By Andy Silvester You almost couldn’t make it up. Britain, faced with a generational housing crisis, building less than a year ago. Even better, the weather is at least partly to blame. Welcome to Blighty. We used to build things, you know. The main culprit is of course the planning system, which – from the moment a misty-eyed developer lays eyes on a potential plot attempts – seems only intended to slow down and obstruct the path towards spades in the ground. When the weapons of NIMBYism are taken up by local councillors and MPs, they become almost irresistible. Highlights of recent planning …