Number of homes granted planning permission falls to lowest level for 11 years

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Green-lit planning applications for housing have declined for the third year in a row

The number of homes receiving planning permission has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, according to figures from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG),

 In the year to June 2024, only 231,000 homes were green-lit by England’s district-level planning authorities, down 15% from the 270,000 approved in the year to June 2023. It is the lowest figure in the since 191,000 were approved in 2013.

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