Is the planning system for homes getting worse?
I’ve been quizzed a bit in recent hours for my views on the residential planning system in the light of the reported drop in planning permissions. One graph that might prove interesting is one I have on file which tracks the figures from the communities department. It shows the number of decisions made within 13 weeks and the proportion of applications approved for major residential schemes. These are schemes of 10 or more homes. It is silly to read too much…