Huge fall in planning permissions for housing in Dublin

Huge fall in planning permissions for housing in Dublin

Planning approvals for houses are down by 45pc. Stock image: Getty

There was a 35pc drop in the number of dwelling units given planning permission in Dublin in the second quarter of this year, new data from the Central Statistics Office show.

While planning permission figures are only one indication of future building activity, this represents bad news for the Government, as it chases a target of providing over 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030.

Across the four local authorities of Dublin, the number of houses that got planning approval was down by 45pc year-on-year, from 1,062 to 583.

The number of apartments getting planning permission in the capital fell by 30pc, from 1,754 to 1,233.

Nationally, there was a 12.5pc annual d