Housing pipeline report - Q1 2021 report - Published October 2021

The number of units approved rose during the first quarter, increasing by 19% up on the previous three months to stand 20% up on a year earlier. The increase in approvals during the first quarter was supported by a strengthening in private sector approvals and a sharp rise in social sector approvals.

Glenigan recorded the approval of 102,762 residential units during the first quarter of 2021. At 94,247 units, housing schemes of ten or more units accounted for 92% of approved units; the remainder being on smaller new build projects including self-build schemes, homes included within non-residential projects, and the conversion of non-residential properties.