The Home Builders Federation accused the government of 'capitulation to the Nimby lobby on planning'.
Planning permission for new houses and conversions across England has fallen to a record low, new figures suggest.
If the trend continues, housing supply for England could fall to levels not seen for a decade, it added.The Conservative government's 2019 manifesto promised to build 300,000 homes a year in England by the mid-2020s.
The HBF said that if the trend continued it would lead to a reduction in housing delivery of 44,000 homes a year, which would see housing supply for England fall to levels not seen for a decade.
"Fewer homes being built amidst an acute housing crisis has clear social implications, in particular for young people, and will reduce economic activity and cost jobs."
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