First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 14 September 2021
GRAD-2021-3-1/7

ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, JULY 2021

 

In July 2021, there were 796 building permits issued, which was 17.7% more than in July 2020.

The total number of building permits issued in the period from January to July 2021 increased by 19.7% compared to the same period of 2020.

In July 2021:

- by types of constructions, 87.3% of permits were issued on buildings and 12.7% on civil engineering works

- by types of construction works, 78.5% of permits were issued on new constructions and 21.5% on reconstructions.

According to permits issued in July 2021, there are 1 144 dwellings with an average floor area of 91.7 m2 planned to be built.

1. INDICES OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, JULY 2021

   Buildings Civil engineering works Dwellings
Number Planned value
of works
Floor area Volume Number Planned value
of works
Number Useful floor area
VII 2021
VI 2021
109,3 122,2 152,7 198,7 74,8 41,3 98,6 99,8
VII 2021
VII 2020
122,6 214,2 262,9 360,4 92,7 29,2 132,9 123,6
VII 2021
Ø 2020
106,9 146,8 176,4 231,2 75,6 40,8 97,5 95,7
I – VII 2021
I – VII 2020
120,9 137,1 143,5 153,6 113,6 102,7 128,0 125,6

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

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

2. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, JULY 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
VII 2021                
Total 796 695 101 2 656 762 2 362 794 293 968 1 144 104 874
New constructions 625 550 75 2 190 679 2 081 645 109 034 1 065 98 705
Reconstructions 171 145 26 466 083 281 149 184 934 791) 6 1691)
I – VII 2021                
Total 5 958 4 970 988 17 946 087 13 286 171 4 659 916 9 338 858 436
New constructions 4 551 3 789 762 14 460 455 11 014 991 3 445 464 8 603 794 200
Reconstructions 1 407 1 181 226 3 485 632 2 271 180 1 214 452   7351) 64 2361)

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

3. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, JULY 2021

    Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 695 421 155 2 165 671
New buildings 550 398 183 2 070 904
Residential buildings with: 390 131 222 413 331
One dwelling 253 52 363 164 953
Two dwellings 46 13 316 40 525
Three and more dwellings 91 65 543 207 853
Residences for communities - - -
Non-residential buildings 160 266 961 1 657 573
Hotels and similar buildings 12 10 911 41 623
Office buildings 6 10 980 36 999
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 15 13 195 67 299
Traffic and communication buildings 16 1 839 5 530
Industrial buildings and warehouses 65 210 921 1 413 531
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 8 7 365 32 446
Other non-residential buildings 38 11 750 60 145
Additions (extensions)1) 57 22 972 94 767
Residential buildings 38 8 124 25 522
Non-residential buildings 19 14 848 69 245
Conversion and improvement 88 - -
Residential buildings 58 - -
Non-residential buildings 30 - -

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, JULY 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 1 144 104 874 140 381 255 217 89 48 9 5
Dwellings in new buildings 1 065 98 705 122 352 235 211 85 46 9 5
Residential buildings with: 1 063 98 568 121 352 234 211 85 46 9 5
One dwelling 253 39 123 8 6 53 77 56 39 9 5
Two dwellings 92 10 529 9 11 19 28 18 7 - -
Three and more dwellings 718 48 916 104 335 162 106 11 - - -
Non-residential buildings 2 137 1 - 1 - - - - -
Dwellings got by additions and extensions 76 5 722 18 28 20 5 4 1 - -
Dwellings got by converting non-residential area into dwellings 3 447 - 1 - 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 Communities
m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
   
Symbols  
   
- no ocurrence

 

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