Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any planning applications for national significant infrastructure development consent have been delayed from the original statutory deadline since 4 July 2024.

There has been a total of seven planning applications delayed from the original statutory deadline since 4 July 2024.

They are as follows:

• Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant;
• Heckington Fen Solar;
• Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange;
• Luton Airport;
• Lower Thames Crossing;
• North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park; and
• West Burton Solar.