NSO Malta | Residential Building Permits: Q4/2022

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Residential Building Permits: Q4/2022

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Data tal-Ħruġ: 21 February 2023

Building permits are authorisations to initiate new building projects. The objective of these statistics is to indicate the future development of construction activity in terms of the number of approved new dwellings.

Approved residential building permits and dwellings

During the last quarter of 2022, 357 building permits for a total of 2,064 new dwellings were approved (Chart 1). When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, the number of building permits increased by 0.3 per cent while the number of approved new dwellings increased by 33.2 per cent. The average number of approved new dwellings per building permit stood at 5.8 (Chart 1).

Map 1. Number of approved new dwellings, by locality (LAU 2): Q4/2022

Note: Għajnsielem and Comino are classified as one locality. However, no building permits were approved in Comino.

Chart 1. Building permits and approved new dwellings by period

Approved new dwellings by type¹

The majority of new dwellings approved during the last quarter of 2022 were apartments (1,417), followed by penthouses (343), maisonettes (201), terraced houses (94) and other residential units¹ (9) (Table 1). Apartments accounted for 68.7 per cent of the total number of approved new dwellings (Chart 2).

Chart 2. Distribution of approved new dwellings by type

Quarter 4 - 2022

Approved new dwellings by district

When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, the number of new dwellings approved in Malta and Gozo and Comino increased by 35.0 per cent and 26.5 per cent respectively. The highest number of approved new dwellings was registered in the South Eastern district (515) while the lowest number was recorded in the Western district (210) (Table 2).

Approved new dwellings by locality²

The highest number of approved new dwellings were issued in Marsaskala (203). This was followed by Ir-Rabat, Għawdex (188), San Pawl Il-Baħar (185), Marsaxlokk (132) and Is-Siġġiewi (97) (Chart 3).

Chart 3. Approved new dwellings by locality

Quarter 4 - 2022

¹ “Other” dwellings type includes bungalows, farmhouses and villas.
² Only the top 35 localities are shown in Chart 3. The full list of approved new dwellings by locality may be viewed in the corresponding table.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Additional Tables and Charts

Table 1. Approved new dwellings by type and period

Table 2. Approved new dwellings, by district (LAU 1) and period

Table 3. Approved new dwellings by locality: Q4/2022

Table 4. Additional information – Issued building permits, by district (LAU 1) and period

All Tables

Methodological Notes

1. The data source of this News Release is the Maltese Planning Authority. It includes approved building permits for the:

● construction of approved new dwellings

● change of use from non-residential buildings to residential ones

2. Building permits for dwelling extensions, restorations, alterations, or demolitions that have no effect on the number of new dwellings are not included in this news release.

3. Definitions:

● Building permit: An authorisation to start work on a building project. It can include more than one approved new dwelling.

● Dwelling: A room or suite of rooms and its accessories in a permanent building or structurally separated part thereof which by the way it has been built, rebuilt and converted, is intended for private habitation.

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