Doha: The number of building permits issued in January by municipalities in Qatar has increased by 13 percent to 759, compared to the previous month, data released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) show.
The PSA in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality released the 85th issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits and Building Completion Certificates issued by all municipalities in the country.
According to their geographical distribution, the municipality of Al Rayyan topped the list of municipalities with 196 building permits issued (26 percent of total issued permits), while the municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 152 permits (20 percent), followed by the municipalities of Al Da’ayen with 150 permits (20 percent), and Al Doha with 137 permits (18 percent). The rest of the municipalities were: Umm Salal with 46 permits (6 percent), Al Khor with 44 permits (6 percent), Al Sheehaniya with 21 permits (3 percent), and Al Shammal with 13 permits (2 percent).
In terms of types of permits issued, data indicated that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitute 51 percent (385 permits) of the total building permits issued in January, while the percentage of additions permits stood at 46 percent (346 permits), and finally fencing permits with 4 percent (28 permits).
The increase in building permits issued was noted in most of the municipalities including Al Khor (57 percent), Al Da’ayen (50 percent), Al Shammal (30 percent), Al Doha (23 percent), Al Rayyan (5 percent), and Umm Slal (2 percent). While a decrease was noted in the municipalities of Al Sheehaniya (9 percent) and Al Wakrah (10 percent).
Villas topped the list, accounting for 73 percent (202 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 16 percent (44 permits) and apartments buildings by 9 percent (26 permits). Also, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits accounting for 64 percent (69 permits), followed by industrial buildings with 15 percent (16 permits), and mosques with 13 percent (14 certificates).
