Decide 150 major infrastructure projects
“Rebuilding Britain with 1.5 million homes in England and fast-tracking planning decisions on at least 150 major economic infrastructure projects.”
- Delivering
Where it stands
The government said on 22 September 2025 that 21 major infrastructure planning decisions were made in the Parliament's first year, a record, and four more since, 25 in all, with 10 more projects awaiting a decision. The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, law since 18 December 2025, is meant to speed these decisions up, and the government named the 150 decisions as its aim when it passed. The end of the Parliament is taken as 1 July 2029. The 1.5 million homes in the same sentence are on the Labour Party's manifesto card.
What has happened
- Dec 2024The Prime Minister sets planning decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects as a milestone, Promised
- Sep 2025The government reports 25 major infrastructure planning decisions so far, 21 of them in the Parliament's first year, Delivering evidence
- Jul 2029Decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects due by the end of the Parliament (editorial date), Deadline
About the cost
No cost was given with the milestone.
More detail
Sources (4)
- Prime Minister's Office: PM sets out blueprint for decade of national renewal (5 Dec 2024)
- HM Government: Plan for Change, milestones for mission-led government (PDF, 5 Dec 2024)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Record number of major infrastructure projects green-lit (22 Sep 2025)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law (18 Dec 2025)
How cards are checked
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