472 projects changed: 398 reached a new stage, 344 milestones updated, 164 values revised, 45 statuses changed, 39 projects added. 856 records re-checked at source.
Applied AI · University of Galway campus, Galway, Ireland
CASPIr national supercomputer (University of Galway)
- Status: At tenderwas: Pipeline
- Next milestone: Competitive dialogue, then tender submissions and contract awardwas: Contract award, then deployment; service expected to open in Q3 2027
Applied AI · Cambridge
Dawn → Zenith (Cambridge)
- Stage: Officially launched (University of Cambridge, 10 June 2026)was: Launched (official launch 10 June 2026)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £36m upgrade
Applied AI · The Oxford Science Park, Littlemore, Oxford
Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford campus
- Stage: Under construction; Littlemore House topped out February 2026was: Under construction — Littlemore House topped out Feb 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £890m fresh commitment (Oct 2025) plus £130m University of Oxford alliance
- Next milestone: Campus buildings set to be in use in 2027was: Campus buildings set to come into use in 2027
Applied AI · Central Laser Facility, Harwell Campus (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Oxfordshire
Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC)
- Stage: Building completed and handed over 2022; laser construction under way; user access 'coming soon'was: In delivery — building complete (2022); laser installation and commissioning underway
- Next milestone: First light and laser ramp-up from 2026was: Facility opening / first user science targeted for 2026
Applied AI · STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire (Liverpool City Region)
Hartree Centre 'Mary Coombs' AI supercomputer
- Stage: Launched 20 October 2025was: Launched and operational (October 2025)
- Next milestone: Access for businesses and public sector organisations under the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovationwas: Industry user ramp-up under the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation
Applied AI · National Composites Centre, Bristol
Isambard-AI (Bristol)
- Stage: Operational (core component of the AI Research Resource; launched July 2025)was: Operational — AIRR flagship
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £225m
- Next milestone: Dedicated compute access for Sovereign AI fund portfolio companieswas: Compute access for Sovereign AI fund start-ups via the AIRR (from April 2026)
Applied AI · Exeter
Met Office Next Generation Modelling Systems
- Next milestone: Operational NWP implementation on the Met Office's next supercomputer, 2027/28was: Operational NWP implementation on the next supercomputer, 2027/28
Applied AI · Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
NQCC quantum testbeds (Harwell)
- Stage: Seven prototype testbeds deployed at Harwell; Phase 1 concluded end of 2025, Phase 2 performance evaluation and benchmarkingwas: Testbeds deploying
- Next milestone: Phase 2 testbed benchmarking resultswas: 30+ logical qubits target during 2026
Applied AI · Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
Vulcan 20-20 laser upgrade (Central Laser Facility)
- Stage: Under construction; Mace Construct signed main contract, moving from enabling works into main constructionwas: Under construction — ground broken 28 Nov 2025, substructure works under way (Mace); CLF states £85m (pin says £83m — align value)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £83m (UKRI)
- Next milestone: Construction completion expected 2027, then commissioning and scientific operationswas: Completion of the facility building and installation/commissioning of the laser systems
Aviation · Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex
London Gatwick Northern Runway
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Consented (DCO granted September 2025; final legal challenge rejected by Court of Appeal, August 2026); moving into deliverywas: Consented (DCO upheld by Court of Appeal, August 2026); detailed design and delivery phase
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2.2bn privately financed (London Gatwick)
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Routine dual-runway use expected from 2030; construction start date not yet published
Battery Storage · Auchteraw, near Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland, UK
Auchteraw
- Stage: Operational; fully energised and in operation (reported 3 September 2025)was: Operational (50MW/100MWh; energised September 2025)
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: No further milestone published; operational since September 2025
Battery Storage · Near Buncrana (Trillick substation), County Donegal, Ireland
Ballynahone Energy Storage
- Stage: Third-party planning appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála 4 Dec 2024; no decision listedwas: Consented by Donegal County Council (November 2024); under appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála, re-advertised July 2026
- Next milestone: An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal decisionwas: An Coimisiun Pleanala determination of the appeal
Battery Storage · South Kilvington, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Bellmoor BESS
- Stage: In planning (application ZB24/02454/HYB submitted to North Yorkshire Council, January 2025)was: In planning
Battery Storage · Near Berkswell, Solihull/Warwickshire border, West Midlands, England, UK
Berkswell BESS
- Stage: Under construction since September 2026was: Under construction (200MW/857MWh; BW ESS/Penso Power with AIP Management investment)
- Next milestone: Commercial operation, expected Q4 2027was: Planning determination and build-out toward ~2026 commissioning
Battery Storage · Bicker Fen, near Bicker/Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Bicker Fen 1 BESS
- Next milestone: In October 2026, Fidra Energy had yet to confirm the investment decision or a date for the site to start operating. Fidra lists Bicker Fen 1 and 2 as one combined site.was: Final investment decision expected 2026; operations targeted 2028
Battery Storage · Bicker Fen, near Bicker/Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Bicker Fen 2 BESS
- Next milestone: In October 2026, Fidra Energy had yet to confirm the investment decision or a date for the site to start operating. Fidra lists Bicker Fen 1 and 2 as one combined site.was: Final investment decision expected 2027; operations targeted 2029
Battery Storage · Keith, Moray
Blackhillock Phase 2 (Zenobe)
- Stage: In construction; Phase 2 under way (Phase 1 in commercial operation since early 2025)was: In construction — Phase 2 under way
- Value: Part of Zenobē's £750m Scottish investment programmewas: Part of Zenobe's £750m+ Scottish programme
- Next milestone: Final commissioning and energisation Q1 to Q2 2027was: Phase 2 energisation — confirm date against Zenobe
Battery Storage · Bramford, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Bramford BESS
- Stage: Consented by Mid Suffolk District Council (April 2025)was: Consented
- Next milestone: Construction; operation targeted for 2029was: Move to construction; operational target 2029
Battery Storage · Bramley, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Bramley BESS
- Stage: In commercial operation since February 2025was: Operational (since Feb 2025); owner/operator field should read BW ESS (Shell tolling)
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation under seven-year Shell tolling agreementwas: Ongoing operation under the seven-year Shell tolling agreement
Battery Storage · Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Brinsworth BESS
- Stage: Consented; planning approved unanimously by committee in 2025was: Consented
- Next milestone: Start of construction; energisation scheduled for mid-2028was: Start of construction; Root-Power gives mid-2028 for energisation
Battery Storage · Southfleet, Kent, England, UK
Broadditch BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Govan (near Ibrox), Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Broomloan Road BESS
- Stage: In construction; development began in late 2023was: In construction
- Next milestone: Energisation, scheduled by the developer for mid-2026was: Energisation; the developer's stated mid-2026 date has passed with no energisation announced
Battery Storage · Buckinghamshire (near Aylesbury), England, UK
Bumpers BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Camblesforth, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Camblesforth BESS
- Stage: Planning application submitted (September 2024)was: In planning
Battery Storage · Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK
Capenhurst BESS
- Stage: Built; holds nine-year reactive power contract won in May 2020was: Operational
Battery Storage · Trafford, Greater Manchester
Carrington Storage, Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park
- Stage: In construction (from autumn 2025); financial close reachedwas: In construction (from autumn 2025)
- Next milestone: Energisation targeted for late 2027was: Energisation expected late 2027
Battery Storage · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Chapel Farm BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Great Barr, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
Chapel Lane BESS
- Stage: Allowed by planning inspector; Walsall Council's court challenge dismissed (Sep 2025)was: Consented on appeal; Walsall Council's High Court challenge dismissed September 2025, permission stands
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Planning determination and construction
Battery Storage · Upminster, Essex (near M25), England, UK
Clay Tye BESS
- Stage: Operational; energised and launched March 2024was: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Graveney, near Faversham, Kent, England, UK
Cleve Hill Solar & Storage
- Stage: Solar (373MWdc) operating since Jul 2025; 150MW/300MWh battery under constructionwas: Solar park operational since July 2025; 150MW battery storage under construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£450 million (construction)
- Next milestone: Battery commercial operation, estimated 2026was: Completion of the 150MW battery storage system; the developer's stated early 2026 completion has passed with no completion announced
Battery Storage · Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Coalburn 1 BESS
- Stage: In commercial operation (announced 12 August 2026)was: Operational
Battery Storage · Near Lesmahagow / Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Coalburn BESS
- Stage: Under construction (started 2026, about 18 months)was: Active confirmed: financial close 18 Jun 2026 AND preparatory site works begun per Zenobe; main construction from Jul 2026. Naming fix: Zenobe calls it 'Coalburn' (Alcemi/CIP's is the separate project)
- Next milestone: Operational in 2027was: Complete construction; expected commercial operation mid-2027
Battery Storage · Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Cockenzie
- Stage: Under construction; financial close May 2026was: Under construction (construction starting immediately per GRID RNS; grid connection planned 2027)
- Next milestone: Target energisation H1 2028was: Deal completion then construction start
Battery Storage · Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
Contego BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Coolkeeragh, Foyle Port, near Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Coolkeeragh BESS
- Stage: Consented (2-hour scheme); revised four-hour application submitted to Derry City and Strabane District Council in November 2025was: Consented; revised planning application for a four-hour design submitted November 2025
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Over £100 million (with Magherafelt)
- Next milestone: Council decision on the revised application; construction and operation would take about 9 to 12 months if approvedwas: Decision by Derry City and Strabane District Council on the revised four-hour application
Battery Storage · Willingham by Stow, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Cottam Solar & Storage
- Stage: Consented (DCO granted 5 Sep 2024)was: Consented (DCO granted Sep 2024)
Battery Storage · Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Coupar Angus
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Ongoing operation
Battery Storage · Near Thurso (Dounreay), Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
Dounreay BESS
- Stage: Construction began in May 2025 after planning permission in January 2025was: In construction
- Next milestone: Go-live, expected by the developer in mid-2026was: Commissioning; the developer's stated mid-2026 go-live has passed with no energisation announced
Battery Storage · Dunnstown, near Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland
Dunnstown BESS
- Stage: Consented by An Bord Pleanala (October 2022)was: Consented
- Value: EUR 140 millionwas: £122 million (~€140 million)
- Next milestone: Grid connection, then construction startwas: Securing grid connection, then construction start
Battery Storage · Dunsinane, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Dunsinane Battery Storage
- Stage: Operational; began commercial operations in April 2023was: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operation with EDF as trading and optimisation partnerwas: Continued operation with EDF route-to-market
Battery Storage · East Claydon (East Claydon substation), Buckinghamshire, England, UK
East Claydon Storage
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Progress towards construction and financial close
Battery Storage · Eccles, Scottish Borders
Eccles BESS (Zenobe)
- Stage: Construction largely complete; testing and commissioning to followwas: Construction largely complete — commercial operation was due June 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £220m
- Next milestone: Operation expected in 2027was: Confirm whether the site has entered commercial operation. Zenobe's stated June 2026 commercial-operation date has passed and no confirmation of energisation was found on 8 Sep 2026 — if it is live, this entry moves off the active-build list.
