Increase in house commencements continues in Louth

The increase in house commencements in Louth continued in August according to data released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Commencement Notices for 67 new homes in Louth were received by Building Control Authorities in August 2023, up from 13 in August 2022.

Commencement Notices have been received for 887 new homes in Louth so far this year, already surpassing the 809 that were received for the whole of last year.

Of the Commencement Notices received in August, nine were for single residential units. This is up from seven in August 2022, but it is down on the year to date figure compared to last year, with 55 commencements from January to August 2023, compared to 100 from January to August 2022.

Nationally, the data show Commencement Notices for 2,770 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in August 2023. This is an increase of 30.6% on the number of new homes commenced in the same month last year (2,121 units).

21,316 homes have been commenced in the first eight months of 2023. This is a 14% 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.