Building Licenses Issued in Palestine* by Issuing Authority and Utilization, Fourth Quarter 2016
All Authorities |
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Utilization |
Licensed Dwellings |
Licensed Area (1000 m2)** |
Number of Licenses |
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Existing Dwellings |
New Dwellings |
Existing Areas |
New Areas |
Total |
Existing Extensions |
Existing Buildings |
Additions and Existing Parts |
Additions to Licensed Buildings |
New Buildings |
Total |
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Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
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Residential Buildings |
136.0 | 810 | 771.6 | 4,266 | 148.8 | 852.2 | 1,001.1 | 6 | 426 | 10 | 334 | 1,606 | 2,382 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
3.6 | 20 | 54.8 | 189 | 12.9 | 219.5 | 232.4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 158 | 210 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 78 |
Municipalities |
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Utilization |
Licensed Dwellings |
Licensed Area (1000 m2)** |
Number of Licenses |
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Existing Dwellings |
New Dwellings |
Existing Areas |
New Areas |
Total |
Existing Extensions |
Existing Buildings |
Additions + Existing Parts |
Additions to Licensed Buildings |
New Buildings |
Total |
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Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
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Residential Buildings |
120.3 | 719 | 637.5 | 3,577 | 132.4 | 729.3 | 861.7 | 6 | 365 | 10 | 321 | 1,257 | 1,959 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
3.6 | 20 | 40.1 | 167 | 12.5 | 174.3 | 186.8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 128 | 177 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 74 |
Village Council |
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Utilization |
Licensed Dwellings |
Licensed Area (1000 m2)** |
Number of Licenses |
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Existing Dwellings |
New Dwellings |
Existing Areas |
New Areas |
Total |
Existing Extensions |
Existing Buildings |
Additions + Existing Parts |
Additions to Licensed Buildings |
New Buildings |
Total |
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Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
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Residential Buildings |
4.4 | 24 | 29.9 | 141 | 4.8 | 32.2 | 37.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 101 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.0 | 0 | 10.7 | 17 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Construction Authorities |
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Utilization |
Licensed Dwellings |
Licensed Area (1000 m2)** |
Number of Licenses |
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Existing Dwellings |
New Dwellings |
Existing Areas |
New Areas |
Total |
Existing Extensions |
Existing Buildings |
Additions + Existing Parts |
Additions to Licensed Buildings |
New Buildings |
Total |
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Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
Area (1000 m2) |
No. |
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Residential Buildings |
11.3 | 67 | 104.2 | 548 | 11.7 | 90.7 | 102.4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 322 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*The data excludes that part of Jerusalem Governorate which were annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation to the West Bank in 1967. |
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**For boundary walls it refers to length in (1000 m.r) |