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# National Housing Construction Index

All time
Number of people looking for planning permission and building homes is on the rise
Planning applications increase in 11 counties
Only two counties see increase in planning applications in 2012
Planning applications down 19 per cent in 2012
Slight fall in rate of decline in house building