Commencement began on 113 new homes in Louth in July

Commencement began on 113 new homes in Louth in July, according to data released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in its published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for July 2023.

While it is down on the 207 new homes commenced in June, it is up from the 19 new residential units commenced in July 2022. The total number of residential units commenced in Louth so far this year, has already surpassed the total number of commencements in Louth in the whole of 2022.

Work commenced on 820 new residential units in Louth between January and July of this year, compared to 809 in the whole of 2022.

Of the 113 residential units commenced in Louth in July, just three were one off houses (single residential units). It is the lowest number of single residential units commenced in any month this year, or for a number of years.

Looking at national figures, the data shows Commencement Notices for 2,985 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in July 2023. This is an increase of 22.4% on the number of new homes commenced in the same month last year (2,438 units).

18,546 homes have been commenced in the first seven months of 2023. This is an 11.8% increase on the same period last year.

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 notice must be given to the authority not more than 28 days and not less than 14 days before the commencement of works or the change of use. Once validated by the building control authority, works must commence on site within the 28 day period.