Dwelling units granted permission — every local authority ranked

Figures as of Q2 2026, published by CSO PxStat. Accessed 2026-09-23.

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.

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
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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