Statistics Norway

Land use planning in municipalities and counties

1 Building project applications in areas of particular environmental value
  No. of applications
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 3 494 1 732 1 396  365 79
2007 3 713 1 737 1 555  421 79
2008 3 703 1 749 1 555  399 80
2009 3 637 1 694 1 525  418 79
2010 3 864 1 569 1 936  359 84
2011 3 132 1 348 1 506  278 84
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  291 75  165 51 76
2007  343 66  218 59 79
2008  464  174  215 75 74
2009  348 99  173 76 70
2010  600  108  249  112 60
2011  325 ..  250 75 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 3 512 1 930 1 134  448 72
2006 2 469 1 306  808  354 70
2007 2 854 1 658  767  429 64
2008 2 941 1 729  812  400 67
2009 2 865 1 503  900  462 66
2010 3 053 1 541 1 122  390 74
2011 2 639 1 294 1 045  300 78
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  854  530  143  181 44
2007 1 117  816  167  134 55
2008 1 265  761  329  174 65
2009 1 458  989  308  161 66
2010 .. .. ..  236 ..
2011 1 593 .. ..  255 ..
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.

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