The latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index compiled and issued by Link2Plans reveals a decline for Donegal, with planning applications down 9% and project commencements down 7% in 2013.
However, the company says this is an improvement on the 2012 statistics, when the figure for commencements was down 27%.
The company says it is closely monitoring the commencement figures for the first months of 2014 to see what impact strict new building regulations will have.
The Donegal figure is above the national average which saw a 1% drop in planning applications and a 4% drop in commencements.
However, Danny O’Shea of Link2PLans says Donegal still punches above its weight…………
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