19/12/2012

Planning Permissions Decrease

In the third quarter of 2012, planning permissions were granted for 1,638 dwelling units, compared with 2,512 units for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 34.8 %, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The third quarter figures also show that planning permissions were granted for 1,540 houses in the third quarter of 2012 and 1,887 in the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of 18.4%.


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