Battery Storage · Enderby, Leicestershire, England, UK
Enderby
- Stage: Operational; augmented from 1-hour to 2-hour duration (50 MW / 100 MWh), completed by August 2025was: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Augmentation complete; ongoing 2-hour operation
Battery Storage · Aghada, Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland
ESB Aghada BESS (Phase 1)
- Stage: Operational; launched in 2022 as ESB's first battery storage sitewas: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Ongoing operation and grid services
Battery Storage · Aghada, Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland
ESB Aghada BESS (Phase 2)
- Stage: Operational; officially opened on 15 November 2024was: Operational
- Value: Part of ESB's investment of up to €300m in battery storage across Dublin and Corkwas: Part of ESB's ~€300m battery investment
- Next milestone: Continued operation providing fast-acting storage for grid stabilitywas: Ongoing operation and grid/DS3 services
Battery Storage · Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot/Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland
ESB Kylemore BESS
- Stage: Operational since 2023was: Operational
Battery Storage · Poolbeg peninsula, Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland
ESB Poolbeg BESS
- Stage: Operational since late November 2023; officially launched February 2024was: Operational
- Value: Part of ESB's investment of up to €300m in battery projectswas: Part of ESB's ~€300m battery investment
- Next milestone: Continued operation providing fast-acting storage for grid stabilitywas: Ongoing EirGrid grid/DS3 system services
Battery Storage · South Wall / Pigeon House, Poolbeg, Dublin, Ireland
ESB South Wall BESS
- Stage: Operational since 2023was: Operational
Battery Storage · Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Farnham BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Ferrybridge, near Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Ferrybridge BESS
- Stage: Fully operational (March 2026); construction began August 2023was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation supporting grid flexibility and system resiliencewas: Ongoing commercial dispatch and grid balancing
Battery Storage · Cuerdley, near Widnes/Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Fiddler's Ferry BESS
- Stage: In construction since early 2024was: In construction
- Next milestone: Completion and commissioningwas: Commissioning and grid energisation
Battery Storage · Sandridge, near Melksham, Wiltshire, England, UK
Foresight Sandridge BESS
- Stage: Commercial operation began in Q4 2025was: Operational
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Up to £12.7 million (50/50 with JLEN)
Battery Storage · Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Gerrards Cross
- Stage: Operational (opened 2024)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing grid-balancing operationwas: Ongoing merchant and grid-balancing operation
Battery Storage · Glassenbury, near Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK
Glassenbury
- Stage: Operational; augmented to 50MW/110MWh, re-energised April 2026 and trading again since 20 May 2026was: Operational (augmented and re-energised Apr 2026: 50MW/38MWh -> 50MW/110MWh)
Battery Storage · Gorman, near Wilkinstown/Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Gorman BESS
- Stage: Operational; started up June 2022was: Operational
- Value: EUR 28 millionwas: ~€28 million
- Next milestone: Continued DS3 service to EirGrid under a six-year arrangementwas: Continued DS3 frequency-regulation service
Battery Storage · Granborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Granborough BESS
- Stage: At advanced development stage of the planning process (September 2024)was: In planning
Battery Storage · Grendon, near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Grendon 1
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Ongoing operation
Battery Storage · Hams Hall, near Coleshill, North Warwickshire, England, UK
Hams Hall BESS
- Stage: Under construction (April 2026)was: Under construction (EDF/BW ESS; commercial operation expected Q4 2026)
- Next milestone: Phase 1 commercial operation, expected Q4 2026was: Financial close and construction; targeted commissioning c.2026
Battery Storage · Near Carlisle, Cumbria (location indicative), England, UK
Harker BESS
- Stage: Consented (planning permission granted October 2023); initial enabling works from August 2026was: Consented / pre-construction
- Next milestone: Site mobilisation in Q1 2027; energisation expected in 2028; commercial operation expected late 2028 or early 2029was: Main construction mobilisation in Q1 2027; energisation expected in 2028; commercial operation in late 2028 or early 2029
Battery Storage · Harker, near Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
Harker BESS (Recurrent Energy)
- Stage: Consented (Cumberland Council, June 2024)was: Consented
- Next milestone: Construction anticipated from Q4 2029, subject to grid connection datewas: Construction anticipated from Q4 2029 unless an earlier grid connection date is agreed
Battery Storage · Murton, near Seaham, County Durham, England, UK
Hawthorn Pit BESS (Harmony)
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Near South Hetton, County Durham, England, UK
Hawthorn Pit BESS (Zenobe)
- Stage: In planning (application DM/26/01837/FPA being considered by Durham County Council)was: In planning (application submitted)
- Next milestone: Determination by Durham County Council; earliest construction 2029was: Decision by Durham County Council on application DM/26/01837/FPA. No decision date has been published. Earliest construction start is 2029.
Battery Storage · Heysham, Lancashire, England, UK
Heysham Energy Storage Project
- Stage: Consented (approved by Lancaster City Council, 28 November)was: Consented
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Commence construction to retain connection queue position
Battery Storage · Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Holes Bay BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Fife (near Newburgh/Abernethy), Scotland, UK
Jamesfield BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Lisnunnan Road, Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Kells (Lisnunnan Road) BESS
- Stage: Consented by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council on 16 February 2026was: Consented
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Financing/construction; grid connection in Kells cluster
Battery Storage · Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Kells BESS (ABO Energy)
- Stage: Commissioned October 2022was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing grid-balancing services for EirGrid and SONIwas: Ongoing grid-services operation
Battery Storage · Kilmarnock (south of the town), East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Kilmarnock South BESS
- Stage: Operational (commercial operations began January 2026)was: Operational (commercial operations began 21 Jan 2026)
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation, including stability serviceswas: Entry into commercial operation (targeted late 2025/early 2026)
Battery Storage · Kilroot Power Station, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Kilroot BESS
- Stage: Commissioned in 2015was: Operational
- Next milestone: Planned 100 MW energy storage array adjacent to Kilrootwas: Advancement of proposed 100+MW expansion
Battery Storage · Lister Drive, Tuebrook, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Lister Drive
- Stage: Conditionally acquired by GRID in May 2026 (part of 777MW of new projects)was: Contracted - SPA signed 28 May 2026 (conditional acquisition by GRID); consented with Capacity Market contracts, Gate 2 connection Sep 2029, construction expected from early 2027; STP holds exclusivity on 25% stake
- Next milestone: Completion of acquisition and financingwas: GRID acquisition and financing then construction
Battery Storage · Harvey's Lane, Little Horsted, East Sussex (TN22 5QR), England, UK
Little Horsted BESS
- Stage: Pre-application (consultation held November to December 2025)was: In planning (pre-application)
Battery Storage · Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, UK
Little Raith BESS
- Stage: Operational; energised October (year not stated in article)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · Magherafelt, Mid Ulster, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Magherafelt BESS
- Stage: Consented (2-hour scheme); revised 4-hour application submitted to Mid Ulster Council in October 2025was: Consented (2-hour scheme), revised 4-hour application under determination
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Over £100 million (with Coolkeeragh)
- Next milestone: Council decision on the revised application; construction and operation would take about 9 to 12 months if approvedwas: Mid Ulster Council decision on the revised 4-hour application, then about 9 to 12 months of construction
Battery Storage · Minety, Wiltshire, England, UK
Minety BESS
- Stage: Operational; began trading in July 2021was: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Proposed 50MW site expansion
Battery Storage · North Yorkshire, England, UK
Monet's Garden
- Status: Livewas: Pipeline
- Stage: Under construction; financial close May 2026was: Consented/construction-ready - GRID acquisition completed Dec 2025, £141m senior debt concluded 26 May 2026, 25% STP JV equity completed 8 Jun 2026, construction due to start immediately; Gate 2 connection Jul 2027
- Next milestone: Target energisation H2 2027was: Deal completion then construction start
Battery Storage · East Rounton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Mowbray BESS
- Stage: In planning (application ZB24/02455/HYB submitted to North Yorkshire Council, January 2025)was: In planning
- Next milestone: Council determination; construction expected to start in 2026 if approvedwas: Council determination (ZB24/02455/HYB); construction anticipated from 2026
Battery Storage · Mullavilly, near Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Mullavilly BESS
- Stage: Operational (as at November 2021)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Ongoing grid-services optimisation
Battery Storage · Newport, South Wales, UK
Newport
- Stage: Operational; construction completed by Trina Storage and Clarke Energy (January 2025)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Commercial operation providing dynamic frequency response and wholesale arbitragewas: Full commercial dispatch across frequency and wholesale markets
Battery Storage · Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK
Old Rides BESS
- Stage: Consented (Swale Borough Council granted application 25/503466/FULL)was: Consented (Swale Borough Council, 21 May 2026)
Battery Storage · Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Oldham
- Stage: Operational (fully operational December 2022)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Ongoing grid-balancing operation
Battery Storage · Osgodby, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Osgodby BESS
- Stage: Planning consent granted (reported January 2025)was: Consented
- Next milestone: Start of constructionwas: Financial close / start of construction
Battery Storage · Pembroke (Pembroke Net Zero Centre), Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Pembroke BESS
