Planning granted for over 1100 homes in Louth in first three quarters of 2023

Planning permission was granted for 1,143 new homes in the first three quarter of this year, a figure which is more than the number granted for the whole of last year, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

In the third quarter of this year (Q3), planning permission was granted for 516 new homes. This comprised 136 apartments, 350 multi development houses, and 30 one off houses.

So far in 2023, planning permission has been granted for 357 new apartments, 725 multi development houses, and 61 one off houses.

This compares to 991 homes for which planning permission was granted during the whole of 2022, when it was granted for 450 apartments, 411 multi development houses, and 130 one off houses.

The only type of house that has seen a fall in granted planning permissions, is one off houses. With planning granted for 30 in Q3, it represents an increase in the 16 granted in Q2 and 15 in Q1, but it is down on the 110 for which planning permission was granted in the first three quarters of last year.

Nationally, there was an annual increase of more than 43% in the total number of dwelling units approved in Q3 2023 at 9,662 units compared with 6,743 units in Q3 2022, while in Q2 2023 an annual decrease of 23% was recorded.

The number of dwelling units granted planning permission in Q3 2023 was almost evenly split between houses (4,859) and apartments (4,803).

In Q3 2023, the number of houses granted planning permission rose by more than 10% when compared with Q3 2022, while apartment approvals more than doubled (+105%).

For the nine-month period (January to September 2023) there was an overall growth of 13% in the total number of dwelling units approved when compared with the same period in 2022.

In Q3 2023 there was an annual fall of more than 25% in the number of one-off houses receiving planning permission, compared with an annual decline of 36% in Q2 2023.