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18 Dec 2025 | Royal Assent Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Royal Assent

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 Originated in the Commons.

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10 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Commons Amendment 16:25:00 Motion A Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 33C. 33C: Leave out lines 7 to 9 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and …

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9 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with an amendment.

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8 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Consideration of Lords message Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes): I can confirm that nothing in the Lords message engages Commons financial privilege. Clause 51 Delegation of planning decisions in England 20:59:00 The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook): I …

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24 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Commons Reasons and Amendments Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee 17:12:00 Motion A Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons have disagreed …

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17 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons and amendments. House adjourned at 9.49 pm.

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13 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 8 3 A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 24 March 2025 (Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Programme) …

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13 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes): We now come to King’s consent. Do we have a Privy Counsellor present? John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab): indicated assent. King’s consent signified. Madam Deputy Speaker: I inform the House …

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10 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Third Reading Scottish legislative consent granted, Welsh legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee. 15:37:00 The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Smith of Basildon) (Lab): My Lords, I have it in command from His …

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3 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (5th Day) Scottish legislative consent granted, Welsh legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee . 19:08:00 Clause 90: Amendments relating to this Part Amendment 208 Moved by 208: Leave out Clause 90 …

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29 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Context · primary home: AI growth zones linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (4th Day) Scottish legislative consent granted, Welsh legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee 11:06:00 Amendment 114 Moved by 114: After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause— “Duties in relation to …

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29 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (4th Day) (Continued) 16:01:00 Clause 53: Overview of EDPs Debate on Amendment 122 resumed. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage) (Lab): My Lords, we return to the substantive consideration …

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29 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (4th Day) (Continued) 20:03:00 Clause 62: Amendment of an EDP Amendment 158A Moved by 158A: Clause 62, page 97, line 36, at end insert “, subject to subsection (2A). (2A) An EDP can be amended if the following conditions …

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27 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (3rd Day) 15:35:00 Scottish legislative consent granted, Welsh legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab): My Lords, before we start the first group, …

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27 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (3rd Day) (Continued) 20:20:00 Amendment 90 Moved by 90: Clause 52, page 73, line 12, at end insert— “(za) an amount or distribution of development for employment, industrial, logistic or commercial purposes, the provision of which the strategic planning …

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22 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (2nd Day) Scottish legislative consent granted, Welsh legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee 11:06:00 Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab): My Lords, I shall just make a quick …

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22 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (2nd Day) (Continued) 16:10:00 Clause 51: Delegation of planning decisions in England Amendment 62A Moved by 62A: Clause 51, page 67, line 29, at end insert— “(2A) The regulations must not allow an officer of the authority to approve …

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22 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (2nd Day) (Continued) 20:26:00 Amendment 70 Moved by 70: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause— “Property flood resilience measures: planning permission(1) Planning permission for the building of new homes at higher risk of flooding can only be …

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20 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (1st Day) Scottish l egislative c onsent granted, Welsh l egislative c onsent sought. Relevant documents: 28th and 35th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee. 15:35:00 Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— …

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20 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Report (1st Day) (Continued) 20:14:00 Amendment 22 Moved by 22: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— “Whistleblowing and oversight for nationally significant infrastructure projects(1) For the purposes of this Act, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) …

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14 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 16:13:00 Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 23, Schedule 1, Clauses 24 to 41, Schedule 2, Clauses 42 …

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17 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (8th Day) 11:06:00 Relevant Documents: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought. Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab): My Lords, we have a large number of groups to get through …

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17 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (8th Day) (Continued) 15:45:00 Relevant Documents: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought. Clause 55: Environmental features, environmental impacts and conservation measures Amendment 248A Moved by 248A: Clause 55, page 92, line 13, …

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15 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (7th Day) 15:24:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought . Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab): My Lords, I would like to remind noble Lords that we …

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11 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (6th Day) 12:14:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh legislative consent sought . Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab): I remind noble Lords that we have a large number of …

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9 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (5th Day) 15:26:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought. Amendment 115 Moved by 115: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause— “Rainwater harvesting and recycling(1) A local planning authority …

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9 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (5th Day) (Continued) 21:08:00 Amendment 125 Moved by 125: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause— “Access to data on overheating risk(1) For the purposes of supporting the making of local plans, spatial development strategies and planning decisions, …

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4 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (4th Day) 12:15:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought . Clause 48: Fees for planning applications etc Amendment 94FB Moved by 94FB: Clause 48, page 61, line 3, leave out …

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1 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (3rd Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought. 15:21:00 Clause 16: Directions to modify connection agreements Amendment 72 Moved by 72: Clause 16, page 22, leave out lines 12 and …

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1 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) 20:56:00 Amendment 89 Moved by 89: After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause— “Prohibition of solar power development on higher-quality agricultural landNo permission may be granted for the building or installation of provision for solar …

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24 Jul 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (2nd Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh l egislative c onsent sought. 12:51:00 Amendment 50 Moved by 50: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— “Livestock markets and abattoirsThe Secretary of …

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17 Jul 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (1st Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh l egislative c onsent sought. 12:57:00 Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Purpose of this ActThe purpose of …

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17 Jul 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 14:34:00 Debate on Amendment 3 resumed. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage) (Lab): My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their engagement both at Second …

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7 Jul 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:21:00 Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the …

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25 Jun 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Second Reading 15:51:00 Moved by Lord Khan of Burnley: That the Bill be now read a second time. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Lord Khan of Burnley) (Lab): My Lords, I would first …

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25 Jun 2025 | Lords stages Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Lords stages

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 Originated in the Commons.

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12 Jun 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

First Reading 11:47:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

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12 Jun 2025 | Bill Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

HL Bill 110 (as brought from the Commons)

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10 Jun 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

[2nd Allocated Day] Further c onsideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant documents: Oral evidence taken before the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 29 April, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, HC 855 .] …

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10 Jun 2025 | Third reading Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Third reading

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

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9 Jun 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered , That the Order of 24 March 2025 (Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Programme) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted. (2) Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be taken in …

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9 Jun 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

[1st allocated day] Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant documents: Oral evidence taken before the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 29 April, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, HC 855 .] New Clause …

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9 Jun 2025 | Report stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Report stage

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

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23 May 2025 | Bill Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Bill 250 2024-25 - html

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6 May 2025 | Impact assessment Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Impact Assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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24 Apr 2025 | Committee stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Committee stage

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

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24 Mar 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Second Reading Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes): The reasoned amendment in the name of Gideon Amos has not been selected. 16:32:00 The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner): I beg to move, That the Bill …

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24 Mar 2025 | Second reading Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Second reading

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

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11 Mar 2025 | Bill Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked direct

Bill 196 2024-25 (as introduced)

Why linked: Planning and Infrastructure Bill as introduced — the parent planning vehicle for airport DCOs central to the Bill's expansion frame.

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11 Mar 2025 | Bill introduced Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

First reading

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

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11 Mar 2025 | Bill Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Bill 196 2024-25 (as introduced)

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