Table 1 Building project applications in areas of particular environmental value

1	Building project applications in areas of particular environmental value

		No. of cases processed³^, ⁴	No. of applications consistent with plans approved	No. of applications that include exemptions approved	No. of applications that include exemption rejected	Applications that include exemptions, percentage approved


New buildings in agricultural areas, areas of natural environment and outdoor recreation areas¹	2001	15 853	11 097	3 646	1 268	74
	2002	17 167	12 704	3 433	1 030	77
	2003	7 801	4 864	2 266	671	77
	2004	7 175	4 969	1 838	368	83
	2005	4 375	2 188	1 750	438	80
	2006*	3 301	1 643	1 311	348	79
New buildings along rivers and lakes where building is prohibited¹^, ²	2001	..	..	269	67	80
	2002	..	..	328	82	80
	2003	..	..	239	86	74
	2004	..	..	202	93	68
	2005	398	68	256	74	78
	2006*	288	78	161	48	77
New builings in coastal zone¹^, ²	2001	..	..	1 096	540	67
	2002	..	..	1 083	487	69
	2003	..	..	867	308	74
	2004	..	..	864	303	74
	2005*	3 173	1 744	1 024	405	72
	2006*	2 268	1 230	714	323	69
Projects in areas set aside for preservation of the cultural heritage	2001	799	631	96	80	55
	2002	568	403	91	74	55
	2003	866	628	91	147	38
	2004	636	430	118	88	57
	2005	948	627	184	137	57
	2006*	870	533	150	186	45

¹	For the years 2001 and 2002 all projekcts are included, from 2003, the statistics comprise only new buildings.
²	In the years 2001-2004, the statistics comprise only applications that include exemptions.
³	No. of cases processed comprise only reporting municipalities in 2001-2003. On average, about 80 per cent of municipalities have reported. From 2004, the figure comprises the whole country.
⁴	From 2005, agriculture is not included.