Over 3,500 new homes got planning go-ahead in Cork last year
Outside of Dublin, the highest number of apartments granted planning permission was in Cork.
A total of 5,323 new homes, which includes 3,132 houses and 2,191 apartments, got planning permission in Cork throughout 2025 according to newly-released data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Last year, nationally, there were 20,615 houses granted planning permission. Cork had the highest proportion of houses that were granted planning permission at 15.2% (3,132 ), followed by Dublin at 9.6% (1,986 ) and Wicklow at 8.6% (1,764).
Leitrim had the lowest proportion with 102 houses granted planning permission, followed by Longford with 170 and Carlow with 203.
Outside of Dublin, the highest number of apartments granted planning permission was in Cork (2,191), followed by Meath (772) and Wicklow (742).
The counties with the lowest numbers of apartments granted planning permission in 2025 were counties Longford (15), Roscommon (25), Leitrim (30), and Carlow (36).
The figures show that the number of homes granted planning permission nationwide rose by 7.9% in 2025, with 34,974 given the green light and which was up from 32,401 in 2024.
Last year, the number of apartments granted planning permission increased by 8.8%, when compared with 2024, with the number of house approvals nationally increasing by 7.3%.
Cork North Central Fine Gael TD Colm Burke said that the number of homes in Cork getting permission in 2025 highlighted the measures which are being implemented to improve housing supply.
Mr Burke said: “These figures show thousands of new homes are moving through the pipeline in Cork. The key focus is now turning these permissions into homes on the ground as quickly as possible.
“Increasing supply in our towns and villages will help to build stronger communities and is vital in tackling housing shortages in many areas."
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