Monthly Commencement Data for August 2023 published
- Published on: 21 September 2023
- Last updated on: 5 October 2023
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for August 2023.
The data show Commencement Notices for 2,770 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in August 2023. This is an increase of 30.6% on the number of new homes commenced in the same month last year (2,121 units).
The strong uptick in commencements this year has continued and 21,316 homes have been commenced in the first eight months of 2023. This is a 14% increase on the same period last year and a record when compared to similar periods since the data series began in 2015.
The full commencement data set can be accessed at: Commencement Activity Statistics.