By Chris Dorrell The number of new home approvals fell to its lowest level in a decade, underscoring the challenges the government will face in delivering on their ambitious housebuilding targets. According to the Home Builders Federation, just 53,379 new homes were approved in the three months to June, the lowest quarterly total since 2014. In the year to June, approvals dropped 12 per cent to just over 230,000 units, the lowest figure for any 12-month period in the last decade. “As a result of the previous government’s approach to house building, in particular with regards to planning, the n…