Be the first to comment!Gozo sees 24.6% decrease in building permits on new dwellings
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For the second quarter in succession, Gozo registered a fall in the number of building permits for new dwellings.
There was a 24.6.0% decrease in building permits for new dwellings in Gozo during the second quarter of this year, with 358 dwellings compared to the same period last year, when the number was 475, the National Statistics Office said today.
Xewkija had the highest number of approved new dwellings on Gozo, with 76.
Following Xewkija other Gozo localities were Xaghra with 68 approved, Victoria 50, Zebbug 42, Nadur 30 and Kercem 28. There was no other data for Gozo.
On a national basis, during the second quarter of 2023, 494 building permits for a total of 2,453 new dwellings were approved.
When compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the number of approved new dwellings increased by 9.5%.
The NSO noted that apartments made up 70.9% of the total number of approved new dwellings.
The highest number of approved new dwellings (224) was registered in San Pawl Il-Bahar.
File photo: Gozo News/Alain Salvary
