Last year, approval was given for 16,375 dwelling units, up 26% from 2015.
In addition, planning permissions for all developments rose 21% to 21,099, while 12,481 houses were also granted permission, up 22% on 2015 and the highest figure since 2009.
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CSO Statistician, Mary Heanue, said a total of 5,586 square metres of floor area was planned last year.
"Of this, 46% was for new dwellings, 37% for other new constructions and 17% for extensions ," she said. "The total floor area planned increased by 15% in comparison with 2015."
Other key highlights include:
• Permissions granted for 3,894 apartment units in 2016, compared with 2,794 units in 2015, an increase of 39%
• The number of multi-development houses granted permission was 8,251 compared with 6,658 in 2015 (+24%)
• One-off houses accounted for a quarter of all new dwelling units granted planning permission in 2016
• Planning Permissions for new buildings for agriculture increased to 1,741 this year from 1,029 permissions in 2015, an increase of 70%.
(LM/JP)
