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Home planning permissions increase by over 21%

The latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that planning permissions were granted for 8,463 new homes between January and March of 2022 – of which 4,687 were houses and 3,776 were apartments. The total amount of planning permissions granted for homes jumped over 21% in the first quarter of 2022, when compared with the same period last year. Sorcha O’Callaghan, Statistician in the Business Statistics Division of…

Building costs impact the number of planning permissions

There were 305 planning permissions approved in quarter four last year, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data shows. This compares to 498 applications approved for the corresponding period in 2020. Indications are that while there was a surge in applications following the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, things have returned to normal levels, with demand said to be tempered by escalating costs. The greatest activity in planning for new…