Following an independent review by Lord Banner KC and a government call for evidence in 2024, the Government last year took forward a number of reforms to the judicial review process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). These include measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 and amendments to the rules of court to prevent delays from meritless claims and to ensure NSIP cases are dealt with more quickly.
This consultation is seeking views on whether the NSIP judicial review reforms should be extended to other planning regimes in England and Wales to support infrastructure and housing delivery. The MoJ is particularly interested in major infrastructure projects and other strategically important developments consented under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Transport and Works Act 1992.
This consultation closes on 27 August 2026 and can be found here.
