Louth saw huge increase in amount of homes granted planning last year

Louth saw a huge increase last year in the number of homes granted planning permission, compared to the previous year, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office.

Planning permission was granted for 1,706 homes in total in 2023, up from 991 in 2022 and representing a 72% increase on the number of units granted planning permission.

In the final three months of 2023 (Q4), planning permission was granted for 563 homes. This comprised 308 multi-development houses, 21 one off houses, and 234 private flats. It is up from the 516 units granted planning permission in Q3, when 380 houses and 136 flats were given the go ahead.

Comparing Q4 of last year to 2022, a huge increase in the number of units granted planning permission took place. While 516 units were granted planning in Louth in Q4 2023, the number was less than half of that in Q4 2022, with planning permission granted for 229 units, comprising 164 houses and 65 flats. The final quarter of 2023 saw the highest number of units granted planning permission in Louth, since at least 2018.

Nationally, there was an annual increase of almost 21% in the total number of dwelling units approved in 2023, up from 34,177 units in 2022 to 41,225 units in 2023. In 2022 an annual decrease of 20.5% was recorded.

In 2023, the number of apartments granted planning permission rose by almost 29% when compared with 2022, while house approvals were up by more than 13%. There was an annual rise of 40% in the number of multi-development houses receiving planning permission in 2023, compared with a decline of 27% in one-off houses.

In Q4 2023, the total number of dwelling units approved planning permission rose by 47% to 11,181 units compared with 7,597 units in Q4 2022.

Planning permissions granted for apartment units rose by 64% in Q4 2023 compared with Q4 2022, while house permissions granted during the same period increased by 31%. Between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023, an annual rise of more than 12% was recorded in the number of planning permissions granted for all developments, with 6,399 permissions approved in Q4 2023 compared with 5,691 in Q4 2022.