‘The planning system has been captured by those most opposed to new house-building’

London planners are less likely to give a green-light than authorities in any other UK region, according to some research by Comparethemarket.

"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.

"The government’s aim of developing a planning system that enables buildings to be built more quickly and with greater input from local communities is welcome, but it is far from clear how the current…