19/06/2014

30.5% Drop In Planning Applications - CSO

There has been a 30.5% drop in the number of planning permission applications granted for new houses in the first quarter of this year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Planning permissions were granted for 1,446 houses in the first quarter of 2014 and 1,860 in the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of 22.3%.

The total number of planning permissions granted for all developments was 3,833. This compares with 3,275 in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 17.0%.

One-off houses accounted for 48.3% of all new dwelling units granted planning permission this quarter.

(CD/JP)

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