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Planning permissions drop by 12.5% in second quarter

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a 12.5% fall in the total number of homes granted planning permission in the second quarter of this year, with approvals falling to 7,447 units from 8,513 units the same time last year.

Business • 16 Sep

Green light for student accommodation, Independent House

Dublin City Council has given the green light to British developer Summix for a nine storey student accommodation block on the former site of the Independent Newspapers HQ on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin

Business • 30 Jun

The total number of new homes approved annually fell by 20.6% in 2024 compared to an increase of 20% in 2023, new CSO figures show today

Number of apartments granted planning permission down 39%

New figures from the CSO show that the number of planning permissions granted for apartments fell by almost 39% last year when compared to 2023.

Business • 12 Mar

The consultant points out that the supply of staff car-parking at Dublin Airport has remained constant since the T2 permission

Consultants hit out at council over daa car park refusal

Planning consultants for Dublin airport operator, daa, have hit out at Fingal County Council over its refusal to approve plans for a 950 space staff car park for the airport.

Business • 12 Sep 24

The number of homes granted planning permission during the three months of July, August and September reached 9,662, new CSO figures show

Number of homes granted planning permission jump 43%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office record a total annual increase of 43% in the number of dwelling unit approvals in the third quarter of this year after an annual decline of 23% in the previous quarter.

Business • 07 Dec 23

The number of homes granted planning permission fell to 8,723 units

Number of homes granted planning permission down 23%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office today show that the number of homes granted planning permission in April, May and June dropped by more than 23% on the same time last year.

Business • 08 Sep 23

Flights have to be limited to 65 or less each night at Dublin Airport according to a planning permission condition

Residents want DAA to comply with planning permission

An organisation which represents residents living near Dublin airport who claim they are adversely impacted by aircraft noise has said the airport must adhere to planning permission and legal obligations.

Business • 09 Aug 23

Planning permission was granted for 4,637 apartments in Dublin in the first quarter of the year - 84% of all apartments granted planning approval in the state

Planning permissions rise by 37.8% in Q1 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office today show that the number of homes granted planning permission in the first three months of the year rose by 37.8% on the same time last year.

Business • 09 Jun 23

The number of total planning applications granted was down 20.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, new CSO figures show

Planning permissions sink 43% at end of 2022 - CSO

The number of planning permission applications granted for houses and apartments fell sharply in the final quarter of last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 10 Mar 23

Energy firm boss questions planning delays

The Managing Director of renewable energy firm, Strategic Power Projects has said the concerns of a few should not stop national projects from happening.

Business • 17 Jan 23

60% of the apartment planning permission are for projects in the Dublin region, today's CSO figures show

Q3 planning permission for new apartments drops by 67%

Planning permission for new apartments fell by 67% to 2,347 in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2021, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 09 Dec 22

11,374 units were granted planning permission in the three months from April to June, up from 11,150 units the same time last year

Planning permissions up 2% in second quarter - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an annual increase of 2% in the total number of homes approved in the second quarter of this year.

Business • 09 Sep 22

Applications were submitted for 159 residential development schemes

Big jump in residential commencements in second quarter

Residential development commencements jumped threefold in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period last year.

Business • 05 Oct 21

An Bord Pleanála has turned down planning permission to Charlie Chawke's plan to build an apartment scheme on the site of the Goat Bar and Grill in Dublin's Goatstown

Chawke's Goatstown scheme refused permission

An Bord Pleanála has turned down planning permission to Charlie Chawke's contentious plan to construct a €186m apartment scheme on the site of the publican's Goat Bar and Grill in south Dublin.

Business • 18 Jun 21

Cairn had planned to build 611 apartments, as well as town houses, a new public park, a childcare facility, cafes, and leisure facilities on the Montrose site.

Planning issue set to delay Cairn Homes' Montrose plans

An Bord Pleanala is expected to consent next month to a High Court order quashing permission for 614 residential units on former RTE lands.

Business • 21 Jan 21

Planning permissions were granted for a total of 9,698 apartments compared to 2,592 in the first quarter of 2019

Number of apartment units approved soars 274% in Q1

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of planning permissions granted for apartment units jumped by 274.2% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same time last year.

Business • 12 Jun 20

Planning permissions for the building of 5,656 apartments were approved in the third quarter of this year

Planning permissions for apartments soar over 80% - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that planning permissions for apartments jumped by 80.2% in the third quarter of this year compared to the same time last year.

Business • 18 Dec 19

4,675 of the second quarter approvals were for apartments

Planning permissions up 42% in second quarter - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of planning permissions approved in the second quarter of the year had jumped by almost 42% on the same time last year.

Business • 16 Sep 19

Prime Time - Contravening Planning Laws, Balconing, EU Immigrants

The cost of building in contravention of planning laws. Warnings for holidaymakers around the potentially dangerous craze of balconing. And with anti-immigrant parties on the rise can the EU come up with a new and fairer system.

Prime Time • 29 Jun 18

2,340 of the approved applications related to houses

1% in increase in approved planning for dwellings

Planning permission was granted for 3,141 dwelling units during the second quarter of this year, an increase of 1% on the same period last year according to the latest CSO figures.

Business • 13 Sep 16

One-off houses accounted for nearly a third (31.6%) of all new dwelling units granted planning permission in the quarter

Number of planning permissions down slightly in Q1

3,091 planning permissions for homes were granted in the first three months of the year, representing a small decline (3.8%) on the same period in 2015.

Business • 16 Jun 16

Planning permission was granted for 2,662 homes in the third quarter - the majority of which were houses

Rise in planning permissions for homes

There was a 24.2% rise in the number of planning permissions granted for homes in the third quarter of the year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 15 Dec 15

Anne O'Leary is to become the chair of Ibec's Telecommunications and Internet Federation

Planning rules hindering telecom investment - Ibec

The incoming chair of the Telecommunications and Internet Federation has said that changes to Ireland’s planning rules need to be made in order to support infrastructural investment.

Business • 19 Nov 15

Granted planning permissions for new dwellings was down 30.5% year-on-year

Sharp fall in planning permissions for new homes

There was a sharp fall in the number of planning permissions granted for new homes during the first three months of the year when compared with the same period of 2013.

Business • 19 Jun 14

Planning permissions for apartments jump 79% in the second quarter of 2013

Planning permissions up 37% in second quarter

Planning permissions were granted for 1,926 dwelling units in the second quarter of 2013, up 37% on the same time last year.

Business • 25 Sep 13

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