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Final investment decision taken December 2025; construction planned from H1 2026was: FID taken (Dec 2025); pre-construction - RWE: construction to start H1 2026, no site mobilisation evidenced
- Next milestone: Construction; commissioning H2 2028, subject to grid connectionwas: Construction from H1 2026; commissioning H2 2028
Battery Storage · Penwortham, near Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Penwortham
- Stage: Operational (energised 2024)was: Operational
Battery Storage · Cottingham, near Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Pillswood BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation and grid balancing services
Battery Storage · Radwell, near Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Radwell Bury BESS
- Stage: Consented by North Herts Council (Aug 2025)was: Consented
Battery Storage · Red Scar Business Park, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Red Scar
- Stage: Operational (49MW); scheduled to be taken offline during Q2 2026 for augmentationwas: Operational but scheduled offline Q2 2026 for augmentation (GRID Q1 2026 RNS); recheck next cycle
- Next milestone: Augmentation, then return to operationwas: Ongoing operation
Battery Storage · Newbuildings, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
RES Killymallaght BESS
- Stage: Application LA11/2024/0759/F submitted October 2024was: In planning
- Next milestone: Council planning decisionwas: Planning committee decision
Battery Storage · Near Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
RES Machaire BESS
- Stage: Application submitted 2025; consultation responses still arriving October 2026was: In planning
- Next milestone: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council planning decisionwas: Planning decision
Battery Storage · Near Dromore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
RES Shaneragh BESS
- Stage: Application LA10/2025/0003/F submitted January 2025was: In planning
- Next milestone: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council planning decisionwas: Planning determination
Battery Storage · Richborough (former Richborough power station, near Sandwich), Kent, England, UK
Richborough Energy Park BESS
- Stage: In operationwas: Operational
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Sold for c.£74 million (US$93m), 2023
Battery Storage · Rufford, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Rufford
- Stage: Operational (7MW); scheduled to be taken offline during Q2 2026 for augmentationwas: Operational but temporarily offline for augmentation (GRID Q1 2026 RNS); recheck next cycle
- Next milestone: Augmentation, then return to operationwas: Ongoing operation
Battery Storage · Salisbury, Wiltshire (adjacent to Salisbury substation), England, UK
Salisbury BESS
- Stage: Operational since April 2024 (SSE Renewables, 50MW/100MWh)was: Operational since April 2024 (50MW/100MWh, SSE Renewables; Harmony divested the consented site to SSE in Aug 2021)
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Start of construction (shovel-ready)
Battery Storage · Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland
Shannonbridge B BESS
- Stage: Commissioned (reported June 2026)was: Operational
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~€130 million
- Next milestone: Commercial operation under EirGrid DS3 system serviceswas: Full DS3 inertial and frequency-response service delivery
Battery Storage · Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
Shetland BESS
- Stage: Main construction complete; electrical installation under way (Jun 2026)was: Main construction complete; electrical installation and cold commissioning imminent (Zenobe, Jun 2026)
Battery Storage · Shilton Lane, near Glasgow (Bishopbriggs/Cumbernauld area), Scotland, UK
Shilton Lane
- Stage: Operational (commissioned 2025)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: No further milestones published as of October 2026
Battery Storage · Skeeby, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Skeeby BESS
- Stage: Energised (reported 20 August 2026), ready to enter commercial operationwas: In construction
- Next milestone: Commercial operationwas: Energisation / commissioning (expected 2026)
Battery Storage · South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
South Shields
- Stage: Operational (35MW)was: Operational
Battery Storage · Quidhampton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
SSE Salisbury BESS
- Stage: Fully operational since April 2024was: Operational
Battery Storage · Cushaling, County Offaly, Ireland
Statkraft Cushaling BESS
- Stage: Operational; officially opened February 2026was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation; annual EUR 25,000 Sustainability Fund to begin in 2026was: Benchmark for further long-duration BESS in Ireland
Battery Storage · Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland
Statkraft Kelwin-2 BESS
- Stage: Operational since 2021was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Ongoing reserves/grid services to EirGrid
Battery Storage · Kilathmoy, Kerry-Limerick border, Ireland
Statkraft Kilathmoy BESS
- Stage: Operational since April 2020was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing DS3 System Services to EirGridwas: Ongoing reserves/grid services to EirGrid
Battery Storage · South of Pyworthy substation, near Holsworthy, Devon, England, UK
Stoneworthy BESS
- Stage: Acquired by Eelpower Energy from RES (May 2026)was: Consented / pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction scheduled to begin in 2027; commercial operations expected in 2028was: Start of construction in 2027; operations targeted 2028
Battery Storage · Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Stony BESS
- Stage: Augmentation from 1-hour to 2-hour under way, on track (Jul 2026)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Augmentation complete by December 2026was: Ongoing grid-services and trading optimisation
Battery Storage · Straboe, near Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland
Straboe Solar & Storage
- Stage: Planning approval secured (announced 2 Jul 2026)was: Consented
Battery Storage · Sundon (beside Sundon National Grid substation), Central Bedfordshire, England, UK
Sundon Storage
- Stage: Consented Jan 2026; part of Ofgem's LDES scheme, under considerationwas: Consented (Jan 2026) and awarded Ofgem LDES cap-and-floor support in Window 1 (30 Jun 2026); pre-construction, full operation targeted 2030
- Next milestone: Construction start later this decade; fully operational by 2030was: Construction later this decade; full operation targeted 2030
Battery Storage · Wilton International, Redcar, Tees Valley, England, UK
Teesside GigaPark
- Stage: Consented (planning consent in place)was: Consented / pre-construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £1 billion
- Next milestone: Construction start planned 2027; grid connection targeted late 2028 or early 2029was: Construction start planned 2027; grid connection targeted late 2028/early 2029
Battery Storage · Thorpe Marsh (former power station site), near Barnby Dun, Doncaster
Thorpe Marsh BESS (Fidra Energy)
- Stage: Financial close reached (September 2025); construction set to begin immediatelywas: In construction
- Next milestone: Operational from mid-2027was: Operational mid-2027
Battery Storage · Thurcroft, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Thurcroft
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Potential augmentation to 2-hour duration
Battery Storage · Flintshire, Wales, UK
Tyn Y Coed BESS
- Stage: In planning: application FUL/000450/25 validated Jun 2025was: In planning
- Next milestone: Determination by Flintshire County Councilwas: Planning determination
Battery Storage · Uskmouth, Newport, Wales, UK
Uskmouth BESS
- Stage: Under construction since November 2023was: In construction
- Next milestone: Energisation and commercial operation, expected 2026was: Energisation and commercial operation
Battery Storage · near Wakefield (adjacent to Wakefield B substation), West Yorkshire, England, UK
Wakefield B BESS
- Stage: Consented on appeal 2 July 2026 (APP/X4725/W/25/3368025); pre-constructionwas: Consented on appeal - Wakefield Council refusal of the 99.9MW Heath scheme overturned by the Planning Inspectorate on 2 July 2026; pre-construction
- Next milestone: Discharge of conditions and start of construction (permission requires start within three years)was: Planning determination
Battery Storage · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
West Bradford (Bradford West)
- Stage: Energised and operational (reported August 2025)was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Ramp to full commercial output
Battery Storage · West Burton, near Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
West Burton C BESS
- Stage: Financial close reached (17 Jul 2026); construction due to start later in 2026was: Consented; 10-year tolling agreement with Drax signed for 250MW/500MWh (Jan 2026); FID expected by Q3 2026, commercial operation target moved to 2028
- Value: £231m loan facilitieswas: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Construction start; fully operational in 2028was: Final investment decision expected H1 2026; operations targeted Q4 2027
Battery Storage · West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
West Didsbury
- Stage: Operational; upgraded from 1-hour to 2-hour durationwas: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operationwas: Augmentation complete; ongoing 2-hour operation
Battery Storage · Whitebirk, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Whitebirk
- Stage: Operational; energised early March 2026 (25MW/50MWh)was: In construction
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation, optimised on Field's Gaia platformwas: Delivery of Envision units and grid energisation
Battery Storage · Eaglesham Moor, near Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Whitelee BESS
- Stage: Operational since October 2022was: Operational
- Next milestone: Ongoing operation, providing services to the National Gridwas: Ongoing operation in balancing/frequency markets
Battery Storage · Wickham Market, Suffolk, England, UK
Wickham Market
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Ongoing trading/optimisation under Statkraft PPA
Battery Storage · Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Wishaw BESS
- Stage: Constructed and connected directly to the transmission system; provides Constraint Management Service to the ESOwas: Operational
- Next milestone: Continued constraint management serviceswas: Operational, delivering constraint-management services
Battery Storage · Wormald Green, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Wormald Green BESS
- Next milestone: Continued operationwas: Continued merchant operation
Battery Storage · York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
York
- Stage: Operational (energised 2024)was: Operational
Carbon Capture · Connah's Quay, Deeside, Flintshire, Wales
Connah's Quay Low Carbon Power (Uniper, HyNet)
- Stage: DCO (EN010166) at Secretary of State decision stage; examination completed; decision due 9 Dec 2026was: DCO application (EN010166) in examination - ExA first written questions Feb 2026
