Construction News: Rise in plans for private homes as social housing contracts

There has been an 89 per cent rise in planning permissions for new homes in London, new research has shown.

Planning approvals for new houses in the capital rose to 12,293 between the first quarters of 2011 and 2012, according to study by data service Glenigan for lobby group the Homes Builders Federation.

The research also found a 10 per cent rise in planning approvals for new homes in England in the same period and a rise of a third between the final quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012.