What is the Planning & Infrastructure Bill? We explain the key reforms to the planning system

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner at a meeting
The Planning & Infrastructure Bill aims to make it easier to build homes and bypass planning hurdles (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill is a new law introduced by the government to make the planning system simpler, speed up housebuilding, and remove legal hurdles that have slowed down housing projects.

The bill, which has been described by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner as enabling the "biggest building boom in a generation", plans to help the government deliver on their promise of building 1.5 million homes.

Joseph Mullane
News Editor

News Editor Joseph has previously written for Today’s Media and Chambers & Partners, focusing on news for conveyancers and industry professionals.  Joseph has just started his own self build project, building his own home on his family’s farm with planning permission for a timber frame, three-bedroom house in a one-acre field. The foundation work has already begun and he hopes to have the home built in the next year. Prior to this he renovated his family's home as well as doing several DIY projects, including installing a shower, building sheds, and livestock fences and shelters for the farm’s animals. Outside of homebuilding, Joseph loves rugby and has written for Rugby World, the world’s largest rugby magazine.