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 Licensed buildings (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Licensed buildings (No.) by Geographic location (NUTS - 2013), Type of project and Project purpose; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Projects of building constructions and demolitions survey
First available period January 2007
Last available period August 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic location (NUTS - 2013)
  • Type of project
  • Project purpose
Concepts
  • NEW CONSTRUCTION:  The erection of an entirely new structure, whether or not the site on which it was built was previously occupied.
  • WORK:  Any construction, reconstruction, extension, repair, conservation, cleaning, restoration or demolition of property.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • PURPOSE OF A WORK:  The use given to the building (habitation, agriculture, commerce, industry, etc.).
  • BUILDING PERMIT:  The authorisation granted by local councils under the provisions of specific legislation, for the execution of works (new construction, enlargements, conversions, refurbishments and demolition of buildings).
  • TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK:  The denomination of works carried out in buildings or plots of land (new construction, enlargements, conversions, refurbishment, demolition, transformation and urbanisation).
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Count
Last update date 09/10/2025


information presented in 2/11/2025