Planning and Infrastructure Bill PIB
The first reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) was in March 2025, after a number on amendments the final reading of the Bill occurred on 24 November, 2025 with the date of Royal Assent to be announced. The long title of the PIB is described as "A Bill to make provision about infrastructure; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision for a scheme, administered by Natural England, for a nature restoration levy payable by developers; to make provision about development corporations; to make provision about the compulsory purchase of land; to make provision about environmental outcomes reports; and for connected purposes."
The PIB underpins the government’s strategy to accelerate housing and infrastructure delivery by streamlining planning processes, enabling 1.5 million new homes, fast-tracking major infrastructure decisions, and supporting the Clean Power2030 target through quicker approval of key clean-energy projects. It marks another major milestone in the governments reform programme, and follows significant reforms to the planning system, including the publication of the revised, pro-growth NPPF in December 2024. See An brief outline of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, with terms, and amendments for more details
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) being considered by parliament at the end of 2025, in November the Environmental Audit Committee. Environmental sustainability and housing growth: Sixth Report of Session 2024–26 HC 439 indicated that it "aims to reform the planning system in England and streamline the delivery of new homes and critical infrastructure. The Bill’s scope extends beyond housing, addressing matters such as transport infrastructure and improvements to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime, to enhance project efficiency. It will also introduce the Nature Restoration Fund and Environmental Delivery Plans, which aim to help housing developers meet their environmental obligations while achieving property delivery targets."
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