(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The number of building permits issued in June by municipalities in Qatar has increased by 111 percent compared to previous month, according to daa released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA yesterday released the sixty-sixth issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits and Building Completion certificates issued by all municipalities in the country.
The total number of permits issued by the municipalities reached 572 in June, compared to 271 in May this year. Building completion certificates witnessed a rise of 103 percent in June compared to May. 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.
Al Rayyan municipality came at the top in terms of issuance of building permits as it issued 167 permits, accounting for 29 percent share in of the total issued permits. Al Wakrah municipality came in second place with 125 permits, with a share of 22 percent, followed by Al Da'ayen municipality with 100 permits (17 percent) and Doha municipality with 97 permits.
Umm Slal municipality issued 30 permits, Al Khor municipality 22 permits, Al Sheehaniya municipality 18 permits while Al Shamal municipality issued 13 permits. In terms of type of permits issued, data indicated that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) accounted 49 percent (282 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of June 2020, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 47 percent (271 permits), and fencing permits had a share of 3 percent (19 permits) in total permits issued.
In terms of new residential buildings permits data, villas' top the list, accounting for 68 percent (154 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 19 percent (43 permits) and apartments buildings by 10 percent (22 permits).
In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of June 2020, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Al Rayyan municipality comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building completion certificates issued were 90 certificates, accounting for 28 percent of the total issued certificates, while the municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 78 certificates, (24 percent), followed by municipality of Al Da'ayen with 58 certificates (18 percent), then Al Doha municipality with 52 certificates, (16 percent). In terms of type of certificates issued, data showed that the new building completion certificates (residential and non-residential) accounted for 73 percent (233 certificates) of the total building certificates issued during the month of June 2020, while the percentage of additions certificates constituted 27 percent (87 certificates).
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