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Statistics · updated 7 October 2026

Irish planning & construction statistics

PlanningLeads tracks 113,983 Irish planning applications and 106,743 building-control commencement notices across 31 local authorities. 38,325 projects are on site right now, with an estimated combined construction value of €45.7bn (indicative, modelled), and 501 new records were added in the last week.

113,983
Planning applications
106,743
Commencement notices
38,325
Projects on site
€45.7bn
On-site value (est.)
501
New this week

Commencements & prices

30,555
residential units commenced, 12 months to 2026-08
Source: CSO HSM14 (CC-BY)
+5.5%
residential property prices, 12-month change (National - all residential properties, 2026-07)
Source: CSO RPPI HPM09 (CC-BY)

Busiest counties by on-site pipeline value

AuthorityOn siteEst. value
Dublin City Council3,215€7.8bn
Fingal County Council1,813€3.7bn
Meath County Council1,933€2.8bn
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council2,099€2.8bn
South Dublin County Council1,260€2.7bn
Cork City Council951€2.5bn
Cork County Council3,106€2.4bn
Limerick City and County Council1,403€2bn

Most active sectors

Electrical
156,693
3,753 new in 30 days
Carpentry & Joinery
166,946
3,684 new in 30 days
Plumbing & Heating
154,203
3,623 new in 30 days
Roofing
161,883
3,556 new in 30 days
Masonry & Blockwork
161,766
3,543 new in 30 days
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
150,372
3,382 new in 30 days

Findings from the record

-7.3%
New builds sell for 7.3% LESS than second-hand homes in Dublin.
The apartment effect - new stock skews to smaller city units.
+13.5%/yr
The same homes in Longford have gained 13.5% a year.
Repeat-sales index - 1,043 homes sold twice on the Property Price Register.
70/100
Dublin is Ireland's fastest-heating market right now.
8387 live sites, prices up 2.2% YoY, 18,028 sales in 12 months.
+3.3%
Building materials cost 3.3% more than a year ago.
CSO wholesale price index, all building & construction materials (Aug 2026).
15.5%
15.5% of homes in Leitrim lie vacant.
2,897 vacant dwellings (CSO Census 2022) - regeneration + acquisition territory.
30,555
30,555 new homes were commenced across Ireland in the last 12 months.
CSO residential commencement notices to 2026-08; Dublin led the country. Commencements precede completions by 12 to 24 months.

About these figures

Compiled weekly from Ireland’s public planning registers, the Building Control Management System, CSO series (HSM14 commencements, HPM09 RPPI - CC-BY 4.0), and EU/OGP procurement feeds. Construction values are indicative models from floor area and unit counts, not tender prices. Aggregate figures only - no personal data. Free to quote with attribution to PlanningLeads and the underlying CC-BY sources; for deeper cuts see the Pipeline Index and Briefs.

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