Municipal management of planning and building applications
Updated: 17 June 2024
Next update: Not yet determined
| 2023 | Change in per cent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | 2022 - 2023 | ||
| Dispensations for new buildings in the coastal zone (number) | 573 | -5 | -22 |
| Share of building applications i coastal zone approved (per cent) | 88 | -3 | 7 |
| Average processing time for one-step building application in accordance with municipal plan and 3 weeks processing deadline (calendar days) | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Building applications processed by the municipalities (number) | 69 124 | -11 | -7 |
| Approved detailed zoning plans filed by private actors (number) | 862 | -12 | 0 |
| Gross operating expenditure per capita in municipal planning, handling of building applications and land surveying (NOK per capita) | 1 122 | -3 | 8 |
| Gross operating expendiure per capita for regional planning, in county councils districts (NOK per capita)2 | 86 | . | . |
| Gross operating expendiure per capita for regional development prosjects, in county councils districts (NOK per capita)2 | 152 | . | . |
| 1The key figures are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. | |||
| 2The key figure for gross operating expenditure on regional planning, develoment projects in the county councils districts has a break in the time series from 2022 to 2023. This is due to a change in the chart of accounts for the accounting of the county council services. Comparison with previous years is therefore not possible. | |||
Selected tables and charts from this statistics
- Average processing time and administration fee for area development plans, building applications and subdivision of land including survey.Download table as ...Average processing time and administration fee for area development plans, building applications and subdivision of land including survey.1
Area development plans Building application Subdivision of land Administration fee, residential area development plan. NOK Processing time. Calendar days Administration fee, single-unit dwelling. NOK Processing time. Calendar days Administration fee. NOK Processing time. Calendar days 2021 84 677 715 16 198 19 19 891 22 2022 90 291 784 16 653 19 20 449 23 2023 96 590 890 17 196 19 21 126 23 2024 85 164 . 17 017 . 22 175 . 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of area development plans, building plans and subdivision of land including survey per 10 000 inhabitants. Weighted averageDownload table as ...Number of area development plans, building plans and subdivision of land including survey per 10 000 inhabitants. Weighted average1
Adopted area plans Adopted detailed area plans Applications for general permission approved Approved building applications undertaken by an enterprise with the right to accept responsibility Approved building applications Approved dispensation applications Surveying carried out Approved applications for sectioning 2020 0.1 2.3 18 84 46 38 44 6.2 2021 0.1 2.0 20 93 43 37 47 4.8 2022 0.1 2.0 18 83 33 32 41 4.5 2023 0.1 2.0 17 75 31 29 36 4.0 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of inspections, orders and sanctions regarding building projectsDownload table as ...Number of inspections, orders and sanctions regarding building projects1
Inspections in building applications, with final report. Number Inspections, in building matters not applied for. Number Instructions given, aggregated for all inspection subject areas. Number Situations improved. Number Situations not improved. Number Police reports. Number 2019 7 150 2 053 1 731 1 225 285 11 2020 6 444 2 475 1 661 1 215 282 14 2021 5 677 1 651 1 731 952 253 8 2022 6 719 2 305 1 757 1 192 227 14 2023 7 348 2 831 1 981 1 262 251 8 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Objections to municipal plans and zoning plansDownload table as ...Objections to municipal plans and zoning plans1
Municipal masterplans Zoning plans Plans submitted for consultation. Number Plans objected to. Number Plans submitted for consultation. Number Plans objected to. Number 2019 327 108 1 603 424 2020 240 44 1 446 436 2021 269 53 1 321 423 2022 266 64 1 295 407 2023 261 88 1 301 478 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Municipal operating expenditure, revenues and capital expenditure within building matters and land use planning (function account 301, 302 and 303)Download table as ...Municipal operating expenditure, revenues and capital expenditure within building matters and land use planning (function account 301, 302 and 303)1
Gross operating revenues Gross capital expenditure Gross operating expenditure In total. 1000 NOK Per capita. NOK In total. 1000 NOK Per capita. NOK In total. 1000 NOK Per capita. NOK Physical planning (function account 301). Per cent Building projects (function account 302). Per cent Subdivision of land including survey (function account 303). Per cent 2017 2 783 228 526 305 643 58 4 377 606 828 38 36 26 2020 2 994 163 555 242 159 45 4 776 085 885 39 36 24 2021 3 398 741 626 203 241 38 5 370 891 990 39 38 23 2022 3 211 224 585 176 616 32 5 680 843 1 035 39 39 23 2023 3 132 591 564 228 836 41 6 226 541 1 123 38 39 23 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Dispensation processing in the County council districts according to The Planning an Building Act and The Cultural Heritage ActDownload table as ...Dispensation processing in the County council districts according to The Planning an Building Act and The Cultural Heritage Act1
Processed applications for dispensation from The Cultural Heritage Act. Number Applications for dispensation from The Cultural Heritage Act granted. Number Processed applications for dispensation from The Planning and Building Act. Number Applications under the Planning and Building Act where the county council has advised against dispensation. Number Applications under the Planning and Building Act where the County Council has appealed a decision on dispensation. Number 2019 499 466 6 150 949 23 2020 772 746 12 597 825 13 2021 876 850 6 495 869 15 2022 838 648 7 269 608 23 2023 889 841 5 412 592 21 2023 Viken 68 66 1 300 264 4 Oslo 172 160 . . . Innlandet 18 18 529 38 0 Vestfold og Telemark 305 293 60 2 0 Agder 56 48 209 39 0 Rogaland 66 62 293 83 2 Vestland 121 114 63 17 5 Møre og Romsdal 28 28 1 037 71 3 Trøndelag Trööndelage .. .. 681 44 0 Nordland 29 27 471 15 2 Troms og Finnmark Romsa ja Finnmárku 26 25 769 19 5 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - The county administration revenues and expenditure regarding local and regional development. 1 000 NOKDownload table as ...The county administration revenues and expenditure regarding local and regional development. 1 000 NOK1
