Hundreds of thousands of new homes a year are needed in England to keep up with demand but the latest official figures shows that overall planning applications and permissions are down. Demand for new homes is not being met across England, with planning applications and grants both down in 2017 compared with 2016, official figures have shown. The number of people on waiting lists to buy a home fell by more than half last year from the previous year, according to government figures. Meanwhile, 98,800 permissions were granted, which was down 3% on Q3 2016. For commercial developments, 2,600 applications were granted, down 11% on a year earlier and for residential developments, 12,500 applications were granted in Q3, down 3% compared with the same period in 2016.
Demand for new homes is not being met across England, with planning applications and grants both down in 2017 compared with 2016, official figures have shown. The number of people on waiting lists to buy a home fell by more than half last year from the previous year, according to government figures. Meanwhile, 98,800 permissions were granted, which was down 3% on Q3 2016. For commercial developments, 2,600 applications were granted, down 11% on a year earlier and for residential developments, 12,500 applications were granted in Q3, down 3% compared with the same period in 2016.