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Highest building activity in Akershus
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2016-02-15T10:00:00.000Z
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The statistics measure the developments in building activities for all types of buildings. In 2015, building start permits were given for 31 300 dwellings.

Building statistics, 2015

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Highest building activity in Akershus

In 2015, building start permits were given for 31 300 dwellings. This is 15 per cent more than in 2014. The counties of Akershus and Sør-Trøndelag had the highest building activity.

Registered building permissions. Number of dwellings and utility floor space to dwellings. Utility floor space to other than dwellingsPublished 15 February 2016
DwellingsUtility floor space to dwellingsUtility floor space to other than dwellings
Number1 000 m21 000 m2
201531 3014 075.65 171.6
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

Source: Statistics Norway

Akershus is the county with the highest building activity, with 4 800 new dwellings. Akershus county is also number one when it comes to flats, with 2 360, followed by Oslo with 1 753 new units.

Other than residential buildings down

In 2015, building start permits were given for 5.2 million square metres of utility floor space for “other than dwellings”. This is down 2 per cent from the year before. Of this, 1.4 million square metres related to holiday houses, garages for residential buildings etc.

A total of 3.8 million square metres were given building start permits within the business sector, 3 per cent less than in 2014, where industrial and office buildings account for almost half of the activity.

Building more holiday homes

A total of 6 800 holiday houses were given building start permits. This is 18 per cent more than the year before. The county of Buskerud has registered the most building start permits, with 1 017 holiday homes, followed by Oppland and Hedmark with 935 and 685 respectively.

1 891 demolished detached houses

In 2015, a total of 2 983 dwellings were demolished, of which 1 891 were detached houses. For buildings other than residential buildings, 12 463 buildings were demolished, 4 503 buildings in the industrial sector were pulled down, and 1 303 holiday homes and 6 657 private garages were demolished.

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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 .