Planning permissions drop to lowest level since HBF pipeline report began

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The Home Builders Federation’s executive chairman Stewart Baseley predicts housing supply will drop to under 200,000 homes in 2024

Planning permissions granted for new homes in England have fallen to a record low, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

The number of new homes permissions for the third quarter of this year were down 12% to reach 50,316 housing units in the three months to September 2023, the lowest quarterly figure recorded since the HBF’s Housing Pipeline Report began in 2006.

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