Survey Information
Survey Name:
Planning Permissions
Business Area:
STS RAP Short Term Statistics Division
Survey Purpose:
To provide a short-term indicator on planning permissions
Legislative Basis:
Provides variables 411 and 412 of Annex B (Construction) under the Short Term Statistics Regulation (EC) Number 1882/2003
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Target Population:
New developments/constructions in Ireland
Sampling Frame:
Not Applicable - 88 Local Authorities and An Bord Pleanala
Survey Size:
88 Local Authorities and An Bord Pleanala supply each individual planning application which has been granted (Approximately 7500 to 15000 per quarter)
Principal Variables Collected:
No. of planning permissions granted with the number of units, description, and their floor areas
Principal External Users:
Eurostat, Government (DOE), Tegral, Eircom, Economists, Construction Industry.
Contact Points
Business Area Specialists:
Mary Heanue
Alan Finlay
Sean Hurley
The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@cso.ie
Methodology Documents
Quality Report
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