- Next milestone: DCO decision (due 9 Dec 2026)was: Contract award / FID
Carbon Capture · Drax Power Station, Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire, England
Drax Bioenergy with Carbon Capture (BECCS)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: £48m UK BECCS impairment taken; development deprioritised, long-term option retained (Feb 2026)was: pipeline (shelved - possible cancellation)
- Next milestone: Appropriate commercial and regulatory support for carbon removals; no timeline setwas: Government BECCS business model / FID
Carbon Capture · Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
EET Hydrogen Production Plant 1 (HPP1, Stanlow)
- Stage: ENKA lump sum turnkey EPC contract signed 15 Jan 2025; initial work under Limited Notice to Proceedwas: Consented; pre-construction/pre-FID - ENKA UK appointed EPC contractor under a conditional contract with a Limited Notice to Proceed phase (signed Jan 2025), FID still not taken; HyNet T&S backbone (Eni Liverpool Bay) reached financial close but HPP1's own FID remains pending
- Next milestone: Full Notice to Proceed, then 39-month buildwas: FID / start of construction
Carbon Capture · Immingham / South Killingholme, North East Lincolnshire, England
Humber Zero (VPI Immingham & Phillips 66 Humber Refinery Capture)
- Stage: In development (phase one planned); potential initial emitter for Viking CCSwas: In development; anchor emitter for Viking CCS
Carbon Capture · Ince, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Ince Bioenergy with Carbon Capture (Evero Energy, HyNet)
- Stage: Planning application for InBECCS submitted (reported Jul 2026); on DESNZ Track-1 expansion Project Negotiation Listwas: Planning application for InBECCS submitted May 2026; in T1x negotiations (selected Aug 2025); targeting 2029 retrofit
- Next milestone: Planning decisionwas: Contract award / FID
Carbon Capture · Keadby, near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England
Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station (SSE Thermal & Equinor)
- Stage: Development consent granted (7 Dec 2022); in active developmentwas: Development consent granted; awaiting business model / FID
Carbon Capture · Depleted North & South Morecambe gas fields, East Irish Sea (offshore, operated from Barrow-in-Furness)
Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) CO2 Storage (Spirit Energy)
- Stage: Carbon storage licence CS010 entered Assess Phase (Jun 2026)was: Carbon storage licence CS010 - Assess Phase (Jun 2026)
- Value: ~£5bn further construction and operations investment (developer estimate)was: ~£5bn additional investment potential (developer estimate)
- Next milestone: Storage permit application; injection once gas production ends (end of decade)was: Storage permit application; injection once gas production ceases (~end of decade)
Carbon Capture · Padeswood, near Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Padeswood Cement Works Carbon Capture (HyNet)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Final contracts signed, marking FID (Sep 2025); construction expected shortlywas: FID taken (Sep 2025); contracts signed, construction starting
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Part of UK's £9.4bn CCUS programme (project value not separately disclosed)
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Construction ramp-up; operations later this decade
Carbon Capture · Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire, Wales
Parc Adfer Energy from Waste Carbon Capture (Enfinium, HyNet)
- Stage: Standby project for the HyNet carbon network (Aug 2025)was: In HyNet Track-1 expansion negotiations (standby)
- Next milestone: Connection to HyNet should capacity become availablewas: Progression to priority / contract award
Carbon Capture · Tunstead / Buxton area, Derbyshire (with works in Staffordshire), England
Peak Cluster (Cement & Lime Carbon Capture)
- Stage: Pipeline DCO (EN0710001) at pre-application; scoping opinion published 19 Feb 2026was: In development / pre-FID - National Wealth Fund equity investment secured (Mar 2026) and 'major milestone' reached Jun 2026; feeding MNZ storage which is in CS010 Assess Phase
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£2bn+ investment programme; ~13,000 jobs safeguarded (developer estimate)
- Next milestone: DCO application expected Mar 2028was: Pipeline consenting / FID alongside MNZ store
Carbon Capture · Boddam, near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Peterhead Carbon Capture Power Station (SSE Thermal & Equinor)
- Stage: Section 36 application submitted; additional upstream emissions assessments completedwas: Section 36 application under determination, additional upstream emissions assessments complete, pre-construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£2.2bn expected spend over 25 years (developer estimate)
Carbon Capture · Ince Marshes, Protos energy hub, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Protos Energy Recovery Facility Carbon Capture (HyNet)
- Stage: Under construction since Nov 2025; piling well under way, moving into civils phase (Aug 2026)was: Contracts signed; construction starting
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Part of UK's £9.4bn CCUS programme (project value not separately disclosed)
- Next milestone: Civils: pile cropping and reinforced concrete foundationswas: Construction; commissioning later this decade
Carbon Capture · Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility, Weston Point, Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Runcorn Carbon Capture Project (Viridor, HyNet)
- Stage: Standby project in HyNet expansion negotiations (list published Aug 2025)was: Standby project for HyNet expansion as of October 2026
- Next milestone: Progression to priority / contract awardwas: No contract or final investment decision date published as of October 2026
Carbon Capture · Stanlow, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Silver Birch Direct Air Capture (Climeworks, HyNet)
- Stage: Standby project for the HyNet carbon network (Aug 2025)was: Standby project for the HyNet carbon network
- Next milestone: Connection to HyNet should capacity become availablewas: No date published for a decision on joining the network as of October 2026
Carbon Capture · Wilton International, Teesside, Redcar & Cleveland, England
Teesside Hydrogen CCS Retrofit (BOC / Linde)
- Stage: In contract negotiations with UK government (Dec 2025)was: In government contract negotiations
Carbon Capture · Immingham to Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire (storage in offshore Viking depleted gas fields)
Viking CCS CO2 Transport & Storage (Harbour Energy / bp)
- Stage: Onshore pipeline DCO secured Apr 2025; FEED completed Q1 2025; development funding approved (Jul 2026); pre-FIDwas: DCO granted Apr 2025; DESNZ Viking CCUS Development Fund grant agreed (CMA SAU report 15 Apr 2026); pre-FID
- Next milestone: FID, targeted in this Parliament, subject to project readiness and affordabilitywas: Government business-model agreement / FID
Data Centres · Hilfield Park, Elstree, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire
Ark Hilfield Park campus (Watford/Elstree)
- Stage: Pre-application consultation; planning application in preparationwas: Pre-application consultation; approval targeted 2026
- Next milestone: Planning application to Hertsmere Borough Councilwas: Planning submission / determination
Data Centres · Longcross Park, Chertsey, Surrey
Ark Longcross Park (LP02), Chertsey
- Stage: Planning permission granted for next phase, including new 36MW LP02 buildingwas: Planning approved; pre-construction / build-out
- Value: £807m (~$1bn) campus investmentwas: £807m (~$1bn)
Data Centres · Spring Park, Corsham, Wiltshire
Ark Spring Park Extension, Corsham
- Stage: Planning approved with conditions by Wiltshire Council (10 February)was: Planning approved with conditions (Feb 2026)
Data Centres · Cruiserath Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15
AWS Mulhuddart campus (three data centres)
- Stage: Permission granted with revised conditions on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála (19 December 2025, case 318180); pre-constructionwas: Permission granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála (19 December 2025, case 318180); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Execute PPA; construction start
Data Centres · Former Premier Periclase site, Drogheda, Co. Louth
CORE Sustainability Campus, Drogheda
- Stage: Louth County Council application (ref 2460674) under third-party appeal by An Taisce, lodged 24 Jul 2025 (PL15.323134); no decision shown, due date of 26 Nov 2025 passedwas: Planning granted by Louth County Council (Jun 2025, ref 2460674); under third-party appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála (An Taisce, lodged 24 Jul 2025), appeal undecided; 32MW phase 1
- Value: Not disclosedwas: €600m-€1bn (10 years)
- Next milestone: An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal decisionwas: Planning determination
Data Centres · Culham Science Centre, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Culham AI Growth Zone
- Stage: Announced as first AI Growth Zone (Jan 2025); private-sector partner still being sought (Mar 2026)was: Designated (Apr 2025); Strategic Investment Partner procurement underway
- Next milestone: Agreement of public-private partnership with a private-sector partnerwas: Selection of Strategic Investment Partner
Data Centres · Avoca River Business Park (former IFI site), Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Echelon DUB20 Green Energy Park, Arklow
- Stage: Under construction (reported 26 March 2026)was: Under construction
- Next milestone: Completion (due by 2028)was: Completion (~2028)
Data Centres · Kilmeaden, near Waterford city, Co. Waterford
Echelon Kilmeaden campus, Waterford
- Stage: Planning permission sought (September 2025); more than 300 objectionswas: Planning submitted (Oct 2025)
Data Centres · Ballymakaily, Lucan, Co. Dublin
EdgeConneX Lucan (Ballymakaily, two buildings)
- Stage: Planning granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála, overturning South Dublin County Council's refusal; pre-constructionwas: Planning granted on appeal (Aug 2025); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction start; corporate renewable PPA required before operationwas: Construction start
Data Centres · Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
Ennis campus (Art Data Centres)
- Stage: Works set to commence after the High Court found in the developer's favour in judicial review proceedings (March 2026)was: Build starting (judicial review dismissed March 2026; leave to appeal refused June 2026)
Data Centres · Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
Equinix DB7x, Blanchardstown
- Stage: Construction began (announced 20 March 2026)was: Under construction (from Mar 2026)
- Next milestone: Retail capacity available from early 2028was: Availability (early 2028)
Data Centres · South Mimms, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire
Equinix DC01UK / Hertfordshire Campus, South Mimms
- Stage: 85-acre site acquired, permitted for data centre development (Oct 2025)was: Outline planning permission granted (January 2025); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Detailed planning approvals and groundbreaking. No construction start date has been published.
