Alongside the rise in housing starts, the number of residential planning applications decided and the share approved have also edged up. That may partly be due to the introduction of a new planning regime. But with applications still below pre-crisis levels it is more likely to reflect fewer contentious applications being put forward. It is too soon to claim that the planning system has been fixed.
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