# 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.”
>
> — Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Press release on the Plan for Change milestones (Prime Minister's Office), 5 December 2024

- **Status:** Delivering
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Transport & economy](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/transport-and-economy)
- **Speaker:** [Sir Keir Starmer](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/keir-starmer), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 5 December 2024
- **Where:** Press release on the Plan for Change milestones (Prime Minister's Office)
- **Deadline:** 1 July 2029
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Promoters of major infrastructure projects and the places they serve
- **When:** By the end of the Parliament that first met on 9 July 2024 (taken as by 1 July 2029)
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-blueprint-for-decade-of-national-renewal (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 21 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-infrastructure-decisions-150-2029

## 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.

## Timeline

- 5 December 2024, Promised: The Prime Minister sets planning decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects as a milestone
- 22 September 2025, Delivering: The government reports 25 major infrastructure planning decisions so far, 21 of them in the Parliament's first year ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-number-of-major-infrastructure-projects-green-lit))
- 1 July 2029, Deadline (to come): Decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects due by the end of the Parliament (editorial date)

## About the cost

No cost was given with the milestone.

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: PM sets out blueprint for decade of national renewal (5 Dec 2024)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-blueprint-for-decade-of-national-renewal)
- [HM Government: Plan for Change, milestones for mission-led government (PDF, 5 Dec 2024)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf)
- [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Record number of major infrastructure projects green-lit (22 Sep 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-number-of-major-infrastructure-projects-green-lit)
- [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law (18 Dec 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-planning-and-infrastructure-bill-becomes-law)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 21 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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