Planning approvals for new homes crash to 14-year low

Planning approvals for new homes have plunged to their lowest quarterly level since 2012.
Just 45,315 homes secured permission in England during the second quarter of 2026, down 21% on the previous three months.
Home Builders Federation figures show permissions over the 12 months to June fell 8% to 214,515 homes, 36% below the 2017 peak.
Volume house builder applications were hit particularly hard. Approvals for homes on sites of more than 10 units slumped 21% quarter on quarter to 39,689 and we