A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding onto pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major  renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance with national, regional, and local building codes. Failure to obtain a permit can result in significant fines and penalties, and even demolition of unauthorized construction if it cannot be made to meet code.

Building Construction in Batangas Province

Number of constructions was increased.

• Building permit applications for the month of April 2024 summed up to 815. In comparison to the previous  month  where 686 applications were processed, the number of approved building    permits increased by 129.

• Of the 815 total approved building permits, 471 residential, 236 non-residential, Alteration &    Repair 108. These constructions occupied a total floor area of 219,541 sq. m. with a total value of Php 2,165,426B.

• A value of Php 840,875M came from residential constructions, while Php 1,231,290B came from the non-residential, 93,262M came from alteration & repair of buildings. 

• For this month, City of Lipa submitted 146 approved building permits, the highest among all city/municipalities in the province. This was followed by Batangas City 112, while City of San Juan 50.
• The least number of approved building permits reported however, were from the municipalities of Laurel and Talisay 4 respectively while San Luis 5. 

• The summary of data gathered from the province proves that San Pascual contributed the highest in terms of building constructions having a  total value of Php 339.437M. This was followed by Batangas City with a total value of Php 303.714 M. and City of Lipa a total value of Php 237.341M. 

Total Value of Construction in Batangas

TECHNICAL NOTES

Introduction

This Special Release presents the preliminary data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the current year 2023. Data are presented at the regional, provincial and/or Highly Urbanized City (HUC) levels with monthly and quarterly disaggregation.

Scope and Coverage

Construction statistics presented in this special release are based on approved building permits on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings, and other structures which are proposed to be constructed in the different cities/municipalities of the country.

Sources of Information

Construction statistics are generated from approved building permits as well as from the demolition and fencing permits collected every month by the Philippine Statistics        Authority (PSA) field personnel from the Offices of Local Building Officials (LBOs).

Limitations of data

1. Data on building constructions are based on approved applications for construction during the reference period and not on the construction work completed during the reference period. 
 
2. The completeness of construction data relies on the approved applications filed with the LBOs. Hence, building constructions without approved building permits are not part of the tabulation of data.