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3 200 fewer dwelling start permits
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Building statistics, 2014

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3 200 fewer dwelling start permits

In 2014, building start permits were given for 27 250 dwellings with 3.5 million square metres of utility floor space. This is 10.5 per cent less than in 2013. The counties of Akershus and Rogaland had the highest building activity.

Registered building permissions. Number of dwellings and utility floor space to dwellings. Utility floor space to other than dwellingsPublished 12 February 2015
DwellingsUtility floor space to dwellingsUtility floor space to other than dwellings
Number1 000 m21 000 m2
201427 2503 641.35 281.9
201330 4504 129.75 273.7
201230 1894 039.55 504.6
201127 7353 804.65 491.0
201021 1453 059.15 726.8
200919 7482 748.55 042.9
200825 9503 379.56 205.2
200732 5204 025.26 023.7
200633 3144 080.64 969.4
200531 6083 848.74 601.6
200429 9993 543.44 239.3
200323 1772 956.83 779.9
200222 9803 043.73 754.9

Source: Statistics Norway

Akershus and Rogaland are the counties with the highest building activity, with 3 620 and 3 406 new dwellings respectively. Akershus county is also number one when it comes to flats, with 1 675, followed by Sør-Trøndelag with 1 363 new units.

Other than residential buildings at same level

In 2014, building start permits were given for 5.3 million square metres of utility floor space for “other than dwellings”. This is about the same level as the year before. Of this, 1.4 million square metres related to holiday houses, garages for residential buildings etc.

A total of 3.9 million square metres were given start permits within the business sector; 3 per cent more than in 2013, where industrial and office buildings account for more than half of the activity.

Fewer holiday homes

A total of 5 800 holiday houses were given building start permits. This is 7.5 per cent lower than the year before, and the lowest figure since 2004. The county of Buskerud registered the most building start permits, with 654 holiday homes, followed by Hedmark and Oppland with 578 and 576 respectively.

Registered building permissionsOpen and readClose

Figures for buildings in the building statistics rely on dates for when permits are registered by the municipality in the data register (Matrikkelen). A building permit does not always mean that construction will be started at once. Especially in low conjunctures it might be that construction projects are not realised, or may be postponed after a building permit has been granted. When the building activity trend turns from a low to a high level, and vice versa, this could affect the interpretation of the statistics.

More details about comparability, quality and other information are available in About the statistics .

Rebuilding of existing building stockOpen and readClose

Building statistics do not cover dwellings due to rebuilding of existing building stock (i.e. new dwellings due to reconstruction of utility floor space from industry to dwellings).

When an old building is being demolished to the foundation wall, it is regarded as a new building. When the building framework is not demolished, it counts as rebuilding.

For more information, see About the statistics .