DOHA: The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics published the 39th issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits issued by all municipalities of the state, reporting that the number of permits issued in March 2018 increased by 11 percent compared to those issued in the previous month.
Building permits data is of paramount 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.
According to their geographical distribution, Al Rayyan municipality came at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 220 permits, 31 percent of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 140 permits (20 percent), followed by the Municipality of Doha with 127 permits (18 percent), then Al Da’ayen Municipality with 90 permits (13 percent).
The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Umm Slal 45 permits (6 percent), Al Sheehaniya 40 permits (6 percent), Al Khor 30 permits (4 percent), and finally Al Shamal 20 permits (3 percent).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 58 percent (411 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of March 2018, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 40 percent (286 permits), and finally fencing permits with 2 percent (15 permits).
By analysing new residential buildings permits data, it was found that villas top the list, accounting for 51 percent (159 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 39 percent (120 permits) and other residential buildings by 5 percent (17 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 57 percent (56 permits), followed by industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories with 21 percent (21 permits), then governmental buildings with 16 percent (16 permits), then mosques with 3 percent (3 permits).
