Planning permission approvals jumped during start of year

CSO figures show between January and March there were 11,659 units approved compared to the 8,463 recorded during the same period in 2022

Fingal County Council on its own accounted for over half of all planning permission approvals during first three months of the year. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

There was a big jump in the number of housing units receiving planning permission during the first three months of the year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

Between January and March, there were 11,659 units approved compared to the 8,463 recorded during the same period in 2022 representing a 37.8% increase.