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In the 1st quarter of 2017, building permission was given for 9 200 dwellings with a total 1.2 million square metres of utility floor space. This is 20 per cent more dwellings than the same quarter last year.

 

The greatest increase in building permissions for dwellings is within houses with two dwellings, which increased by 43 per cent compared to the 1st quarter of 2016. Shared living dwellings have, however, experienced a 39 per cent decrease in the same period.

Akershus county on top 

The counties of Akershus and Oslo had the most building permits granted, with 1 910 and 933 dwellings respectively. The county of Rogaland was third, with 854 dwellings. 

Increase in industrial sector

In the 1st quarter of 2017, building permission was given for 1.1 million metres of utility floor space in industrial buildings. This is an increase of 17 per cent compared with the 1st quarter of 2016. 

Figure 1. Registered building permissions. Number of dwellings, seasonally adjusted and trend

Number of dwellings, seasonally adjustet Number of dwellings, trend
Q1.2000 5704 5498
Q2.2000 5154 5503
Q3.2000 5921 5868
Q4.2000 6505 6431
Q1.2001 6523 6567
Q2.2001 6503 6511
Q3.2001 6376 6332
Q4.2001 5960 5978
Q1.2002 5677 5719
Q2.2002 5705 5666
Q3.2002 5650 5655
Q4.2002 5643 5686
Q1.2003 5756 5653
Q2.2003 5484 5597
Q3.2003 5734 5640
Q4.2003 5881 5956
Q1.2004 5774 6605
Q2.2004 8538 7399
Q3.2004 7801 7787
Q4.2004 7690 7636
Q1.2005 7385 7571
Q2.2005 7878 7630
Q3.2005 7626 7886
Q4.2005 8462 8364
Q1.2006 8682 8532
Q2.2006 7909 8008
Q3.2006 7816 7997
Q4.2006 8726 8451
Q1.2007 8503 8719
Q2.2007 8761 8605
Q3.2007 8164 8226
Q4.2007 7503 7418
Q1.2008 6490 6907
Q2.2008 6947 6878
Q3.2008 6823 6722
Q4.2008 5960 6044
Q1.2009 5331 5280
Q2.2009 4764 4836
Q3.2009 4778 4742
Q4.2009 4906 4966
Q1.2010 5165 4991
Q2.2010 4761 4928
Q3.2010 5272 5192
Q4.2010 5997 6176
Q1.2011 7326 7122
Q2.2011 7203 7112
Q3.2011 6359 6642
Q4.2011 6764 6464
Q1.2012 6537 6856
Q2.2012 7875 7810
Q3.2012 8624 8294
Q4.2012 7227 7912
Q1.2013 7760 7464
Q2.2013 7140 7337
Q3.2013 7450 7460
Q4.2013 7805 7627
Q1.2014 6254 7339
Q2.2014 7585 6915
Q3.2014 6627 6651
Q4.2014 6674 6789
Q1.2015 7448 7326
Q2.2015 7680 7677
Q3.2015 7762 7850
Q4.2015 8125 7917
Q1.2016 8001 8367
Q2.2016 9451 9148
Q3.2016 9548 9614
Q4.2016 9493 9602
Q1.2017 9580 9322

Figure 2. Registered building permissions. Non-residential utility floor space, seasonally adjusted and trend

Non-residential utility floor space, seasonally adjusted Non-residential utility floor space, trend
Q1.2000 1040589 975491
Q2.2000 812570 889812
Q3.2000 939181 933269
Q4.2000 1089635 1016575
Q1.2001 1013658 1079698
Q2.2001 1107874 1046404
Q3.2001 991474 979852
Q4.2001 834512 933913
Q1.2002 988634 939694
Q2.2002 959159 967828
Q3.2002 988896 947055
Q4.2002 839107 875982
Q1.2003 840911 818489
Q2.2003 799402 838875
Q3.2003 900140 923831
Q4.2003 1095023 1008988
Q1.2004 964039 1036017
Q2.2004 1162709 1017417
Q3.2004 949745 999672
Q4.2004 1072036 1022913
Q1.2005 1018824 1080377
Q2.2005 1189617 1151419
Q3.2005 1217589 1196949
Q4.2005 1185780 1223419
Q1.2006 1244233 1228206
Q2.2006 1243477 1226839
Q3.2006 1224813 1238222
Q4.2006 1229575 1261798
Q1.2007 1391467 1326731
Q2.2007 1338783 1426338
Q3.2007 1575118 1520996
Q4.2007 1585625 1557081
Q1.2008 1544958 1567103
Q2.2008 1499083 1570554
Q3.2008 1676458 1588381
Q4.2008 1509769 1536637
Q1.2009 1419814 1363887
Q2.2009 1158231 1188609
Q3.2009 1038634 1129797
Q4.2009 1309950 1243659
Q1.2010 1336042 1405895
Q2.2010 1668195 1458692
Q3.2010 1289539 1453346
Q4.2010 1413679 1431071
Q1.2011 1560646 1393201
Q2.2011 1214683 1367000
Q3.2011 1345414 1319036
Q4.2011 1372140 1313043
Q1.2012 1286731 1359430
Q2.2012 1362735 1369096
Q3.2012 1710644 1327855
Q4.2012 1162328 1272096
Q1.2013 1197822 1253952
Q2.2013 1473978 1284806
Q3.2013 1286367 1324788
Q4.2013 1275854 1320001
Q1.2014 1375144 1309517
Q2.2014 1284360 1316336
Q3.2014 1286438 1304141
Q4.2014 1337226 1290116
Q1.2015 1246680 1283946
Q2.2015 1288157 1280159
Q3.2015 1292698 1280897
Q4.2015 1320482 1319777
Q1.2016 1322744 1390789
Q2.2016 1549309 1459336
Q3.2016 1475174 1500192
Q4.2016 1442846 1475195
Q1.2017 1549331 1410603

803 new dwellings in old buildings

A total of 803 new dwellings were registered as a result of rebuilding projects, Of these, 315 were the result of rebuilding existing residential buildings, while 488 were from industrial buildings.

630 demolished dwellings

In the 1st quarter of 2017, a total of 630 dwellings were demolished, of which 389 were detached houses. For other than residential buildings, 3 294 buildings were demolished, 1 150 buildings in the industrial sector were pulled down, and 306 holiday homes and 1 838 private garages were demolished.

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