Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 114

What happened: Parliament voted on New Clause 114 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill during its Report Stage on 10 June 2025. The clause sought to introduce stronger transport infrastructure requirements into planning decisions. The amendment was defeated by 309 votes to 78.

Why it matters: New Clause 114 would have placed additional obligations on planning decisions to account for transport infrastructure needs. Supporters argued this would ensure new developments are properly connected and do not place unsustainable pressure on existing transport networks. Opponents, including the government, argued that such requirements risk slowing down housing and development delivery by adding procedural obligations to the planning process.

The politics: The vote divided almost entirely along government-versus-opposition lines. All Labour and Labour and Co-operative MPs who voted did so against the clause, providing the bulk of the 309 Noes. The 78 Ayes came from a cross-party grouping of opposition parties: the Liberal Democrats contributed 60 votes, with the remaining support coming from Plaid Cymru, the Greens, the Democratic Unionist Party, Reform UK, and smaller unionist parties. No Conservative MPs appear in the recorded vote, suggesting abstention or absence. This defeat followed a similar pattern to other opposition amendments on the same day, with New Clauses 22 and 85 also falling at Report Stage.