241 agricultural buildings were granted planning permission in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The latest data shows that 118 buildings were granted planning permission in the southern region of the country, including 45 in the mid-west.
There were 70 agricultural buildings given the green light in the northern and western regions of Ireland and a further 53 in the east and midlands.
Of the total 241 buildings, 210 related to new constructions, 25 were extensions and 6 were classed as alterations and conversions.
By way of comparison, 313 agricultural buildings were granted planning in the same quarter last year, while 250 were given permission in Q2 2024.
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The CSO data also shows that there was an annual decrease of 3% in the number of one-off houses receiving planning permission in Q3 2024, compared with an annual increase of 2% in Q2 2024.
Commenting on the overall report, Shane O’Sullivan, statistician in the CSO Enterprise Statistics Division, said the number of units granted planning permission in June, July, and August (Q3) 2024 was 8,611, of which, 5,293 were for houses and 3,318 were for apartments.
“The number of apartments approved decreased by almost a third (-31%) when compared with Q3 2023. The number of houses approved in Q3 2024 rose by 9% over the same period.
“There was an annual decline of 11% in the total number of dwelling unit approvals in Q3 2024, following an annual fall of 2% in the previous quarter,” he said.
Of the 6,693 individual applications for planning permissions granted in Q3 2024, there were 1,566 for new construction dwellings, 1,930 for other new constructions, 2,089 for extensions, and 1,108 permissions were for alterations and conversions,” O’Sullivan added.
Cork county had the highest proportion of houses granted planning permission at 20.7% (1,095 houses) in the state in Q3 2024.
This was followed by Co. Dublin at 15.6% (824 houses), Kildare at 6.6% (349 houses) and Westmeath at 6.1% (322 houses).
Carlow with 16 houses had the lowest proportion of houses granted planning permission, followed by Leitrim (22 houses) and Longford (35 houses).