Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
666. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of commencement notices for new residential homes that have been received since the formation of the Government on a county-by-county basis in tabular form; the number of new housing completions and new planning permissions granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44096/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraA 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. The total number of commencement notices for new residential homes that have been received since the formation of the Government on a county-by-county basis in tabular form can be found on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/a5cb1-construction-activity-starts/
My Department does not compile data on the number of new housing completions and on new planning permissions granted on a monthly basis. Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website, at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/
However, the data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority but are not broken down by development type, including the number of planning permissions for residential homes. Such information may be sought directly from the relevant planning authority.
In addition, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of planning related issues including permissions granted and completions by development type and county. Data is available at the following link on the CSO website: www.cso.ie/en/statistics/construction/planningpermissions/.
The number of new housing completions granted can be found on the CSO website, at the following link: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ndc/newdwellingcompletionsq22022/