Data Centres · Nutmeg Lane, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, East London
Global Switch London South, Docklands
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Planning approved; Global Switch says London South 'is being developed'; no construction or completion date publishedwas: Planning approved (Feb 2024); pre-construction — no evidence of site works; completion targeted ~2027
- Next milestone: Construction start (date not published)was: Completion (~2027)
Data Centres · South Dublin, Ireland
Grange Castle Phase 3 (Google)
- Next milestone: Construction start (no date published)was: Grid connection and start of construction; no dates published
Data Centres · Former RAF Elsham Wolds, near Brigg, North Lincolnshire
Greystoke Elsham Tech Park, North Lincolnshire
- Stage: Planning approved by North Lincolnshire councillors (reported Mar 2026); construction expected from 2027, first phase to open 2029was: Planning approved Mar 2026; construction planned to begin 2027, open 2029; no judicial review surfaced
- Value: Up to £10bnwas: £7.5-10bn
Data Centres · Peel Waters / TraffordCity, Salford, Greater Manchester
Halo West data centre, Peel Waters, Salford
- Stage: Unanimous approval by Salford City Council planning committee (reported 7 March 2025); pre-constructionwas: Planning approved (Feb 2025); pre-construction
Data Centres · Naas Enterprise Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Herbata 'grid-free' data campus, Naas
- Stage: Under appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála (first and third party appeals lodged 16 September 2025); decision not yet madewas: Planning granted (Aug 2025); under appeal
- Value: Not disclosedwas: €3bn
- Next milestone: An Coimisiún Pleanála decision, originally due by 28 January 2026was: An Coimisiún Pleanála decision on appeals lodged September 2025, originally due by 28 January 2026
Data Centres · Kao Data campus, Harlow, Essex
Kao Data Harlow campus expansion (KLON-03/04)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: KLON-03 (17.6MW) announced Mar 2025; two further buildings planned (Sep 2025); Nebius 22MW ten-year lease signedwas: KLON-03 under construction; further phases in planning
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £1.7bn (Nebius UK deployment)
- Next milestone: Construction of KLON-03 and planning for further buildingswas: KLON-03 energisation; KLON-04 consent
Data Centres · Bidder Street, Canning Town, Newham, East London
L&G / Goldacre hyperscale data centre, Canning Town
- Stage: Planning permission granted by LB Newham councillors; pre-constructionwas: Planning granted (Oct 2024); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction; could be operational by 2027was: Construction; operational ~2027
Data Centres · Rover Way, Cardiff, South Wales
Latos Cardiff (Rover Way)
- Next milestone: Start of development work, expected immediately; no delivery timeline publishedwas: Start of development, no delivery timeline published
Data Centres · Little Island, Cork Harbour, Co. Cork
Little Island data centre (former Mitsui Denman site), Cork
- Stage: Building 1 fully constructed, fit-out outstanding (Mar 2025); grid connection agreement issued 18 Jul 2024; permission extended to 2027was: Building 1 shell complete — awaiting grid connection/fit-out; permission extended to 2027
- Next milestone: Fit-out of building 1; second buildingwas: Fit-out; second building
Data Centres · Skelton Grange, Stourton, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Microsoft data campus, Skelton Grange, Leeds
- Stage: Hybrid planning unanimously approved by Leeds City Council (Apr 2026); pre-constructionwas: Planning approved Apr 2026; construction now expected to begin early 2027
- Value: £4bn (reported)was: £4bn
- Next milestone: Construction start, likely within 12 to 18 months of approvalwas: Construction start
Data Centres · Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd (former nuclear power station) with a second base at Prosperity Parc, Anglesey, North Wales
North Wales AI Growth Zone (Trawsfynydd / Anglesey)
- Stage: Announced (13 Nov 2025); securing investment partnerwas: Designated (Nov 2025); securing investment partner
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Up to £100bn (programme-wide AIGZ figure)
- Next milestone: Confirmation of investment partner, then construction startwas: Confirmation of investment partner / construction start
Data Centres · Brent Cross Town, Barnet, North London
Pure DC Brent Cross campus (LON1)
- Stage: Live operational campus; 70MW LON01B2 final build phase under way, Glencar piling West Shell (Sep 2026)was: Building 1 operating; Building 2 under construction
- Next milestone: LON01B2 completion (Q2 2029)was: Phase completion (~2029)
Data Centres · Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland
QTS Cambois campus (Blackstone)
- Status: Livewas: At tender
- Stage: First phase (first two of up to ten buildings) approved by Strategic Planning Committee; enabling works well under way (December 2025)was: Consented; Phase 1 reserved matters approved, enabling works
- Value: £10bnwas: Up to £10bn (Northumberland County Council)
- Next milestone: Construction of the first data centre buildingswas: Construction of the first data centre building during 2026
Data Centres · Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
Red Admiral data campus, Rochfortbridge
- Stage: Westmeath County Council application (ref 2560344) under third-party appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála (PL25M.501550), lodged 17 Jun 2026; no decision shownwas: Granted 3 Jun 2026; stalled — 10 third-party appeals lodged with An Coimisiun Pleanala (one ruled invalid); decision awaited
- Value: Not disclosedwas: €1bn
Data Centres · Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire
SEGRO Slough Trading Estate data centre
- Stage: Pre-let signed in H1 2026 for a multistorey powered shell data centre; Slough Simplified Planning Zone pre-approves data centre developmentwas: Pre-let signed March 2026; consented under the estate's Simplified Planning Zone
- Next milestone: Delivery in two phases as power becomes available; no completion date publishedwas: No completion date published as of October 2026
Data Centres · Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire
VIRTUS LONDON19, Slough
- Stage: Announced June 2026; planning secured via the Slough Trading Estate Simplified Planning Zonewas: Planning approved (2026); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Construction start, expected shortly after design approvalwas: Construction start
Data Centres · West Sleekburn, near Bedlington, Northumberland
West Sleekburn data centre campus, Northumberland
- Stage: Planning application filed with Northumberland County Council by Wansbeck Regeneration; no decision reportedwas: Planning submitted (Jun 2026)
Defence Infrastructure · AWE Aldermaston, Berkshire
AWE Future Materials Campus, Aldermaston
- Stage: Summer 2026 community consultation closed 19 Jul 2026was: PIN/market engagement for construction supply chain launched; summer 2026 public consultation; no civils partners appointed yet
- Next milestone: Outline planning application to West Berkshire District Council (winter 2026); decision expected 2027was: No date published for appointing construction partners as of October 2026
Defence Infrastructure · BAE Systems Glascoed, near Usk, Monmouthshire
BAE Systems munitions expansion (Glascoed)
- Stage: Expansion under way; new explosive filling facility at Glascoed due to become operational summer 2025 (April 2025)was: In construction / commissioning
- Value: More than £150m invested in UK munitions facilities since 2022 (BAE Systems)was: >£150m since 2022 (BAE Systems)
- Next milestone: Initial phase of expanded industrial capacity expected by end of 2026was: Initial expanded industrial capacity by end of 2026
Defence Infrastructure · Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth
Devonport 10 Dock & submarine support infrastructure
- Stage: £750m four-year infrastructure contract signed (November 2023); construction phase ramping upwas: In construction
- Value: £750m over four years (MOD Submarine Delivery Agency / Babcock)was: £750m (MOD Submarine Delivery Agency / Babcock)
- Next milestone: Dock and support infrastructure for Attack submarine deep maintenance projects later this decadewas: 10 Dock ready for Attack-class deep maintenance later this decade
Defence Infrastructure · Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Harland & Wolff Belfast shipyard modernisation (Navantia UK / Fleet Solid Support)
- Stage: Belfast modernisation under way; over £98.5m invested (May 2026); new fabrication systems due fully operational Jul 2026was: Modernisation underway (~£100m invested at Jan 2026 one-year mark); note first FSS fabrication shifted to Cadiz as Belfast not yet ready
- Value: Over £98.5m invested in Belfast (May 2026)was: ~£90m modernisation (FSS programme facilities budget ~£78m)
- Next milestone: Belfast FSS middle mega-block build and final assemblywas: Completion of phase-one hull-building upgrades ahead of FSS block construction
Defence Infrastructure · HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Hampshire
HMNB Portsmouth infrastructure upgrades (Project Royal Oak)
- Stage: Civil works under way, including piling and foundations for a new tower crane over 70m tall (May 2026)was: Crane civil works underway ahead of later-2026 installation; Project Royal Oak formally funded in Dec 2025 Defence Investment Plan (£26bn naval bases)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Part of £26bn Project Royal Oak across three naval bases (site value not disclosed)
- Next milestone: Tower crane installation (later 2026)was: Tower crane installation later in 2026; Fountain Lake Jetty rebuild commencement
Defence Infrastructure · MBDA Lostock site, Bolton, Greater Manchester
MBDA missile manufacturing expansion, Bolton
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: £200m Bolton expansion announced; footprint to more than double by 2028, creating 700 jobswas: Active - committed site expansion in delivery
- Next milestone: Expanded Bolton facilities by 2028was: Expanded Bolton facilities operational by 2028
Defence Infrastructure · RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk
RAF Lakenheath US Air Force infrastructure upgrade
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Reported $4.2bn USAF investment plan for UK bases, with Lakenheath apparently the largest recipient (Jun 2026)was: Rolling construction continuing; USAF announced ~$4.2bn further UK-bases investment June 2026 (scope expansion)
- Next milestone: Delivery of weapons storage, accommodation and security upgradeswas: Completion of surety and support facilities supporting F-35A operations
Defence Infrastructure · Rolls-Royce Submarines, Raynesway, Derby
Rolls-Royce Raynesway site doubling, Derby
- Stage: In construction: ground broken on new manufacturing facility (3 July 2026)was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Underpinned by £9bn MOD Unity contract (Jan 2025)
- Next milestone: Build-out of the new manufacturing facility as part of the programme to double the Raynesway sitewas: New manufacturing facility build-out following July 2026 groundbreak
Defence Infrastructure · Babcock Rosyth dockyard, Fife
