Five key changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

MPs fear planning laws reform could strip residents of right to object

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner denied Tory claims that residents would have less power to say no to plans near them.The Government’s new planning ...

Five key changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Five key changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill sam.macrory Mon, 24/03/2025 - 16:20 What is the potential impact of the government's planning bill? 4 Comment Sophie Metcalfe Millie Mitchell Institute for Government Yes The government has identified planning reform as the big lever it can pull to improve the UK’s lacklustre growth and building performance. Policy making Housing Infrastructure Growth Labour Starmer government Mi…

Planning and Infrastructure Bill – what NHC members need to know

The government recently published its long-awaited Planning and Infrastructure Bill. This Bill aims to provide a more consistent, streamlined framework for planning decisions, reducing the time taken for decisions on major infrastructure and housing developments. There are five key objectives the Government intend to achieve through the Bill: Delivering a faster and more certain consenting […]

Minister hits back at ‘scaremongering’ over planning reforms

The planning minister accused those opposed to planning committee reforms of “scaremongering” after opposition MPs raised concerns in parliament. Matthew Pennycook was responding at the end of the second reading debate of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill yesterday evening when MPs had their first opportunity…The post Minister hits back at ‘scaremongering’ over planning reforms appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: silent on flood risk management

Westminster Sustainable Business Forum Planning and Infrastructure Bill: silent on flood risk management 25 March 2025 Robert Allen The Planning and Infrastructure Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons this week, with the Bill set to provide a legislative vehicle for delivery of the Government’s housebuilding programme (1.5 million homes by the end of the Parliament). Introduced by the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, the Bill’…

Guide to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill