National Planning Council is pleased to publish the 113 issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits and Building Completion certificates issued by all municipalities of the State.
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 National Planning Council 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 May 2024, according to their geographical distribution, municipality of Al Rayyan comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 249 permits, i.e. 32% of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Da'ayen came in second place with 166 permits, i.e. 21%, followed by municipality of Al Doha with 128 permits, i.e.16%, then Al Wakrah municipality with 109 permits, i.e.14%.
The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Um Slal 63 permits (8%), Al Khor 32 permits (4%), Al Sheehaniya 25 permits (3%), Al Shammal 10 permits (1%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 41% (317 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of May 2024, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 57% (444 permits), and finally fencing permits with 3% (21 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 88% (232 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by apartments buildings permits by 11% (28 permits), and other residential buildings permits by 2% (5 permits).
On the other hand, industrial buildings e.g., workshops/factories were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 54% (28 permits), followed by service / infrastructure buildings with 23% (12 permits ) , then others non-residential buildings permits with 12% (6 permits)
Comparing number of permits issued in May 2024 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general increase of 68%. This increase was noted in all the municipalities: Al Shamal and Al Sheehaniya (150%) each municipality, Al Rayyan (89%), Umm Slal and Al Da'ayen (66%) each municipality, Al Wakrah (56%), Al Khor (45%) , Al Doha (42%).
Secondly: Building Completion Certificates:
In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of May 2024, according to their geographical distribution, we find that municipality of Al Rayyan come at the top of the municipalities where the number of building completion certificates issued were 98 certificates, i.e. (25%) of the total issued certificates, while Al Doha municipality came in second place with 88 certificates, i.e. (22%), followed by municipality of Al Wakrah with 74 certificates (19%), then municipality of Al Da'ayen with 71 certificates, i.e. (18%).
The rest of the municipalities were as follows:
Umm Slal 30 certificates 8%, Al Khor 22 certificates 6%, Al Sheehaniya 8 certificates 2%, Al Shammal 1 certificates 0.5% .
In terms of type of certificates issued, data indicates that the new building completion certificates (residential and non-residential) constitutes 83% (326 certificates) of the total building certificates issued during the month of May 2024, while the percentage of additions certificates constituted 17% (66 certificates).
By analyzing new residential buildings completion certificates data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 91% (237 certificates) of all new residential building’s completion certificates, followed by apartments buildings by 7% (19 certificates), then other residential buildings certificates by 2% (4 certificates).
On the other hand, commercial and administration buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings completion certificates with 47% (31 certificates), followed by industrial buildings e.g., workshops and factories with 30% (20 certificates), then service/infrastructure buildings with 14% (9 certificates).
Comparing number of certificates issued in May 2024 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general increase of 68%. This increase was clearly noted in most of the municipalities: Al Da'ayen (209%), Al Sheehaniya (167%), Al Doha (138), Al Khor (83%), Umm slal (76%), Al Rayyan (34%), Al Wakrah (23%) On the other hand, there was a clear decrease in the municipality of: Al Shamal (88%).
