Planning permissions for new homes rose 49% year-on-year in Q2 2013 to 37,053 approvals, according to the latest Housing Pipeline report from HBF.The figure was down on Q1, but was the highest Q2 level seen since 2008. In the first six months of 2013, permissions climbed 26% annually to total 77,686.HBF said that this upward trend was “positive”. But it …