Press release
Monthly Commencement Data for November 2023 published
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencement Notices (residential construction starts) for November 2023.
Overall, the data show that the number of commencements in the first 11 months of 2023 (29,634) already exceeds the total number for the whole of 2022 (26,957).
The data also show that Commencement Notices for 3,087 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in November 2023. This is an increase of 29% on the number of new homes commenced in the same month last year (2,402 units).
The strong uptick in commencements this year has continued and 29,634 homes have been commenced in the first eleven months of 2023. This is a 17.7% increase on the same period last year (25,162) and a record for this period when compared to similar periods since the data series began in 2015.
Of the 3,087 units commenced, 43% are scheme dwellings, 45% are apartments and 12% are for one-off units.
The full commencement data set can be accessed at: Construction Activity Statistics.