Gross operating revenues Gross operating expenditure Net operating expenditure In total In total Per capita. NOK Planning and planning guidance Research and development projects Planning and planning guidance Research and development projects Planning and planning guidance Research and development projects Total i country 20232 187 843 485 802 475 212 841 334 62.4 76.4 Per county 2023 Viken 75 455 35 168 104 879 37 941 24.4 2.1 Oslo 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 Innlandet 3 432 99 598 36 887 139 247 93.2 110.1 Vestfold og Telemark 92 434 15 746 131 530 58 504 95.7 102.3 Agder 348 45 707 20 511 131 039 63.6 276.5 Rogaland 2 391 0 42 918 0 84.6 0.0 Vestland 2 591 40 484 45 244 73 887 67.6 51.7 Møre og Romsdal 2 032 12 514 15 141 57 181 49.6 169.8 Trøndelag Trööndelage 3 310 89 929 33 308 109 041 66.1 46.3 Nordland 795 29 101 11 823 57 443 47.8 124.3 Troms og Finnmark Romsa ja Finnmárku 5 055 117 555 32 971 177 051 121.2 244.3 1The statistics are based on the summation of reported figures from municipalities and county council districts. No estimations have been made to compensate for missing reporting. 2When calculating the national average for net operating expenses in NOK per capita, the population of Oslo is not included in the calculation. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
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About the statistics
The statistics describes Municipal and County Authorities land use administration, that is planning, building applications, building surveillance, subdivison of land, surveying and status of planning. Involvement in planning is highlighted through objection schemes. There are figures on cases, processing, processing time and decisions.
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 7 June 2024.
Classification of Norwegian municipalities by population, size and economic workload 2020.
The purpose of this report is to classify Norwegian municipalities according to three dimensions: Population size, economic workload and economic capacity. The measures of economic workload and capacity are estimated in a model of local government spending behaviour, and depend on variation in characteristics such as local government incomes, socio-demographic and geographic variables. The most extensive classification based on the three dimensions includes 17 groups. The resulting classification is based on data for 2018 and is compared to an earlier version based on data for 2013.
Name: Municipal management of planning and building applications
Topic: Nature and the environment
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Municipalities and Counties
Follows the dissemination of KOSTRA-indicators.
Frequency: Annually
Preliminary figures: 15 March
Final figures: 15 June
Articles (analysis) with tables and graphs based on the figures will be announced.
Timeliness: Figures on the previous year, on the above given dates.
As organized in KOSTRA and Statistics Norway's business model for the production of official statistics. In addition, auditing databases and local Storage.
KOSTRA (Municipal-State-Reporting) - in general:
The objective is to coordinate and increase the efficiency of all municipal reporting to the national authorities, and provide the local and national authorities with vital directing information.
KOSTRA was established in 1995, as a pilot project. The number of municipalities and county authorities included in the reporting and dissemination system increased gradually up to 2001, when all were included. KOSTRA provides a web-portal for the reporting. In addition to the reported data from municiplaities and county authorities, the KOSTRA-indicators are based on register-data such as municipal accounts, manpower information and population data.
Land use planning:
Land use planning in Norway is delegated to the municipalities, under the provision of the Planning and Building Act.
KOSTRA provides directing information on the municipalities and the county authorities. The most frequent users would be the municipalities themselves, other regional and national authorities, media and the general Public.
The main principle is that no external users have access to statistics or analyses before they are announced in the statistics calendar and published available for everyone at www.ssb.no. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally. The media is never given access to statistics or analyses prior to their release.
Land use planning in municipalities and counties - http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/01/20/fysplan_en/
Data collection: Under the provisions of Local Government Act Section 49
Statistics compilation: Under the provisions of Statistics Act, Section 2.2
Not relevant
Mandatory reporting for all municipalities and county authorities.
Data reported (web forms) from municipalities and county authorities on the following topics:
Municipal planning, building applications, mapping and surveying, recreational areas, management of nature resources and cultural monuments.
In addition to the above:
municipal accounts, number of inhabitants, length of coastline, cadastral information, protected areas and objects
Deadline: 15 February.
The data reported through the web-portal are subject to control in three stages: First stage is automatic controls embedded in the web-forms. Second stage is at the SSB data sink. Third stage is the audit performed by the variuos divisions responsibel for statistics and indicators.
The basic data (level 3 in KOSTRA) is mainly web form data (annual sums, averages) reported as abolute data. The key figures (level 2 in KOSTRA) are mainly ratios based on level 3 and other datasources.
Most of the key figures have weighted averages. For the absolute data used as key figures, the averages are arithmetic.
KOSTRA includes figures from 1999. Statistics dissemination (Statistics Articles and tables in StatBank) started in 2001 when all the municipalities and counties had joined KOSTRA. Since 2001 there have been adjustments and expansions in questionnaires, thus not all time series go back to 2001. Any breaks in time series will be explained in footnotes to the tables.
Measurement errors in the data reported by the municipalities is believed to be main source of error. The controls embedded in the online forms, provide an automatic and instant feedback to the users.
Partial non-repons occurs in varying degrees for the various parts of the statistics. Non-respons on June 15 usually vary between 5-10 per cent, measured by number of municipalities.
