Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 114
78Ayes
309Noes
Defeated · majority 231 · Government won261 did not vote
648 Members · Aye 78 · No 309 · DNV 261 · grey dots in centre are abstentions
Analysis
Commons
Commons
Parliament voted on 10 June 2025 on New Clause 114 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a Liberal Democrat amendment that would have required development corporations to include provision for green spaces, parks and open areas in their plans for new towns and major developments. The amendment was defeated by 309 votes to 78 (Division 222). The vote concerned whether a specific legal duty should be placed on development corporations, the bodies given powers to deliver large-scale new communities and regeneration projects, to provide green infrastructure as part of their plans. The government opposed the clause, arguing that development corporations are already expected to deliver green space within large-scale development and that no new statutory requirement was needed. Had it passed, the clause would have written that expectation into law. The Liberal Democrats supplied nearly all of the 78 votes in favour, joined by all four Plaid Cymru MPs, all four Green MPs, all four Democratic Unionist Party MPs, and all four Reform UK MPs who voted. Labour and its co-operative partners voted unanimously against, providing the bulk of the 309 noes. The amendment was one of several Liberal Democrat proposals on the Bill at report stage relating to green and active-travel infrastructure, all of which were defeated by similar margins on the same day.
Voting Aye meant
Support a legal requirement on development corporations to include green spaces, parks and open areas in new towns and major developments, arguing that good-quality green infrastructure is essential for health, biodiversity and community consent.
Voting No meant
Oppose writing this specific requirement into law, accepting the government's argument that development corporations are already expected to deliver green space as part of large-scale development without needing a new statutory duty.
Each row is one party. The stacked bar gives the within-party split of Aye / No / Absent; the columns on the right give the raw counts. The whip column shows the published party position — “Free vote” means the whip was formally removed for this division.
Party
Whip
Aye / No / Abs
Aye
No
Abs
Labour Party
Whipped No
0
274
87
Conservative and Unionist Party
—
0
0
116
Liberal Democrats
Whipped Aye
60
0
11
Labour and Co-operative Party
Whipped No
0
30
12
Independent
—
1
4
8
Scottish National Party
—
0
0
9
Reform UK
Whipped Aye
4
0
4
Sinn Féin
—
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
4
0
1
Green Party of England and Wales
Whipped Aye
4
0
0
Plaid Cymru
Whipped Aye
4
0
0
Social Democratic and Labour Party
—
0
0
2
Your Party
—
1
0
1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
—
0
0
1
Restore Britain
—
0
0
1
Speaker
—
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
—
1
0
0
Ulster Unionist Party
—
1
0
0
Source · Hansard · UK Parliament Votes API · whip status from announced positions; “free vote” indicates the whip was formally removed
New Clause 22 should require statutory guidance on using CPOs for active travel routes to match existing CPO use for roads, citing Welsh precedent and evidence that current guidance is insufficientLiberal Democrats · Voted aye · Read full speech (2,076 words) →
Supports development corporation powers as critical for delivery but warns against forcing behaviour change through CPOs; emphasis needed on working with communities and sustainabilityLabour · Voted no · Read full speech (212 words) →
Bill represents over-centralisation by Minister and Deputy PM; opposes most new clauses as they extend CPO powers; calls for improved compensation (New Clause 85) and fairness to farmers and landownersConservatives · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (4,377 words) →
Supports amendments 88/89 on recreational land and New Clause 107 on public land disposal; opposes New Clause 85 as it would double-pay landowners and reduce council housing; backs community-led infrastructure approachLiberal Democrats · Voted aye · Read full speech (2,915 words) →
Amendment 68 would allow councils to acquire land at current use value without hope value to deliver council homes; argues developer-led model has failed to produce affordable housing despite high supplyConservative · Voted no · Read full speech (783 words) →
New Clause 128 should establish community benefit scheme requiring 20% of CPO value paid into local community funds; CPO powers need stronger checks and balances to protect rural communities from industrial energy infrastructureConservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (810 words) →
Amendments 88/89 should extend hope value disregard to recreational facilities; New Clause 107 should allow discounted disposal of public land for public good purposesLiberal Democrats · Voted aye · Read full speech (2,454 words) →
Bill addresses false dichotomy between development and nature; smaller 'little and often' developments vital for rural communities; supports streamlining to enable local projects like affordable housing for school retentionLabour · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (800 words) →
Sources
Division dataUK Parliament Votes API
DebateHansard · Commons
Stance analysisAI analysis · Claude 4.x
LicenceOpen Parliament Licence v3.0