📋 Tender Overview
The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorised during December 2024 stood at 385 compared to 587 in December 2023, registering a decrease of 34,4%. The total value of these permits reached EUR181,4 million and the total area 144,9 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 745 dwelling units. During the period January-December 2024, 6.827 building permits were issued, compared to 7.170 in the corresponding period of the previous year, recording a decrease of 4,8%. The total area of these permits increased by 1,2%, while the total value remained stable. The number of dwelling units recorded an increase of 2,6%. It is noted that as from the 1st July 2024, the authority of issuing building permits was transferred from the municipalities and the district administration offices to the newly founded Local Government Organisations (LGOs) and the licensing process is performed through the new integrated information system Ippodamos. Table 1 Type of Project Number of Permits Percentage Change (%) Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2023 Jan.-Dec. 2024/2023 Residential Buildings 290 4.706 4.923 -4,4 Non-residential Buildings 51 1.066 1.048 1,7 Civil Engineering Projects 20 390 403 -3,2 Division of Plots 23 496 572 -13,3 Road Construction 1 169 224 -24,6 Total 385 6.827 7.170 -4,8 Table 2 Type of Project Area (m2) Percentage Change (%) Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2023 Jan.-Dec. 2024/2023 Residential Buildings 130.709 1.903.146 1.954.518 -2,6 Non-residential Buildings 13.962 410.448 331.378 23,9 Civil Engineering Projects 205 8.201 8.970 -8,6 Total 144.876 2.321.795 2.294.866 1,2 Table 3 Type of Project Value (EUR000s) Percentage Change (%) Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2023 Jan.-Dec. 2024/2023 Residential Buildings 141.327 2.236.938 2.347.094 -4,7 Non-residential Buildings 16.517 450.152 386.449 16,5 Civil Engineering Projects 22.536 168.004 106.370 57,9 Division of Plots 919 39.595 48.962 -19,1 Road Construction 92 12.632 17.344 -27,2 Total 181.391 2.907.321 2.906.219 0,0 Table 4 Residential Buildings Number of Dwelling Units Percentage Change (%) Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2023 Jan.-Dec. 2024/2023 Single houses 227 2.820 2.904 -2,9 Buildings with two housing units 47 800 867 -7,7 Residential apartment blocks 463 7.117 6.903 3,1 Residential/commercial apartment blocks 8 592 367 61,3 Total 745 11.329 11.041 2,6 Methodological Information Scope and Coverage The purpose is the collection of basic data concerning residential and non-residential buildings, as well as other construction activities, such as civil engineering projects, division of plots and road construction, by district (both urban and rural areas). For each type of project, information is compiled on the number of permits authorised, the area and the value of the project, and the number of dwelling units that are expected to be built. For the categorisation of the various construction projects, the European Union (EU) Classification of Types of Construction (CC) is being used. Data cover all building permits authorised, including those for demolitions and permits being re-issued. However, permits renewals and permits for the division of buildings are not included. Data Collection The Statistical Service traditionally received on a monthly basis from all the local administration authorities, namely the municipalities, the district administration offices of the Ministry of Interior and the Agios Tychonas Community Board, copies of all the building permits they issued. The information contained in these forms was appropriately coded by the Statistical Service in order to produce the statistics. As part of the administrative reform, the authority of issuing building permits was transferred as from the 1st July 2024 from the local administration authorities to the newly founded Local Government Organisations (LGOs). At the same time, the integrated information system Ippodamos was put into operation and all applications are now processed by the LGOs electronically, including a large volume of older applications that were apparently submitted in printed form before the 1st July 2024. In the first months of the reform, the operation of Ippodamos was accompanied by a series of technical and procedural weaknesses and delays that had a serious impact on the production of statistics in a timely, accurate, and reliable manner. The Statistical Service is in touch with the Ministry of Interior and the LGOs, as well as with the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy in order to find ways to improve the recording by the LGOs of the necessary data in the Ippodamos system, so as to continue the uninterrupted production of statistics. For more information visit CYSTAT Portal, subtheme , (Online Database) or contact Mr Achilleas Moustakas at 22602156 or via email . The , available in Excel format, include data up to December 2022. Data from January 2023 onwards are available only in the CYSTAT-DB Online Database. (MS/GS)
