Building permits increase nationwide, but fall in Tirana. Which city leads?

2023-11-24 14:44:23Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Building permits increase nationwide, but fall in Tirana. Which city leads?

The number of building permits increases nationwide. According to INSTAT data for the third quarter of 2023, the number of approved permits has increased by 34.2%, compared to the same period a year ago, and there are 361 in number.

The area of ​​construction permits approved for new buildings, in the quarter of this year, is 455,181 m2, from 418,685 m2 approved in the third quarter of last year, marking an increase of 8.7%.

The number of permits is dominated by residential construction, mainly one-story or two-story buildings. From the data, we see that out of a total of 361 permits in the third quarter of the current year, 289 were granted for residential buildings and 72 were granted for non-resident buildings. Among the permits for non-residential buildings, the category "industrial buildings" registers the largest number with 24 such.

INSTAT, through the publication, reports that the district with the largest number of permits for the third quarter of 2023 is Durrës with 125 permits, followed by the district of Tirana where 100 construction permits were issued.

Meanwhile, in Korça, 43 permits were issued out of 42 issued during the previous 3 months. These three counties represent 74% of the total construction permits granted in the third quarter of this year.

The number of building permits in Tirana is falling

INSTAT data show that in the 9 months of 2023, the Municipality of Tirana has granted construction permits for an area of ​​988 thousand square meters, with a decrease of 32% compared to the same period a year ago.

This is also the lowest level of permits for the period 2019-2022, with the exception of 2020, when permits were curbed due to pandemic restrictions.

In January-September 2022, the municipality granted a record area for construction permits in the capital of 1.46 million square meters, influenced by the first quarter with 800 thousand square meters.

This year, in the first quarter permits fell significantly by 75% compared to the same period of 2022. But in the second and third quarters they returned to growth, respectively by 18.7% and 21%. The value of permits granted for 9 months in the capital is 35 billion ALL.

 

 


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