Doha: Planning and Statistics Authority is pleased to publish the ninety-seven issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits and Building Completion certificates issued by all municipalities of the State and according statistics Al Rayyan topped the number of building permits issued among municipalities in January 2023.
Building permits and building completion certificates data is of particular importance as it is considered an indicator for the performance of the construction sector which in turn occupies a significant position in the national economy.This press release is intended to give a brief overview of the nature of these monthly permits and certificates in terms of their geographical distribution (according to the municipalities) and types of these permits and certificates as well as details about categories of the different types of buildings, whether they are residential or non-residential.
It is worth mentioning that the release of this monthly data comes under the joint cooperation between the Planning and Statistics Authority and the Ministry of Municipality to make use of the existing electronic link between the two sides.
First: Building Permits: In a quick review of the data on building permits issued during the month of January 2023, according to their geographical distribution, municipality of Al Rayyan comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 179 permits, i.e. 25 percent of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 160 permits, i.e. 22 percent, followed by Al Doha municipality with 141 permits, i.e.20 percent, then municipality of Al Da’ayen with 111 permits, i.e.15 percent.
The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Al Khor 44 permits (6 percent), Um Slal 38 permits (5 percent), Al Sheehaniya 31 permits (4 percent), and finally Al Shammal 17 permits (2 percent).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 38 percent (275 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of January 2023, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 59 percent (423 permits), and finally fencing permits with 3 percent (23 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 86 percent (166 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by apartments buildings permits by 7 percent (14 permits) and dwellings of housing loans permits by 5percent (9 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 58% (48 permits), followed by industrial buildings e.g., workshops/factories with 22 percent (18 permits), then governmental buildings with 10 percent (8 permits).Comparing number of permits issued in January 2023 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general increase of 37 percent. The increase was noted in most of the municipalities: Al Khor (132 percent), Al Sheehaniya (72 percent), Al Rayyan (64 percent), Al Da’ayen (46 percent), Al shammal (42 percent), Al Wakrah (23 percent), Al doha (13 percent), while Um Slal Municipality remain the same number of issued permits.
Building Completion Certificates: In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of January 2023, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Al Rayyan municipality come at the top of the municipalities where the number of buildinng completion certificates issued were 103 certificates.
