Planning permissions have increased 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 with a 33% increase on the previous quarter, according to HBF’s latest Housing Pipeline report. In Q1 2012, 36,761 English homes were granted approval against 27,732 in Q4 2012, and 33,450 in Q1 2011. 31,078 of these were private approvals, representing a 37% rise on Q4 2011 and …