National infrastructure plan - Revision history

Editor at 21:09, 24 June 2025

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	* Flood management, water and waste.		* Flood management, water and waste.
	* Intellectual capital.		* Intellectual capital.
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		+	= 2025-2035 =
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		+	in June 2025 the Labour government published its [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-infrastructure-a-10-year-strategy UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy] outlining a bold, long-term plan to invest over £725 billion in economic and social infrastructure, aiming to drive national renewal, boost productivity, and raise living standards across the country. Recognising past underinvestment and fragmented delivery, the Strategy prioritises coordination, stability, and long-term outcomes over short-term announcements. It supports growth through improved transport, housing, public services, and resilience, while backing British jobs and supply chains. The plan aligns with the modern Industrial Strategy, providing certainty to investors and unlocking regional potential. Progress will be monitored and reported biennially in collaboration with businesses and delivery partners. The report was set out into 6 Chapters:
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		+	* Chapter 1: A new approach to infrastructure to drive growth
		+	* Chapter 2: Encouraging private investment
		+	* Chapter 3: Unlocking growth across regions
		+	* Chapter 4: Becoming a clean energy superpower
		+	* Chapter 5: Delivering high quality social infrastructure
		+	* Chapter 6: Improving the environment
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		+	And covering 13 areas of investment, set out below:
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		+	* Housing: supporting delivery of 1.5m new homes this Parliament, through the 10-year Affordable Homes Programme and with investment from the National Housing Bank.
		+	* Transport: Transport for City Regions (TCR) settlement, capital funding to progress work on the Lower Thames Crossing and a new Structures Fund to repair major structures on the road network.
		+	* Water: water companies to quadruple investment in new water infrastructure over the next five years, including developing 9 new reservoirs.
		+	* National Wealth Fund: helping crowd in private investment and drive growth across the UK.
		+	* Clean Energy: including investment by GB Energy, the UK’s first regional hydrogen transport network and store, strategic electricity transmission network investment and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
		+	* Nuclear energy: investment to enable one of Europe’s first Small Modular Reactor programmes and for nuclear fusion, alongside Sizewell C.
		+	* Schools: deliver rebuilding projects at over 500 schools within the existing School Rebuilding Programme and provide funding certainty out to 203435, enabling a further 250 schools to enter the programme.
		+	* Hospitals: delivering 35 hospitals in England via the New Hospital Programme.
		+	* Essential maintenance: providing funding certainty up to 2035 for schools, colleges, prisons, courts and hospitals maintenance programmes.
		+	* Digital connectivity: continuing investment in high-speed internet access via Project Gigabit.
		+	* Flood resilience: ensuring long term readiness via the 10-year flood defence investment programme.
		+	* Justice: three new prisons in England by 2031.
		+	* Defence: committing to 2.6% of GDP by 2027 on NATO qualifying defence spending
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		+	= 2016-2021 =
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		+	In March 2016 under the Conservative [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Government government] the [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f2f1540f0b6230268df36/2904569_nidp_deliveryplan.pdf National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016–2021] was published.
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		+	For the first time it brought together the government’s plans for economic infrastructure over 5 years with those to support delivery of housing and social infrastructure. The government committed to invest over £100 billion by 2020-21, alongside significant ongoing private sector investment in our infrastructure. This investment to drive wider economic benefits, including: Supporting growth and creating jobs in the short term as projects are built – especially where public investment is used to attract private investment. Raising the productive capacity of the economy in the long term as the benefits of new infrastructure are felt; reduced transaction costs; larger and more integrated labour and product markets; and better opportunities to collaborate and innovate. Driving efficiency – enabling greater specialisation and economies of scale. Boosting international competitiveness – attracting inward investment and enabling trade with foreign partners. The report was set out into 15 Chapters.
