Permits were issued last year for the construction of 42,278 homes, in Belgium, including single-family homes and flats.
The number marks the lowest since 2002, according to figures released on Tuesday by the statistics agency Statbel.
It was also the fourth consecutive decline. In 2021, there was a peak of nearly 62,000 permitted homes; that number was almost a third lower last year.
With last year's permits, 23,165 flats and 19,113 single-family homes were given the green light to be built.
