Judicial review reforms: Beyond Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
This consultation is seeking views on the extension of recent judicial review reforms for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects to other planning regimes.
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.
The current 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. We are 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.
A summary of responses to the 2024 call for evidence on the recommendations of the independent review by Lord Banner KC can be found in Annex A of this consultation.