First Release

Year: LIX.
Zagreb, 16 January 2023
GRAD-2022-3-1/11

ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, NOVEMBER 2022

 

There were 896 building permits issued in November 2022, which was 1.3% less than in November 2021.

The total number of building permits issued from January to November 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, increased by 3.7%.

In November 2022:

- by types of constructions, 86.5% of permits were issued on buildings and 13.5% on civil engineering works

- by types of works, 79.8% of permits were issued on new constructions and 20.2% on reconstructions.

According to the permits issued in November 2022, there are 1 352 dwellings with an average floor area of 96.0 m2 planned to be built.

1 INDICES OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, NOVEMBER 2022

  Buildings Civil engineering works Dwellings
Number Planned value of works Floor area Volume Number Planned value of works Number Useful floor area
XI 2022
X 2022
88,9 112,9 132,1 187,0 107,1 31,1 94,3 89,6
XI 2022
XI 2021
97,6 112,2 139,4 213,6 106,1 84,9 92,7 94,0
XI 2022
Ø 2021
103,4 136,0 132,8 186,1 93,0 85,7 97,4 100,4
I – XI 2022
I – XI 2021
106,1 121,0 112,0 120,0 89,6 127,4 108,9 112,9

G-1 NUMBER OF PERMITS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, NOVEMBER 2022

G-2 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, NOVEMBER 2022

2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, NOVEMBER 2022

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
XI 2022                
Total 896 775 121 3 269 593 2 675 204 594 389 1 352 129 837
New constructions 715 625 90 2 738 605 2 211 057 527 548 1 240 121 095
Reconstructions  181 150 31 530 988 464 147 66 841 1121)  8 7421)
I – XI 2022                
Total 9 985 8 696 1 289 35 583 620 25 995 443 9 588 177 16 536 1 593 792
New constructions 7 996 7 033 963 26 788 541 21 597 184 5 191 357 15 499 1 501 762
Reconstructions  1 989 1 663 326 8 795 079 4 398 259 4 396 820 1 0371) 92 0301)

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

3 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, NOVEMBER 2022

  Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 775 381 816 2 096 633
New buildings 625 339 572 1 925 029
Residential buildings with: 527 166 642 521 095
One dwelling 341 67 393 215 325
Two dwellings 60 16 191 49 313
Three and more dwellings 126 83 058 256 457
Residences for communities - - -
Non-residential buildings 98 172 930 1 403 934
Hotels and similar buildings 16 8 783 28 880
Office buildings 3 504 1 625
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 10 17 879 98 301
Traffic and communication buildings 11 3 502 8 562
Industrial buildings and warehouses 20 123 369 1 174 871
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 5 2 123 7 943
Other non-residential buildings 33 16 770 83 752
Additions (extensions)1) 64 42 244 171 604
Residential buildings 52 9 332 27 723
Non-residential buildings 12 32 912 143 881
Conversion and improvement 86 - -
Residential buildings 60 - -
Non-residential buildings 26 - -

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, NOVEMBER 2022

  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 1 352 129 837 115 355 401 332 98 39 8 4
Dwellings in new buildings 1 240 121 095 97 325 355 319 96 36 8 4
Residential buildings with: 1 237 120 861 97 323 354 319 96 36 8 4
One dwelling 341 51 243 9 26 54 136 73 32 8 3
Two dwellings 119 12 471 2 24 40 43 8 1 - 1
Three and more dwellings 777 57 147 86 273 260 140 15 3 - -
Non-residential buildings 3 234 - 2 1 - - - - -
Dwellings got by additions and extensions 93 7 321 13 23 41 13 1 2 - -
Dwellings got by converting non-residential area into dwellings 19 1 421 5 7 5 - 1 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  
   
Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union
m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
   
Symbols  
   
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