According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office today, the number of new dwellings approved in Gozo and Comino during the second quarter of this year increased by 74.8%, while in Malta it increased by 6.3%.

The number of new dwellings approved by locality was highest in Sannat with 111, in fact it was the third highest out of all localities in Malta and Gozo.

Following on from Sannat, came Victoria with 63, Xaghra with 62, Munxar with 48, Zebbug with 40, Nadur with 34, Ghajnsielem/Comino with 26, then Xewkija and San Lawrenz both with 25.

These figures are quoted from the top 35 localities across the islands. Siggiewi had the highest number of approved new dwellings with 227.

On a national basis, 438 building permits for a total of 2,164 new dwellings were approved, during the second quarter, the NSO said.

The number of approved new dwellings increased by 16.4% when compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Apartments made up 70.6% of the total number of approved new dwellings with 1,527, followed by penthouses 336, maisonettes 191, terraced houses 93 and other residential units 17.

The NSO explained that building permits are authorisations to initiate new building projects. “The objective of these statistics is to indicate the future development of construction activity in terms of the number of approved new dwellings.”

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