Commencement Notice submitted for 293 homes in Louth in May
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Figures released yesterday by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show that a Commencement Notice (CN) was issued for 293 residential units in Louth last month, with only Dublin City (947) and Fingal County (298) issuing a higher number.
A Commencement Notice (CN) is a notification to a Building Control Authority (BCA) that a person intends to carry out either works or a Material Change of Use to which the Building Regulations apply. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage released the latest data on CNs yesterday, broken down by local authority, number of notices for residential development, number of residential units and the number of one-off residential units.
Looking at the latest figures for Louth, 51 CNs have been issued so far this year for 500 residential units. 13 were issued in May for 293 units; seven in April for eight units; 12 in March for 123 units; 12 in February for 48 units and seven in January for 28 residential units.
It in an increase of 77 units on the first five months of 2022, when 97 CNs were issued for 423 residential units. In total, 171 CNs were issued for 809 residential units in Louth last year.
Of the 500 units up to the end of May in Louth this year, 32 were single residential units - five in May; six in April; eight in March; nine in February and four in January.