Dwelling units granted permission — every local authority ranked

Figures as of Q2 2026, published by CSO PxStat. Accessed 2026-11-07.

Colour shows the 12-month change in the number of new dwelling units — houses and apartments — covered by planning permissions granted, published by CSO for each local authority. Counts homes, not permissions: a 100-apartment scheme counts as 100.

Two or more areas with the same figure share a rank — the next rank is skipped (e.g. two areas tied for 1st means the next entry is ranked 3rd, not 2nd).

Before you use these figures

• Counts dwelling units, not permissions: Each permission counts for the number of homes it covers — a permission for a 100-apartment block counts as 100, a one-off house as 1. The separate 'Planning permissions granted' figure counts each permission once, so the two can tell quite different stories about the same council.
• A permission granted, not a home built: This counts planning permissions granted for new dwellings, not dwellings actually built. Permission is an early step — some approved schemes are delayed, scaled back or never built out, and the gap between permission and a finished home can run years. Treat this as a leading indicator of intended supply, not a measure of completed housing.
• New construction only, houses and apartments combined: Only permissions for entirely new houses and apartments are counted here — extensions and alterations to existing buildings are not included.
• Council-level history starts in 2018: CSO's council-level breakdown of this release begins in 2018Q1. Earlier history exists only at the national/regional level (see the separate region-level planning permissions figures).
• A single scheme can dominate a council's quarter: 31 councils is a much smaller base than the 8 regions this dataset is also published for, so one large development finishing can swing a quarter's total sharply. Percentage changes at this level are large and ordinary, and describe development scheduling more than housing policy.
• A missing apartments figure is counted as none: For some quarters CSO publishes a houses figure but no apartments figure, almost always for councils where apartment building is rare. Those quarters are counted as houses only, the same as the permissions figure.
• Latest figure: Q2 2026 — 2 quarters old: This dataset is published quarterly and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.

Cite this ranking:

Dwelling units granted permission, every local authority ranked
Caveats: Counts dwelling units, not permissions; A permission granted, not a home built; New construction only, houses and apartments combined; Council-level history starts in 2018; A single scheme can dominate a council's quarter; A missing apartments figure is counted as none; Latest figure: Q2 2026 — 2 quarters old
StatsMapped last confirmed these figures unchanged on 23 Sep 2026.
Source: CSO PxStat
https://statsmapped.com/ireland/rankings/planning-permission-units

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