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		+	# Laying the Foundations – Establishes new institutions and strategies for long-term infrastructure planning, prioritisation, and financing.
		+	# Infrastructure Pipeline – Presents a £483 billion investment pipeline across sectors to 2020–21 and beyond.
		+	# Roads – Details a £15 billion investment to transform the Strategic Road Network and fund future projects through a dedicated Roads Fund.
		+	# Rail – Describes the most extensive rail modernisation since Victorian times, including HS2, Crossrail, and upgrades under a £38 billion programme.
		+	# Airports and Ports – Supports private investment in airport and port capacity with transport upgrades and assesses expansion options for Southeast aviation.
		+	# Energy – Outlines a consumer-focused energy policy shift with support for diverse generation sources and reforms in efficiency and supply.
		+	# Digital Communications – Supports broadband and mobile infrastructure through investment, regulation, and planning for 5G leadership.
		+	# Flood Defence – Commits £2.3 billion to over 1,500 flood schemes and a resilience review to protect homes and businesses.
		+	# Water and Waste – Describes regulated investment in water infrastructure and outlines current and future waste management plans.
		+	# Science and Research – Commits £5.9 billion to cutting-edge scientific infrastructure and innovation support through Catapults.
		+	# Housing and Regeneration – Drives housing supply via land release, planning reform, and investment in enabling infrastructure.
		+	# Social Infrastructure – Allocates £48.6 billion to improve schools, healthcare facilities, and build new prisons.
		+	# Regional Infrastructure – Highlights investments and devolution efforts to boost infrastructure across UK regions.
		+	# Improving Delivery and Performance – Focuses on enhancing project selection, reducing costs, and building a skilled construction workforce.
		+	# Monitoring and Reporting Progress – Establishes a framework for tracking and ensuring the delivery of infrastructure priorities.
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		+	= 2015 =
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		+	An updated infrastructure pipeline published July 2015 detailed £411 billion of investment in 564 projects and programmes from 2015/16 onwards with increasing investment in transport, energy, communications and environmental networks.
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		+	In September 2015, the government published a National Infrastructure Plan for Skills setting out the results of skills analysis and modelling of the National Infrastructure Pipeline and describing the key challenges faced by sectors and regions.
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		+	In his speech to the Conservative party conference on 5 October 2015, Chancellor George Osborne announced the creation of a National Infrastructure Commission to provide an unbiased analysis of the UK's long-term infrastructure needs, delivering a long-term plan for, and assessment of, national infrastructure needs early in each parliament.
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		+	= National Infrastructure Plan 2013 =
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		+	On 4 December 2013, the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-plan-2013 National Infrastructure Plan 2013] was published. This included £375 billion of planned public and private sector infrastructure investment for energy, transport, flood defence, waste, water and communications up to 2030 and beyond.
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		+	The plan identified the government's top 40 priority investments, providing more detail on the timing, funding and status of each and explaining the rationale for their selection. It also established a new Major Infrastructure Tracking unit within Infrastructure UK to track the progress of each of the top 40 priority investments.
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		+	The National Infrastructure Plan 2013 was published alongside the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-plan-2013 National Infrastructure Pipeline 2013] providing an overview of planned and potential UK infrastructure investment. The pipeline is intended to create certainty for investors and the supply chain, identifying key infrastructure opportunities. However, the government states that “the pipeline is not a statement of need or a commitment to undertake any of the projects shown”.
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		+	On the same day that the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 was published six major insurers announced plans to invest £25 billion in UK infrastructure over five years.

