The City of London has topped the charts for approved planning applications in the country with almost 99 per cent.
Research based on eight years of data from the government’s housing ministry looked at hundreds of districts across the UK, with the heart of the capital emerging as the best place to do up your home.
The City had 98.7 per cent approval, with those close behind being Copeland in Cumbria with 96.4 per cent, the Isles of Scilly at 95.6 per cent and Wigan – 95.4 per cent. Westminster had 91,000 applications with 11,000 minor requests turned down, and 77,500 approved.
“With more people spending more time at home than ever before, it’s natural we’re looking for small ways to improve our surroundings, said Marc Husband, the project design lead of Leader Floors,…
