Planning permissions granted for new Irish homes fell 15% in Q3 2006

Planning permissions granted for new Irish homes fell 15% in Q3 2006

Source: CSO

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of planning permissions granted for new homes dropped in the third quarter of this year.

In the third quarter of 2006, planning permissions were granted for 20,883 dwelling units, compared with 23,981 units for the same period in 2005, a decrease of 12.9%.

The third quarter figures also show that:

• Planning permissions were granted for 15,486 new houses. This compares with 18,190 new houses in the same quarter of 2005, a decrease of 14.9%.
• Planning permissions were granted for 5,397 apartments in the third quarter of 2006 and 5,791 in the third quarter of 2005. This is a decrease of 6.8%.
• One-off houses accounted for 24.3% of all new dwelling units granted planning permission in this quarter.
• Total floor area planned was 5,337 thousand sq. metres in the third quarter of 2006. Of this, 55.9% was for new dwellings, 33.0% for other new constructions and 11.1% for extensions. The total floor area planned increased by 5.1% in comparison with the same quarter of 2005.
• Planning Permissions for new buildings for Agriculture increased to 1,453 this quarter. This compares to 470 permissions in the same quarter of 2005.