Building Licenses Issued in Palestine* by Issuing Authority and Utilization, First Quarter 2017
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 |
124.9 | 828 | 640.3 | 3,625 | 133.6 | 728.8 | 862.5 | 12 | 422 | 14 | 246 | 1,225 | 1,919 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.3 | 1 | 12.8 | 68 | 29.0 | 157.2 | 186.3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 115 | 162 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 61 |
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 |
107.0 | 723 | 574.0 | 3,259 | 113.7 | 658.1 | 771.8 | 12 | 370 | 13 | 245 | 1,002 | 1,642 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.3 | 1 | 9.7 | 44 | 21.1 | 127.3 | 148.4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 94 | 137 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 59 |
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 |
4.7 | 34 | 23.4 | 93 | 6.7 | 24.4 | 31.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 56 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.0 | 0 | 2.6 | 21 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
13.2 | 71 | 42.9 | 273 | 13.3 | 46.4 | 59.7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 221 |
Non-Res. Buildings |
0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
Boundary walls |
0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
*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) |