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Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has welcomed new CSO figures on planning permissions given in Mayo in 2023
The number of planning permissions approved for new homes in Mayo increased by 44 percent in 2023 according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Latest data published by the CSO on Thursday, March 14 shows there was an annual increase of 44 percent in the total number of planning permission approved for new homes in Mayo in 2023.
The data shows that planning permission was given for 494 homes in 2023 compared to 344 in 2022. Of the 494 dwellings which were granted planning permission, 384 were for houses and 110 were for apartments.
The latest figures were welcomed by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, who described the increase as positive.
“Today’s positive figures indicate that the pipeline for much needed homes in Mayo and nationally is continuing to strengthen. Planning permissions were strong in 2023 and, in the same year, all our other key housing indicators continued on a positive trajectory.
“Nationally, last year, we saw the highest number of annual commencements nationally on record, up 21.5 percent compared to 2022 and the highest number since records began in 2014. “Completions last year were the highest in 15 years, with 32,695 new homes completed exceeding Housing for All’s annual target of 29,000 by almost 13 percent,” Minister O'Brien stated.
The Minister added that in line with Housing for All priorities to achieve compact and sustainable growth and revitalise urban centres, there was an annual rise of 40 percent in the number of multi-development houses receiving planning permission in 2023 throughout the country.
The CSO stated that nationally there was an annual increase of almost 21 percent in the total number of dwelling units approved in 2023, up from 34,177 units in 2022 to 41,225 units in 2023. In 2022 an annual decrease of 20.5 percent was recorded.
There was an annual rise of 40 percent in the number of multi-development houses receiving planning permission in 2023, compared with a decline of 27 percent in one-off houses.
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