Rosyth contingent submarine dock (£340m)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Preliminary plans approved; industry engaged to start scheme design (December 2025)was: Committed; scheme design
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £340m (MOD, via written parliamentary answer)
- Next milestone: Contingent docking facility timed to coincide with HMS Dreadnought's exit from Barrow; final costs to be negotiated after the design phasewas: Contingent docking facility timed to coincide with HMS Dreadnought's exit from Barrow; final costs set after the design phase
Defence Infrastructure · Brightside Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield Forgemasters recapitalisation (13,000-tonne open die forge)
- Stage: Construction well underway (July 2026): Forge foundations completed with steelwork assembly from April 2026; Machine Shop steelwork erectedwas: Active - steelwork/frame assembly underway
- Next milestone: Completion of building frames and envelopeswas: Building framework completed and external cladding underway by end of 2026
Digital & Telecoms · Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall, England
2Africa subsea cable – UK landing (Bude)
- Stage: Core part of cable system completed (November 2025)was: Core section completed Nov 2025; phased ready-for-service across branches through 2026
Digital & Telecoms · Newgale, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Irish end: Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford)
Beaufort subsea cable (AWS + Vodafone) – Wales landing
- Stage: Planning application lodged with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for the Newgale landing (reported June 2026); awaiting approvalswas: Detailed planning applications submitted Jun 2026 to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (Newgale landing, Kilmore Quay, Bude branch); awaiting determination
- Next milestone: Planning approvals then marine installationwas: Consent approvals then marine installation
Digital & Telecoms · UK-wide city footprints (pin: CityFibre HQ, Bedford Street, London)
CityFibre full-fibre build & Project Gigabit lots
- Stage: Building under nine remaining Project Gigabit contracts after re-scoping agreed with BDUK (May 2026)was: In construction (network build to 2030)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2.3bn financing round (CityFibre, Jul 2025)
- Next milestone: Further 300,000 premises to be delivered across the nine Project Gigabit contracts by 2030; BDUK in talks with other suppliers for premises CityFibre will no longer servewas: Re-scoped Project Gigabit build-out and £800m M&A accordion consolidation through 2026–2030
Digital & Telecoms · Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England
EE 5G Standalone at Wembley Stadium
- Stage: Permanent 5G Standalone network completed (February 2025); first public use 26 February 2025was: Live
- Next milestone: Continued operation at stadium eventswas: Continued EE 5G SA densification nationally
Digital & Telecoms · Tullyneasky West, near Rosscarbery/Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland
Fastnet subsea cable (AWS) – Cork landing station
- Stage: Cable landing station permission granted on third-party appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála, 14 Aug 2026was: Landing-station planning granted April 2026 but under appeal at An Coimisiún Pleanála (lodged May 2026, decision pending); MARA installation consent application MAC250018 submitted 11 Dec 2025 (status Applied); no construction start; RFS target 2028
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Maritime Area Consent and construction start; target ready-for-service 2028
Digital & Telecoms · Goonhilly Downs, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England
Goonhilly Earth Station
- Stage: Active; acquired by Intuitive Machines (completion announced 3 August 2026)was: Active; owned by Intuitive Machines since August 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: AGILE grant £1.6m; acquisition value not disclosed
- Next milestone: Continued operation under Intuitive Machines ownershipwas: Delivery of the AGILE LunaNet interface unit
Digital & Telecoms · UK landing: Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs, Kent
IOEMA subsea cable (UK–NL–DE–DK–NO)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Planned; intensified commercial phase to secure anchor customers ahead of contracts-in-force (May 2026)was: Pre-construction; seeking anchor customers ahead of contract-in-force
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Not published (IOEMA Fibre Ltd consortium incl. Eurofiber, Arelion, Colt, EXA)
- Next milestone: Contracts-in-force; ready for service expected Q1 2029was: Contract-in-force and supply contract; ready for service targeted Q1 2029
Digital & Telecoms · Dublin Bay, Ireland (UK end: Anglesey, North Wales)
Microsoft SOBR1 subsea cable – Dublin/Anglesey
- Stage: MARA survey licence LIC230016 (Dublin Port landfall) determined 28 Jun 2024, now expiredwas: Marine-survey licence LIC230016 (Dublin Port landfall) determined by MARA 28 Jun 2024; installation/occupation consent not yet on MARA register; pre-construction
- Next milestone: Maritime usage licence application for installation, if pursuedwas: Survey and installation consents
Digital & Telecoms · Portmarnock/Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland (UK end: Abergele, North Wales)
Microsoft SOBR2 subsea cable – Dublin/Abergele
- Stage: MARA survey licence LIC230018 (Portmarnock landfall) determined 3 Jul 2024, expired 2 Jul 2026was: Marine-survey licence LIC230018 (Portmarnock landfall) determined by MARA 3 Jul 2024; installation/occupation consent not yet on MARA register; pre-construction
- Next milestone: Maritime usage licence application for installation, if pursuedwas: Survey and installation consents
Digital & Telecoms · Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland (UK end: Newgale, Pembrokeshire)
Microsoft Tuskar subsea cable – Wexford/Pembrokeshire
- Stage: MARA survey licence LIC230017 (Kilmore Quay landfall) determined 1 Jul 2024, now expiredwas: Marine-survey licence LIC230017 (Kilmore Quay landfall) determined by MARA 1 Jul 2024; route surveys carried out; installation consent not yet on MARA register; pre-construction
- Next milestone: Maritime usage licence application for installation, if pursuedwas: Survey completion then route/install consents
Digital & Telecoms · Nationwide rural Ireland (pin: NBI HQ, Citywest, Dublin 24)
National Broadband Plan (NBI rollout), Ireland
- Stage: In construction; final phase of the main build, over 500,000 premises passed (July 2026)was: In construction — final phase
- Value: Not disclosedwas: c.€2.7bn state investment (C&AG-audited NBP subsidy)
- Next milestone: Main infrastructure rollout completion by end of 2026was: Main fibre build completion due end-2026
Digital & Telecoms · Cardiff, Wales
Ogi full-fibre build – South Wales
- Stage: FTTP network covers more than 118,000 premises in South Wales (Jun 2026)was: Building
- Value: £200m initial backing (Infracapital) plus £45m Cardiff Capital Region financingwas: Not disclosed (£200m+ raised)
- Next milestone: Further rollout across South Waleswas: Continued Wales-wide expansion
Digital & Telecoms · Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Project Gigabit Borders & East Lothian – GoFibre
- Stage: Contract awarded to GoFibre; contract concluded 1 October 2024was: Building
- Next milestone: Network buildwas: Build in Kelso and Galashiels
Digital & Telecoms · Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Project Gigabit Derbyshire – Connect Fibre
- Stage: In build; Connect Fibre says work has already begunwas: In delivery but formally descoped Jul 2026 (-5,775 premises, now 12,876 premises / £34.65m); build stalled at ~1,200 built (~9%) since early 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £35.0m
- Next milestone: Continued build and first connections across Derbyshirewas: Continued build
Digital & Telecoms · Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Project Gigabit Dorset & South Somerset – Wessex Internet
- Stage: Network build running from 2024 through to 2029was: Building
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £33.5m
Digital & Telecoms · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Project Gigabit East Gloucestershire – Gigaclear
- Stage: Contract signed with Gigaclear in February 2024; first premises expected to have access in 2024was: Early build
Digital & Telecoms · Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
Project Gigabit New Forest – Wessex Internet
- Status: Archivedwas: Live
Digital & Telecoms · Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Project Gigabit North East Scotland – GoFibre
- Stage: Build under way since Jan 2026was: Build under way — started Feb 2026, first premises live May 2026 (upgrade from 'mobilising')
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £105m
- Next milestone: Continued build across North East Scotland, including Montrose, Laurencekirk and St Cyruswas: Ramp-up across Aberdeenshire
Digital & Telecoms · Rural Northern Ireland (pin: Fibrus HQ, Belfast)
Project Gigabit Northern Ireland (Fibrus)
- Stage: £34.6m Project Gigabit contract awarded to Fibrus (December 2025); work began immediatelywas: In delivery
- Value: £34.6m contract (UK government funded)was: £34.6m public subsidy (DfE NI / BDUK)
- Next milestone: Gigabit-capable build-out to over 9,000 rural premiseswas: Build-out through 2026–27; further NI Project Gigabit tranches expected
Digital & Telecoms · Newbury, West Berkshire, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 1
- Stage: Call-off 1 signed 28 Jun 2024; contract values and premises updated Jul 2026was: In delivery (~47% built per BDUK June 2026 data); small contract variation Feb 2026
- Value: £159.3mwas: £159.2m
- Next milestone: Build and connection of 60,180 contracted premiseswas: Continued multi-region build
Digital & Telecoms · Barnstaple, Devon, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 2
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 28 June 2024was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 3
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 19 December 2024was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Tiverton, Devon, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 4
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 19 December 2024was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Colchester, Essex, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 5
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 19 December 2024was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Stirling, Scotland
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 6 (Scotland)
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 15 April 2025was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 7 (Worcestershire)
- Stage: Call-off contract signed 19 December 2024was: Building
Digital & Telecoms · Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Project Gigabit Openreach Call-Off 8 (Cheshire)
- Stage: Call-off 8 (Cheshire) signed 26 Feb 2026was: Contract live; build not yet reported (0 premises built in BDUK June 2026 data) — wording should be 'contract live, build starting' rather than 'building'
- Next milestone: Build across Cheshirewas: Continued build across Cheshire
