Statistics of building permits, Slovenia, November 2017

In November 2017, 7% more building permits issued in Slovenia than in the previous month

In November 2017, 19% fewer building permits were issued for residential buildings and 33% more for non-residential buildings than in October. In the same comparison, 14% fewer dwellings were planned, most of them in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region.

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More permits issued for non-residential buildings

In November 2017, 704 building permits were issued, which is 7% more than in October. 260 permits were issued for residential buildings, which is 19% fewer than in October. For one-dwelling buildings 66 fewer permits were issued, while for two- and more dwelling buildings 4 more permits were issued than in October. 444 permits were issued for non-residential buildings, which is 33% more than in the previous month. Among non-residential buildings most permits (209) were issued for farm buildings. 80% of them were issued for smaller, non-complex buildings.

99% of all building permits were issued for new constructions and 1% for conversions. In comparison with October 2017, the number of building permits for new constructions increased by 8% and the planned floor area by 19%.

Fewer dwellings planned than in October

By issuing final building permits, in November 2017 construction of 290 dwellings was planned, which is 14% fewer that was planned in October 2017. 245 dwellings (85% of all) were planned in one-dwelling buildings, 38 dwellings (13% of all) were planned in two- and more dwelling buildings and 7 dwellings (2% of all) were planned in non-residential buildings. The average size of dwellings in one-dwelling buildings will be 165 m2 and in two- and more dwelling buildings 155 m2.

By issuing building permits in November 2017, 14% fewer new dwellings were planned than in October 2017. The planned floor area of the dwellings will be 8% smaller.

Most dwellings to be built in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region

In November 2017, 100 dwellings were planned in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region, which is 35% of all dwellings planned in the country. Of these, just over a half will be built in Ljubljana. 58 dwellings (20% of all) were planned in the Podravska statistical region and 29 dwellings (10% of all) were planned in the Pomurska statistical region. In other statistical regions fewer dwellings were planned, the fewest in the Obalno-kraška and Zasavska statistical regions (only 3 in each).

Planned dwellings by statistical regions, Slovenia, November 2017
Planned dwellings by statistical regions, Slovenia, November 2017
1) Including Goriška, Jugovzhodna Slovenija, Koroška, Obalno-kraška, Posavska, Primorsko-notranjska and Zasavska statistical regions.
Source: SURS
Building permits for buildings and planned dwellings, Slovenia, November 2017
BuildingsPlanned dwellings
numberm2numberm2
Total704181,64229046,497
  residental buildings26064,85928346,201
  non-residental buildings444116,7837296
Source: SURS
Indices of building permits, Slovenia
New buildingsPlanned new dwellings
XI 2017
X 2017
XI 2017
X 2017
  number108.386.2
  floor area118.692.0
Source: SURS
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Final data for 2017 will be published on 20 April 2018.
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