[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
Figure 5: Cork City Monthly Commencement Notices August 2022-March 2024
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Source: CSO HSM13 - Commencement Notices https://data.cso.ie/table/HSM13
Planning Permissions As noted above, tracking the rate of planning permissions granted is a less accurate means of understanding future residential delivery rates. It does however give a strong indication of the intent to deliver housing in the city.
Figure 6: Cork City Council Permission Granted (Units) – Quarterly Q3, 2022 – Q1, 2024
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Source: CSO BHQ17 Planning Permissions Granted for New Houses and Apartments
Apart from the spike in Q4, 2023, the number of units granted since the adoption of the City Development Plan has ranged from 138 – 485 units per quarter. The spike in units granted in Q4, 2023 is primarily due to the granting of an LRD planning permission for 1,325 units on the Goulding’s site in the Cork Docklands (planning ref. no. 23/42106). This illustrates the importance of City Docklands delivery in achieving the NPF 2040 compact growth targets for Cork City. The number of houses granted versus private apartments, including townhouses and duplexes, has a quarterly average ratio of 40 : 60 for the same period.
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