Digital & Telecoms · Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Project Gigabit South Yorkshire – Quickline
- Stage: Contract signed Apr 2024 with Quickline; contract page updated 23 Oct 2026was: Building
- Next milestone: Build and connection of c.32,100 contracted premiseswas: Continued premises build
Digital & Telecoms · Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
Project Gigabit West Yorkshire – Quickline
- Stage: Contract signed Feb 2024 with Quickline; contract page updated 23 Oct 2026was: Building
- Value: £60mwas: £65.5m
- Next milestone: Build and connection of contracted premiseswas: Continued premises build
Digital & Telecoms · Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
SaxaVord ground station, Unst
- Stage: Two antennas operating at Baltasound Teleport (installed 2021 and 2024); third in final preparations for deploymentwas: Two antennas operating at Baltasound; third being prepared
- Next milestone: Deployment of the third antenna; no date publishedwas: No date published for the third antenna as of October 2026
Digital & Telecoms · Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Shared Rural Network – Islay not-spot removal
- Stage: Live; publicly funded 4G total not-spot mast near Kilchoman, built by EEwas: Live
- Value: Not disclosed (within £1.3bn SRN programme)was: Not disclosed (within SRN £1bn+ envelope)
- Next milestone: Further TNS and EAS sites across rural Scotlandwas: Further Scottish rural mast upgrades under SRN
Digital & Telecoms · Southampton, Hampshire, England
Toob full-fibre build – Southampton/Solent
- Stage: Own full-fibre network covers an estimated 256,500 premises (September 2025); 33 towns added via CityFibrewas: Building/expanding
- Next milestone: Build toward 300,000 premises on own networkwas: Expansion beyond the Solent
Digital & Telecoms · Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Virgin Media O2 5G Standalone – Bakewell (500th location)
- Stage: Live; Bakewell became the 500th 5G Standalone location (15 September 2025)was: Live
- Value: Not disclosed (within ~£700m 2025 Mobile Transformation Plan)was: Not disclosed (within ~£700m 2025 network plan)
- Next milestone: Continued 5G Standalone rollout and small cells in dense urban areaswas: Continued VMO2 5G SA expansion and small-cell densification
Digital & Telecoms · UK-wide rollout (pin: registered HQ, Newbury, Berkshire)
VodafoneThree £11bn network integration & 5G SA rollout
- Stage: In deployment; Ericsson began rolling out VodafoneThree's 5G Core network (September 2026)was: In deployment
- Value: £11 billion investment (VodafoneThree)was: £11bn over 8 years (VodafoneThree)
- Next milestone: Continued 5G Standalone expansion towards 99% UK population coverage by 2030was: Continued mast integration and 5G SA expansion; 90% population coverage target by end of year 3
Gas & Critical Minerals · Plymouth, Devon, England
Altilium ACT3 EV battery recycling refinery
- Value: £18.5m grant funding (April 2026)was: £30m planned investment (June 2025); £18.5m DRIVE35 grant (April 2026)
Gas & Critical Minerals · Holford Brinefield, between Lach Dennis and Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Keuper Gas Storage Project (hydrogen conversion)
- Stage: Consenting; seeking a material change to the 2017 DCO for hydrogen storage, consultation held 9 October to 20 November 2025; early site works done 2021 to 2022was: Hydrogen material-change application (consenting); early works done
- Next milestone: Planning Inspectorate examination and Secretary of State decision; full construction expected to start in 2028, subject to consentwas: Determination of hydrogen material-change application; construction from ~2028
Gas & Critical Minerals · Pool, between Camborne and Redruth, Cornwall
South Crofty tin mine (Cornish Metals)
- Stage: In development: shaft refurbishment, dewatering and processing facility construction under way (June 2026)was: In construction
- Value: £500m NPV (Mining Weekly, June 2026)was: £500m NPV at current tin prices (Mining Weekly, Jun 2026)
- Next milestone: Winder mechanical installation in H2 2026; commercial production targeted by mid-2028was: Winder mechanical installation H2 2026; commercial production targeted mid-2028
Gas & Critical Minerals · Cahiracon, Co. Clare (Shannon Estuary), Ireland
Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve — FSRU (Ireland)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Government approved development (March 2025); Cahiracon chosen as preferred site; moving into pre-construction work (site investigations, marine surveys, FEED)was: Site selected (November 2025); FEED, surveys and planning preparation
- Next milestone: Environmental assessment, planning application and final business case, then detailed design and construction subject to planning approvalwas: Planning applications and final business case, followed by FSRU procurement
Gas & Critical Minerals · St Dennis, Cornwall
Trelavour lithium (Cornish Lithium)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: DCO pre-application stage; s46 notification received 4 March 2026was: Demo plant producing; full-scale DCO application awaited
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £800m+ GVA projected
- Next milestone: DCO application expected to be submitted November 2026was: Full-scale DCO application (PINS BC0310001) — the stated summer 2026 window has passed and submission was NOT confirmed on 8 Sep 2026. Watch item.
Gas & Critical Minerals · Drakelands, Hemerdon, near Plympton, Devon, England
Tungsten West — Hemerdon (Drakelands) mine restart
- Stage: Construction under way; fine gravity circuit targeted Q3 and coarse circuit Q4 2026was: Restart / commissioning works (gravity circuits Q3-Q4 2026)
- Value: £44.3m equity raise (Q1 2026); US$25m bridge loan (Q2 2026)was: >US$300m prior infrastructure spend; £44.3m 2026 equity raise + US$25m bridge loan
- Next milestone: Full commissioning from Q1 2027; steady-state production H2 2027was: Full commissioning Q1 2027; steady-state production H2 2027
Gas & Critical Minerals · United Downs Industrial Estate, near Redruth, Cornwall, England
United Downs geothermal power & lithium (GEL / Cornish Lithium)
- Stage: Operating; commissioned and exporting power since early 2026, with a lithium carbonate demonstration plantwas: Operating (power) / demonstration (lithium); new boreholes consented 2026
- Value: ~£50m estimated total development costwas: ~£50m geothermal development
- Next milestone: Scale-up of lithium extraction; further Cornwall geothermal sites at Manhay and Penhallow, both permittedwas: Scale-up of brine lithium extraction; further Cornwall geothermal sites (Manhay, Penhallow)
Gas & Critical Minerals · Former Eastgate cement works, Weardale, County Durham, England
Weardale Lithium demonstration plant
- Stage: Planning granted for two-phase development at Eastgate; DRIVE35 Scale-Up feasibility funding announced Apr 2026was: Planning granted Feb 2025; DRIVE35 Scale-Up grant awarded Apr 2026; construction start not yet confirmed
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£1bn projected regional economic activity
- Next milestone: Feasibility study to map brinefield and de-risk wellfield scale-upwas: Commercial production targeted late 2026
Health & Education Estates · Steeton with Eastburn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire
Airedale General Hospital rebuild (NHP Wave 1)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Pre-construction; construction contract signed with GRAHAM on 30 July 2026 (Hospital 2.0 Alliance)was: Pre-construction (construction partner contract signed 30 July 2026)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £1bn+ (NHP Wave 1; H2A allocation May 2026)
- Next milestone: Construction start (dates not yet published)was: Detailed design and approvals to follow the July 2026 contract; construction dates not yet published
Health & Education Estates · Becket Primary School, Derby
Becket Primary School rebuild (SRP)
- Stage: Operational; new school building completed for the September 2026 school yearwas: Operational (new school building open September 2026)
Health & Education Estates · Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London
Charing Cross & Hammersmith Hospitals rebuild
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2035 to 2038)
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5 billion to £2 billion
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly
Health & Education Estates · St Stephen's Hospital campus, Sarsfield Court, Glanmire, Co. Cork
Cork Elective Hospital
- Stage: Pre-planning at Sarsfield Court, Glanmire; HSE planning application held up by access road issue (Jan 2026)was: Detailed design underway; surveys and site investigations complete; planning application expected to be lodged in 2026 (timeline slipped - shovel-ready now targeted for 2030 per Minister for Health, May 2026)
- Next milestone: HSE planning application once access road resolved; shovel-ready not expected until 2030was: Planning and business case
Health & Education Estates · Derriford, Plymouth
Derriford Emergency Care Hospital
- Stage: In construction; Emergency Care Building topped out (reported September 2026)was: NHP Wave 1 - in construction; Emergency Care Building topped out (reported September 2026)
- Value: £247m (Emergency Care Building)was: Not disclosed
Health & Education Estates · Williams Avenue, Dorchester
Dorset County Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 0, already under construction (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 0 - under construction
- Value: £500m or less (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Completion of the redevelopmentwas: New Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, topped out in July 2026, expected to open in 2027
Health & Education Estates · Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Eastbourne DGH & Conquest Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2037 to 2039)
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly
Health & Education Estates · Junction 7 M3, near Basingstoke, Hampshire
Hampshire Hospitals new acute hospital
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; NHP funding committed to buy land at M3 J7; final site not decidedwas: NHP Wave 3 - committed (trust expects construction 2037-2039); site at M3 Junction 7 near Basingstoke purchased March 2026 with ringfenced NHP funds (land to remain farmed until needed)
- Next milestone: Construction start 2037-39was: Programme business case / land assembly
Health & Education Estates · Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, London Borough of Hillingdon
Hillingdon Hospital rebuild
- Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction start planned 2027 to 2028 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 1 - pre-construction
- Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
Health & Education Estates · Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Hinchingbrooke Hospital replacement
- Stage: Kier appointed construction partner (announced Jul 2026); temporary lease of land at Views Common for construction compounds planned (Oct 2026)was: NHP Wave 1 (RAAC) - pre-construction; Strategic Outline Case approved, OBC in development
Health & Education Estates · Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
James Paget University Hospital replacement
