TWENTY PERCENT DROP IN PLANNING PERMISSIONS IN GALWAY

Date Published: 23-Jun-2008

There has been a 20 percent reduction in the number of planning permissions granted for new homes in Galway in the first quarter of this year, more than double the national average decrease.There were almost 400 planning permissions granted here between January and March. According to the latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office, the majority of these were in the county.