Rayyan Municipality came at the top of the municipalities in April 2017 where 155 building permits were issued in one month.
These 155 building permits issued in Rayyan municipality make 25% of the total issued permits while Doha Municipality came in second with 135 permits making 22% of the total issued permits, said a statement of the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.
In Al Wakrah Municipality, 110 permits (18%) were issued followed by Al Da'ayen with 90 permits (15%).The rest of the municipalities are as follows: Umm Slal 60 permits (10%), Al Khor 39 permits (6%), Al Shamal 15 permits (2%), and finally Al Shahaniya 14 permits (2%).
The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics released these figures in the 28th issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits issued by all municipalities.
Building permits 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.
The release of this monthly data comes under the joint cooperation between the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment to make use of the existing electronic link between the two ministries.
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitute 58% (359 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of April 2017, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 39% (238 permits), and finally fencing permits with 3% (21 permits).
By analysing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ permits top the list, accounting for 49% (146 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 40% (120 permits) and apartment buildings by 9% (25 permits).
On the other hand, industrial buildings e g workshops and factories were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 38% (23 permits), followed by commercial buildings and mosques alike with 26% (16 permits) each, then governmental buildings with 5% (3 permits).
Comparing number of permits issued in April 2017 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 7%. This decrease was clearly noted in the municipalities of Al Shamal (25%), Rayyan (18%), Doha (14%), Al Da'ayen (1%). On the other hand there was a clear increase in the municipalities of Al Khor (18%), Umm Slal (7%), Wakrah (1%), but Al Shahaniya municipality maintained the same number of issued permits.
