Home planning permits leap in quarter but caution over health of housebuilding rebound

Analysts in the past have cautioned that planning permissions may not be a reliable guide to the prospects of the troubled house building market.

The number of planning permissions for houses and apartments in the September quarter jumped 22% to 12,942 from the same quarter in 2019, according to the new CSO figures. Picture: PA

A large increase in the number of planning permissions granted in recent months may show that house building is on some sort of recovery path although experts have warned about the long-lasting damage the Covid-19 crisis will inflict on housing completions. 

The number of planning permissions for houses and apartments in the September quarter jumped 22% to 12,942 from the same quarter in 2019, according to the new CSO figures.