Big Rise In Home Building In The Pipeline

There was an increase of 115% in the number of home-building projects given the green light in the third quarter of the year.

5,814 'dwelling units' got planning permission, according to the CSO, between July and September, compared to 2, 704 in the same period of last year. The number of proposed apartment units given the go-ahead jumped more than 300%, while houses jumped by 86%.