Construction BUSINESS

In the second quarter of 2017, planning permissions were granted for 4,453 dwelling units, compared with 3,141 units for the same period in 2016, an increase of 41.8%. This is according to the latest research from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The second quarter figures also show that:

•  Planning Permissions were granted for 3,630 houses in the second quarter of 2017 and 2,340 in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 55.1%.
•  Planning permissions were granted for 823 apartment units, compared with 801 units for the same period in 2016, an increase of 2.7%.
•  One-off houses accounted for 28.0% of all new dwelling units granted planning permission in this quarter.
•  The total number of planning permissions granted for all developments was 6,279. This compares with 5,236 in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 19.9%.  
•  Total floor area planned was 1,455 thousand square metres in the second quarter of 2017. Of this, 47.9% was for new dwellings, 36.5% for other new constructions and 15.6% for extensions.  The total floor area planned increased  by 16.9% in comparison with the same quarter in 2016.
•  Planning Permissions for new buildings for Agriculture decreased to 349 this quarter. This compares to 510 permissions in the same quarter of 2016.