 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

5. DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, ACCORDING TO TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS, INTENDED USE AND NUMBER OF FLOORS, BY EQUIPMENT WITH CENTRAL HEATING AND KITCHEN, 2020
    Total In residential buildings In non-residential buildings1)
Number Useful floor area, m2 Total With one dwelling With two dwellings With three and more dwellings
Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2
Total 14 083 1 315 007 13 923 1 304 988 3 758 532 466 1 306 124 886 8 859 647 636 160 10 019
In urban settlements 8 544 720 255 8 442 713 931 1 179 174 570 506 50 061 6 757 489 300 102 6 324
In other settlements 5 539 594 752 5 481 591 057 2 579 357 896 800 74 825 2 102 158 336 58 3 695
According to number of floors in building                          
Ground-floor buildings 2 514 256 068 2 505 255 359 1 877 209 148 342 26 048 286 20 163 9 709
1 floor 3 482 444 475 3 466 443 230 1 741 292 503 774 78 538 951 72 189 16 1 245
2 floors 3 496 292 425 3 443 289 255 140 30 815 172 18 500 3 131 239 940 53 3 170
3 floors 1 262 89 807 1 252 89 276 - - 18 1 800 1 234 87 476 10 531
4 − 5 floors 1 483 97 356 1 411 92 992 - - - - 1 411 92 992 72 4 364
6 − 8 floors 1 560 102 403 1 560 102 403 - - - - 1 560 102 403 - -
9 and more floors  286 32 473 286 32 473 - - - - 286 32 473 - -
Number of dwellings with central heating 7 300 703 985 7 266 701 693 1 875 284 809 506 52 129 4 885 364 755 34 2 292
Number of dwellings with kitchen larger than 4 m2 13 558 - 13 403 - 3 676 - 1 263 - 8 464 - 155 -
Number of dwellings with kitchen smaller than 4 m2 525 - 520 - 82 - 43 - 395 - 5 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

6. SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS WITH BUILDING PERMITS (NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS), 2020
County of Buildings Dwellings
Total Residential Non-residential Number Useful floor area, m2
Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 2 864 442 11 242 285 1 772 174 5 491 316 1 092 268 5 750 969 14 083 1 315 007
Zagreb 267 179 1 664 899 81 831 247 748 185 348 1 417 151 543 58 032
Krapina-Zagorje 66 003 296 434 25 506 78 122 40 497 218 312 150 18 028
Sisak-Moslavina 64 407 365 442 10 388 33 492 54 019 331 950 72 7 012
Karlovac 39 795 129 807 25 244 73 752 14 551 56 055 152 15 800
Varaždin 114 877 481 632 51 737 158 463 63 140 323 169 314 40 304
Koprivnica-Križevci 60 687 254 550 22 015 66 373 38 672 188 177 130 14 881
Bjelovar-Bilogora 65 283 245 599 29 549 90 399 35 734 155 200 235 21 415
Primorje-Gorski kotar 213 409 809 079 136 456 424 289 76 953 384 790 968 96 808
Lika-Senj 39 337 155 792 22 908 71 779 16 429 84 013 200 18 421
Virovitica-Podravina 32 267 132 246 12 079 37 794 20 188 94 452 79 9 194
Požega-Slavonia 19 814 73 352 12 127 39 245 7 687 34 107 83 8 525
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 52 398 203 835 27 501 88 184 24 897 115 651 168 20 779
Zadar 242 944 812 503 206 065 632 915 36 879 179 588 1 900 161 791
Osijek-Baranja 119 855 526 412 45 480 143 246 74 375 383 166 324 34 999
Šibenik-Knin 81 717 263 800 70 611 212 603 11 106 51 197 559 52 274
Vukovar-Sirmium 55 848 229 365 25 150 79 977 30 698 149 388 164 17 940
Split-Dalmatia 334 031 1 176 570 216 125 668 907 117 906 507 663 1 996 162 173
Istria 395 050 1 390 518 268 842 819 785 126 208 570 733 2 056 206 192
Dubrovnik-Neretva 79 997 249 790 60 987 185 590 19 010 64 200 449 46 015
Međimurje 111 447 450 441 61 259 185 983 50 188 264 458 367 46 885
City of Zagreb 408 097 1 330 219 360 314 1 152 670 47 783 177 549 3 174 257 539

7. PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND BY COUNTIES, 2020

Thousand kuna

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Residential buildings Non-residential buildings Transport infrastructure Pipelines, communication and electricity lines Complex construction on industrial sites Other civil engineering works
Total 28 090 600 10 412 309 8 907 022 3 740 930 3 035 382 1 265 196 729 761
Zagreb 1 962 132 468 074 1 034 867 256 504 171 659 - 31 028
Krapina-Zagorje 825 310 159 701 274 804 340 194 34 584 - 16 027
Sisak-Moslavina 729 770 52 074 340 670 119 400 156 449 41 905 19 272
Karlovac 673 246 185 506 90 923 248 790 128 075 4 243 15 709
Varaždin 1 255 776 252 556 458 386 168 364 279 997 56 602 39 871
Koprivnica-Križevci 566 943 145 946 299 088 39 146 38 340 - 44 423
Bjelovar-Bilogora 508 783 146 187 265 484 24 986 35 233 - 36 893
Primorje-Gorski kotar 2 819 105 862 426 627 359 657 089 121 673 528 889 21 669
Lika-Senj 550 176 141 019 160 267 27 420 14 032 182 505 24 933
Virovitica-Podravina 336 473 72 217 148 937 5 937 88 882 - 20 500
Požega-Slavonia 147 680 45 988 61 749 12 380 8 395 - 19 168
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 523 418 117 703 221 303 108 927 65 503 - 9 982
Zadar 1 933 770 1 204 190 379 541 100 361 180 820 - 68 858
Osijek-Baranja 1 254 040 239 799 395 079 302 644 175 745 92 319 48 454
Šibenik-Knin 826 996 393 069 137 224 47 982 4 087 70 716 173 918
Vukovar-Sirmium 639 007 119 994 266 657 150 469 96 968 1 294 3 625
Split-Dalmatia 2 713 268 1 342 864 1 082 617 139 927 139 553 1 910 6 397
Istria 3 864 277 1 744 230 1 230 923 282 801 553 168 718 52 437
Dubrovnik-Neretva 1 765 693 429 335 439 014 488 314 172 007 202 438 34 585
Međimurje 948 722 302 546 342 538 147 653 111 701 12 025 32 259
City of Zagreb 3 172 162 1 986 885 649 592 34 481 421 819 69 632 9 753
County not located1) 73 853 - - 37 161 36 692 - -

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

8. PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2020

Thousand kuna

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities
Total 28 090 600 7 462 064 20 628 536 19 319 331 7 397 126 11 922 205 8 771 269 64 938 8 706 331
Zagreb 1 962 132 360 015 1 602 117 1 502 941 360 015 1 142 926 459 191 - 459 191
Krapina-Zagorje 825 310 180 096 645 214 434 505 179 196 255 309 390 805 900 389 905
Sisak-Moslavina 729 770 68 593 661 177 392 744 68 593 324 151 337 026 - 337 026
Karlovac 673 246 108 292 564 954 276 429 108 292 168 137 396 817 - 396 817
Varaždin 1 255 776 238 613 1 017 163 710 942 238 613 472 329 544 834 - 544 834
Koprivnica-Križevci 566 943 123 011 443 932 445 034 122 966 322 068 121 909 45 121 864
Bjelovar-Bilogora 508 783 158 002 350 781 411 671 152 550 259 121 97 112 5 452 91 660
Primorje-Gorski kotar 2 819 105 640 568 2 178 537 1 489 785 640 244 849 541 1 329 320 324 1 328 996
Lika-Senj 550 176 147 714 402 462 301 286 147 714 153 572 248 890 - 248 890
Virovitica-Podravina 336 473 72 158 264 315 221 154 72 158 148 996 115 319 - 115 319
Požega-Slavonia 147 680 54 722 92 958 107 737 53 532 54 205 39 943 1 190 38 753
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 523 418 158 784 364 634 339 006 158 784 180 222 184 412 - 184 412
Zadar 1 933 770 913 981 1 019 789 1 583 731 911 985 671 746 350 039 1 996 348 043
Osijek-Baranja 1 254 040 290 244 963 796 634 878 290 244 344 634 619 162 - 619 162
Šibenik-Knin 826 996 299 922 527 074 530 293 299 922 230 371 296 703 - 296 703
Vukovar-Sirmium 639 007 166 228 472 779 386 651 165 540 221 111 252 356 688 251 668
Split-Dalmatia 2 713 268 971 407 1 741 861 2 425 481 967 282 1 458 199 287 787 4 125 283 662
Istria 3 864 277 1 251 096 2 613 181 2 975 153 1 205 769 1 769 384 889 124 45 327 843 797
Dubrovnik-Neretva 1 765 693 353 312 1 412 381 868 349 351 975 516 374 897 344 1 337 896 007
Međimurje 948 722 257 956 690 766 645 084 257 716 387 368 303 638 240 303 398
City of Zagreb 3 172 162 647 350 2 524 812 2 636 477 644 036 1 992 441 535 685 3 314 532 371
County not located1) 73 853 - 73 853 - - - 73 853 - 73 853

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

This First Release presents data 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 (Methodologies No. 41, ISBN 953-6667-33-9, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2002). This Classification is harmonised with the classification prescribed by the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Classification of Types of Construction − CC, final version).

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 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 placing and up-keeping of animals, goods, equipment used in various industrial activities and services etc.

In this survey, buildings are also constructions covered with 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.

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 area, in which less than 50% of the total useful floor area is used for dwelling purposes.

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

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

Volume of building is the sum total of volumes of all roofed -over spaces of the 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 construction is a structure newly built on a location where no structure existed or on a location previously cleared by demolition.

Reconstructions are construction works that effect 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. It is used for defining a tax paid for issuing of building permit.

 

 

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

 

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