DUBAI: 23,243 building permits issued in Dubai

Staff Reporter / 22 February 2013
Khaleej Times (Dubai)

In a clear sign of revival of the construction sector in the emirate, the Building Department of the Dubai Municipality announced that it had given permission to construct 23,243 buildings during 2012.

The department issued 2,421 completion certificates for implemented projects while the buildings under construction totalled 11,723 and those undergoing verification 20,466, according to the department’s annual report.
The total construction permissions include 12,952 private villas, 1,366 commercial villas, 2,182 industrial buildings, 2,227 facilities, 3,339 multi-storey buildings and 1,117 floor additions. The licenced transactions reached 14,376.
“These numbers indicate the revival of the construction industry,” said Acting Director of the department Yusuf Abdullah in a Press statement.
He said the civic body has also updated the register of consulting and contracting companies as per the record of the Economic Department. Currently, there are 632 consulting offices and 5,635 contracting companies in Dubai.