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	On the same day that the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 was published six major insurers announced plans to invest £25 billion in UK infrastructure over five years.		On the same day that the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 was published six major insurers announced plans to invest £25 billion in UK infrastructure over five years.
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−	An updated infrastructure pipeline published July 2015 detailed £411 billion of investment in 564 projects and programmes from 2015/16 onwards with increasing investment in transport, energy, communications and environmental networks.
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−	In September 2015, the government published a National Infrastructure Plan for Skills setting out the results of skills analysis and modelling of the National Infrastructure Pipeline and describing the key challenges faced by sectors and regions.
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−	In his speech to the Conservative party conference on 5 October 2015, Chancellor George Osborne announced the creation of a National Infrastructure Commission to provide an unbiased analysis of the UK's long-term infrastructure needs, delivering a long-term plan for, and assessment of, national infrastructure needs early in each parliament.

	= Criticisms =		= Criticisms =

Designing Buildings at 07:44, 14 March 2022

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	In November 2020, the government published the first National Infrastructure Strategy.		In November 2020, the government published the first National Infrastructure Strategy.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Breaking Barriers in Infrastructure - perspectives from the profession		* Breaking Barriers in Infrastructure - perspectives from the profession
	* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.		* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.
−	* Construction output.
	* Demystifying the strategic infrastructure planning process.		* Demystifying the strategic infrastructure planning process.
−	* Development consent order.
−	* Devolution.
−	* Devolution and development.
−	* Engineering smart cities.
	* Future finance - paying for infrastructure after Brexit.		* Future finance - paying for infrastructure after Brexit.
	* Government Construction Strategy.		* Government Construction Strategy.
	* Government publishes UK infrastructure strategy.		* Government publishes UK infrastructure strategy.
	* Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plans.		* Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plans.
−	* Inclusive cities and transport investment.
	* Infrastructure and Projects Authority.		* Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
−	* Infrastructure Exports: UK (IE:UK).
	* Infrastructure Transformation.		* Infrastructure Transformation.
	* Infrastructure UK.		* Infrastructure UK.
−	* ~~Is a bridge needed between Scotland and Northern Ireland?~~	+	* Long-term national strategic plan.
−	* Masterplanning.	+
	* National Infrastructure Commission.		* National Infrastructure Commission.
	* National Infrastructure Plan for Skills.		* National Infrastructure Plan for Skills.
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	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project initiatives reach milestone.		* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project initiatives reach milestone.
	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.		* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
−	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.
−	* Planning Act 2008.
	* Government construction and infrastructure pipelines.		* Government construction and infrastructure pipelines.
−	* Smart cities.
−	* Smart cities design timeframe.
−	* Spatial diagram.
−	* Transport mobility and the magic map.
−	* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.
	* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?		* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?

Editor at 11:20, 14 April 2021

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	* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.		* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.
	* Construction output.		* Construction output.
		+	* Demystifying the strategic infrastructure planning process.
	* Development consent order.		* Development consent order.
	* Devolution.		* Devolution.

Editor at 13:02, 2 March 2021

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	* Infrastructure Transformation.		* Infrastructure Transformation.
	* Infrastructure UK.		* Infrastructure UK.
		+	* Is a bridge needed between Scotland and Northern Ireland?
	* Masterplanning.		* Masterplanning.
	* National Infrastructure Commission.		* National Infrastructure Commission.

Editor at 12:27, 20 January 2021

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	* National Infrastructure Strategy.		* National Infrastructure Strategy.
	* National Needs Assessment NNA.		* National Needs Assessment NNA.
		+	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project initiatives reach milestone.
	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.		* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
	* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.		* Overcoming the challenges of Brexit.

Editor at 17:03, 26 November 2020

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	* Future finance - paying for infrastructure after Brexit.		* Future finance - paying for infrastructure after Brexit.
	* Government Construction Strategy.		* Government Construction Strategy.
		+	* Government publishes UK infrastructure strategy.
	* Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plans.		* Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plans.
	* Inclusive cities and transport investment.		* Inclusive cities and transport investment.

Designing Buildings at 11:01, 26 November 2020

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	In September 2015, KPMG revealed that 28% of projects had disappeared from the government construction pipeline since December 2014.		In September 2015, KPMG revealed that 28% of projects had disappeared from the government construction pipeline since December 2014.
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		+	In November 2020, the government published the first National Infrastructure Strategy.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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	* National Infrastructure Commission.		* National Infrastructure Commission.
	* National Infrastructure Plan for Skills.		* National Infrastructure Plan for Skills.
		+	* National Infrastructure Strategy.
	* National Needs Assessment NNA.		* National Needs Assessment NNA.
	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.		* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

Editor at 12:33, 28 September 2020

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	* Smart cities design timeframe.		* Smart cities design timeframe.
	* Spatial diagram.		* Spatial diagram.
		+	* Transport mobility and the magic map.
	* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.		* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.
	* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?		* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?
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	* Press Release: Monday 29th April 2013: Public Accounts Committee report: HMT: Planning for economic infrastructure.		* Press Release: Monday 29th April 2013: Public Accounts Committee report: HMT: Planning for economic infrastructure.

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Editor at 14:58, 30 April 2020

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	* Smart cities design timeframe.		* Smart cities design timeframe.
	* Spatial diagram.		* Spatial diagram.
		+	* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.
	* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?		* Will government waste the opportunity of the National Infrastructure Assessment?

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	* Press Release: Monday 29th April 2013: Public Accounts Committee report: HMT: Planning for economic infrastructure.		* Press Release: Monday 29th April 2013: Public Accounts Committee report: HMT: Planning for economic infrastructure.

−	[[Category:Policy]] [[Category:Property_development]] [[Category:Public_procedures]]	+	[[Category:Policy]] [[Category:DCN_Policy]] [[Category:Property_development]] [[Category:Public_procedures]]

Editor at 19:12, 7 October 2019

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	* Breaking Barriers in Infrastructure - perspectives from the profession		* Breaking Barriers in Infrastructure - perspectives from the profession
	* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.		* Brexit - The case for infrastructure.
		+	* Construction output.
	* Development consent order.		* Development consent order.
	* Devolution.		* Devolution.