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In the first quarter of this year 8,177 homes were given the green light (stock image)

Fall in number of homes approved for planning permission

The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Ireland • 12 Jun

The number of houses granted planning permission rose by 9% when compared with the third quarter of 2023, but apartment approvals fell by 31%, today's CSO figures show

Planning permissions down 10.9% in third quarter - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an annual decrease of 10.9% in the total number of dwelling units approved in the third quarter of this year, with the number falling to 8,611 units from 9,662 units the same time last year.

Business • 17 Dec 24

The CSO said the total number of home approved in the second quarter of this year fell by 2.4% to 8,513 units from 8,723 units in the second quarter of 2023

Planning permissions down 2.4% in second quarter - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a decrease in the total number of planning permissions granted in the second quarter of this year.

Business • 20 Sep 24

More apartments than houses were granted planning permission on an annual basis in 2021 again (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Planning permissions for new homes up 1.5% last year

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new homes granted planning permission grew by 1.5% in 2021 when compared with 2020.

Business • 11 Mar 22

The trend of more apartments than houses getting planning permission continued in the first two quarters of 2021 (Pic:RollingNews.ie)

Planning permissions for homes down 15.4% in H1

The number of homes granted planning permission in the first two quarters of this year fell by 15.4% from last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 10 Sep 21

The number of housing units which received planning fell by 39.3% to 3,089 in the first quarter of 2021, new CSO figures show

Home planning permissions slump by 50.7% in Q1

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of homes granted planning permission fell by 50.7% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year.

Business • 11 Jun 21

Planning permissions were granted for 26,224 apartments last year - the highest number since 2005

More apartments than houses built in 2020 - CSO

New Central Statistics Office figures show that more apartments than houses were granted planning permission in 2020.

Business • 12 Mar 21

Planning permissions for new homes up by 22% in the third quarter of this year

Planning permissions up 22% in third quarter - CSO

The number of planning permissions granted for new homes in the third quarter of 2020 rose by 22.2% to a total of 12,942, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 11 Dec 20

Dublin accounted for 77.8% of planning permissions for apartments in the second quarter of the year

Planning permissions down 29% in second quarter - CSO

The number of planning permissions granted for homes in the three months from April to June fell by 29.2%, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 11 Sep 20

A total of 29,243 dwelling units were granted planning permission last year, up from 20,776 units in 2017

40% rise in approved planning permissions last year

The number of planning permissions granted for new homes rose by 40.8% in 2018, new figures from the Central Statistics Office shows.

Business • 15 Mar 19

The first quarter of 2018 saw the first permissions granted by An Bord Pleanala through Strategic Housing Development Applications

Planning permissions soar over 80% in first quarter

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that planning permissions for new homes in the first quarter of this year jumped by 80.8% on the same time last year.

Business • 15 Jun 18

CSO reports 14.9% increase in the number of planning permissions granted during the first nine months of the year

14.9% rise in planning permissions in nine months

Planning permissions were granted for 13,842 homes in the first nine months of this year, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 14 Dec 17

Planning permissions were granted for 4,453 homes in the three months from April to June

Second quarter planning permissions jump 41.8%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show further evidence of the recovering construction industry as planning permissions in the second quarter jumped by 41.8%.

Business • 18 Sep 17

A total of 4,650 planning permissions were granted for homes in the first three months of the year

Planning permissions soar by 50% in Q1

The number of successful planning permissions jumped by 50.4% in the first quarter of this year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 23 Jun 17

Planning permissions jump by 22% in 2016

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that planning permissions were granted for 12,481 houses in 2016, up 22% on the previous year and the highest number since 2009.

Business • 15 Mar 17

5,814 permissions were granted in the third quarter, representing a 115% rise on the same time frame in 2015, when 2,704 units were given approval

Planning permissions more than double in Q3

Residential planning permissions more than doubled between July and September when compared with the same period last year, latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 19 Dec 16

Planning permissions were granted for 4,017 homes in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 95% on 2014

Planning permissions for new homes up 95%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that planning permissions for both houses and apartments soared in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the same time in 2014.

Business • 14 Apr 16

One-off houses accounted for 27.3% of all new housing units granted planning permission in Q2

87.4% increase in number of planning permissions

The number of planning permissions granted for housing units in the second quarter of the year increased to 3,010 from 1,606 for the same period in 2014 – representing an 87.4% increase.

Business • 17 Sep 15

Planning permissions were granted for 3,155 housing units in the first quarter of 2015

Planning permissions soar by almost 97% in Q1.

New figures on planning permissions show a dramatic rise in the amount of applications being granted in the early part of this year.

Business • 23 Jun 15

Planning permissions approved for apartments slumped by 62.4% in Q4

Q4 planning permissions drop almost 16%

New CSO figures show that the number of planning permissions granted in the fourth quarter of last year fell by 15.9%.

Business • 28 Mar 14

More than one third of planning permissions granted were for dwellings

Planning permissions fall in third quarter of 2013

The number of planning permissions granted for dwellings fell between July and September compared with the same quarter of last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 18 Dec 13

Abbey completed 368 house sales last year - 35 of which were in Ireland

Abbey seeing signs of improving confidence

Housebuilder Abbey has reported pre-tax profits of €10.9m for the year to the end of April, down from profits of €12.1m the previous year.

Business • 11 Jul 13

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