Statistics of building permits, Slovenia, November 2015

In November 2015 fewer building permits issued and fewer dwellings planned than in October 2015

In November 2015, 14.3% fewer building permits were issued and 11.8% fewer dwellings were planned than in October 2015.

  • 20 January 2016 at 10:30
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Fewer building permits issued

In November 2015, 402 building permits were issued in Slovenia, which is 14.3% fewer than in October 2015. 205 building permits were issued for residential buildings, which is 6.4% fewer than in the previous month, and 197 building permits were issued for non-residential buildings, which is 21.2% fewer than in the previous month. The total floor area of buildings was 88,559 m2, which is 18.5% less than was planned in October. The planned floor area of residential buildings was 8.4% smaller and the planned floor area of non-residential buildings was 29.1% smaller than in October.

In November 2015, almost all building permits (99.3% of all) were issued for new constructions; other building permits (0.7% of all) were issued for conversions. In comparison with October, the number of building permits for new constructions decreased by 12.9% and the planned floor area by 15.7%.

Fewer dwellings planned than in October

By issuing building permits, in November 2015 construction of 216 dwellings were planned, which is 11.8% fewer than in October. Almost all dwellings (91.2% of all) were planned in one-dwelling buildings; other dwellings (8.8%) were planned in two- and more dwelling buildings.

By issuing building permits in November 2015, 10.4% fewer newly built dwellings were planned than in October 2015 and the planned floor area of these dwellings decreased by 7.0%.

Most dwellings to be built in the Podravska statistical region

In November 2015 most dwellings were planned in the Podravska statistical region: 46 dwellings or 21.3% of all. All dwellings in this region will be built in one-dwelling buildings. The Podravska statistical region is followed by the Savinjska statistical region, where 28 dwellings or 13.0% of all dwellings will be built, and the Obalno-kraška statistical region, where 26 dwellings or 12.0% of all dwellings will be built. In other statistical regions fewer dwellings were planned, the fewest in the Koroška and Zasavska statistical regions (only 2 in each).

Chart 1: Planned dwellings by statistical regions, Slovenia, November 2015
Chart 1: Planned dwellings by statistical regions, Slovenia, November 2015
1)Including Gorenjska, Goriška, Jugovzhodna Slovenija, Koroška, Posavska, Primorsko-notranjska, Zasavska statistical regions.
Source: SURS
Table 1: Buildings for which building permits were issued and planned dwellings, Slovenia, November 2015
BuildingsPlanned dwellings
numberm2numberm2
Total40288,55921633,164
  residental buildings20550,84821633,164
  non-residental buildings19737,71100
Source: SURS
Table 2: Indices of building permits issued for new buildings, Slovenia
XI 2015
X 2015 
  number87.1
  floor area84.3
Source: SURS
Table 3: Indices of planned new dwellings, Slovenia
XI 2015
X 2015 
XI 2015
XI 2014
I-XI 2015
I-XI 2014
  number89.691.199.7
  floor area93.095.6100.9
Source: SURS
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Final data for 2015 will be published on 20 May 2016.
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