Notifications received by local authorities under planning permission exemptions for converting commercial property into homes

S.I. No. 75/2022 - Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022 provides an exemption from the requirement for planning permission for the conversion of certain types of vacant commercial property into residential units. The Regulations, which include an exemption for the conversion of vacant pubs, will remain in place until the end of 2025.

This publication provides the number of notifications, received by local authorities, of planned changes of use of vacant commercial property into residential units, and the number of homes associated with those notifications, for the years 2018-2023.

Planning Exemptions Story Map provides further background information and spatial analysis on exemption notifications received under the Regulations.