- Stage: Hybrid planning application 06/25/1043/O validated Dec 2025, undecidedwas: NHP Wave 1 (RAAC) - pre-construction; Strategic Outline Case approved, OBC in development
- Next milestone: Planning decision (due by 31 Dec 2026), then reserved matterswas: Construction start c.2027-28
Health & Education Estates · Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Kettering General Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: Rockingham Wing maternity extension paused on cost (Oct 2026); energy centre under constructionwas: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035); enabling works underway - new energy centre under construction (completion targeted 2027), main scheme development resumes 2029/30
- Next milestone: Business case assessment of maternity options (new build or Rockingham Wing extension); energy centre completion expected end 2027was: Business case / construction start early 2030s
Health & Education Estates · Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds
Leeds Hospitals of the Future (LGI)
- Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn (Jan 2025 estimate)
Health & Education Estates · Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes University Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction start planned 2027 to 2028 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 1 - pre-construction
- Value: £500m or less (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Formal contract signing with Morgan Sindall, then construction start in 2027 to 2028
Health & Education Estates · Parkfield Drive, Taunton, Somerset
Musgrove Park Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2, committed (construction start 2032-2034)
- Value: £501m to £1bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
Health & Education Estates · St James's Hospital campus, Dublin 8
National Children's Hospital, Dublin
- Stage: In construction; completion and validation phase (over 2,850 of 5,728 rooms validated, March 2026); substantial completion will miss end-April deadlinewas: In construction — completion/validation phase
- Value: €1.6bn incurred by NPHDB to end of February 2026 (including VAT)was: €1.6bn incurred to Feb 2026; final cost above €2.24bn approved budget (RTE/Oireachtas)
- Next milestone: New substantial completion date awaited, followed by c.7-month commissioning before openingwas: Substantial completion and handover of keys; opening c.7 months later
Health & Education Estates · St Vincent's University Hospital campus, Elm Park, Dublin 4
National Maternity Hospital relocation to Elm Park
- Stage: Preparatory works under way at St Vincent's; working with preferred bidders, main contract not awarded; final business case under review (Oct 2026)was: Enabling works underway at St Vincent's campus; main contract not awarded; new financial safeguards applied
- Next milestone: Government approval of final business case and main contract awardwas: Main construction contract
Health & Education Estates · Stanford Hall Estate, near Loughborough, Nottinghamshire
National Rehabilitation Centre
- Status: Archivedwas: Live
Health & Education Estates · Leighton, Crewe, Cheshire
New Leighton Hospital, Crewe (NHP Wave 1)
- Stage: Planning permission received June 2026; contractor appointment scheduled for summer 2026was: Planning approved (June 2026); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Enabling works to begin on site summer 2027; main construction from 2028; opening 2032/33was: Enabling works to begin on site in summer 2027; main construction 2028; opening 2032/33
Health & Education Estates · Northern Meadows, Whitchurch, Cardiff
New Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff
- Stage: Structure topped out (November 2025); internal fit-out startingwas: In construction — fit-out
- Value: Not disclosedwas: PPP via Acorn consortium — construction value not published (widely reported c.£400m programme)
Health & Education Estates · Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon
North Devon District Hospital rebuild
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3, committed (construction start 2035-2038)
- Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
Health & Education Estates · Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester
North Manchester General Hospital rebuild
- Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction partner Bovis appointed (August 2026)was: NHP Wave 1, contractor appointed, pre-construction
- Value: Up to £1.5bn reconstruction investment over nine yearswas: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Outpatient Centre construction start in 2027 subject to approvals, opening 2029; full hospital projected to open in 2035was: Outpatient Centre construction start 2027 subject to approvals, opening 2029, full hospital opening 2035
Health & Education Estates · Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham
Nottingham Hospitals (QMC & City) redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 3 - committed (construction start 2035-2039)
- Value: £2bn or more (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Programme business case / land assembly
Health & Education Estates · St Pancras Hospital site, Camden, London
Oriel - new Moorfields Eye Hospital & UCL eye centre
- Stage: Construction complete, all 10 levels built; internal fit-out under waywas: All 10 storeys built, internal fit-out underway; opening to patients slipped to summer 2027
- Next milestone: Opening to patients summer 2027was: Fit-out toward opening
Health & Education Estates · Pear Tree Infant and Nursery School, Derby
Pear Tree Infant & Nursery School rebuild (SRP)
- Stage: Under construction; topping out reached (March 2026), school expected to open to pupils September 2026was: Under construction
- Next milestone: Pupils move into the new school, then the former infant school is demolished and replaced with a playing fieldwas: Demolition of the old infant school after pupils move in, full scheme completion January 2027
Health & Education Estates · Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex
Princess Alexandra Hospital replacement
- Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn (NHP cost band)
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Outline and full business cases, with construction start expected 2032 to 2034
Health & Education Estates · Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn replacement
- Stage: SOC approved Nov 2025; outline and full business case in development; enabling works begun, multi-storey car park started Jul 2026was: SOC approved; OBC development underway (NHP annual report 2025-26)
Health & Education Estates · London Road, Reading, Berkshire
Royal Berkshire Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2037 to 2039 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2037 to 2039
- Value: £2bn or more (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £2 billion or more (government cost band)
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Construction due to start between 2037 and 2039
Health & Education Estates · Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire
Royal Lancaster Infirmary redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2035 to 2038
- Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1 billion to £1.5 billion (government cost band)
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Construction due to start between 2035 and 2038
Health & Education Estates · Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham
Shotley Bridge Community Hospital
- Stage: Land remediation began 7 Sep 2026 (up to 12 months); final approvals outstandingwas: NHP Wave 1 - pre-construction
- Next milestone: Final Business Case to NHS England early 2027; construction from mid-2027was: Construction start c.2026-27
Health & Education Estates · Cotswold Road, Sutton, London
Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Sutton
- Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme Wave 2; construction start 2032 to 2034
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn (estimate)
Health & Education Estates · Praed Street, Paddington, London
St Mary's Hospital rebuild, Paddington
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)was: New Hospital Programme Wave 3; construction start 2035 to 2038
- Value: £2bn or more (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £2bn or more (estimate)
Health & Education Estates · Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Sussex Cancer Centre, Brighton (NHP)
- Stage: £250m funding confirmed (January 2026); above-ground works planned to start on site summer 2026was: In construction
- Value: £250m (New Hospital Programme)was: c.£250m (DHSC New Hospital Programme)
- Next milestone: Opening 2029was: Above-ground works from summer 2026; opening 2029
Health & Education Estates · Lawes Bridge, Torquay, Devon
Torbay Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: New Hospital Programme Wave 2 scheme; construction start window 2032 to 2034 (NHP plan, Jan 2025)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
- Value: £501m to £1bn (NHP cost band)was: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: Construction start 2032 to 2034was: Business case / construction start early 2030s
Health & Education Estates · Highfield Campus, Southampton
University of Southampton £180m teaching building
- Stage: Under construction; groundbreaking 5 March 2025was: In construction
Health & Education Estates · Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire
Watford General Hospital redevelopment
- Stage: NHP Wave 2; construction start planned 2032 to 2034 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 2 - committed (construction start 2030-2035)
- Value: £1.5bn to £2bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1.5bn to £2bn estimated cost (DHSC, January 2025)
Health & Education Estates · Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
West Suffolk Hospital replacement
- Stage: NHP Wave 1 (RAAC); construction start planned 2027 to 2028 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 1 (RAAC) - pre-construction
- Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: £1bn to £1.5bn estimated cost (DHSC, January 2025)
Health & Education Estates · Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, London
Whipps Cross University Hospital rebuild
- Stage: Planning approved (refs 211245, 211244); construction now estimated to begin 2032-34 after NHP reviewwas: Enabling milestone - multi-storey car park opened Nov 2025; main scheme uncontracted
- Next milestone: Construction start 2032-34; completion 2036-38was: Business case / construction start early 2030s
Health & Education Estates · Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall
Women & Children's Hospital, Royal Cornwall
- Stage: NHP Wave 1; construction start planned 2027 to 2028 (January 2025 plan)was: NHP Wave 1 - pre-construction
- Value: £500m or less (DHSC estimate, January 2025)was: Estimated cost of £500m or less (DHSC, January 2025)
Heat & Industrial · St Fergus, Aberdeenshire
Acorn / Scottish Cluster
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Development stage, pre-FID; c.£200m UK development funding announced in Spending Review Jun 2025was: Pre-FID (Storegga's 30% stake offered for sale since December 2025)
- Value: c.£200m development fundingwas: £200m committed
- Next milestone: FID, targeted within this Parliamentwas: FID; new owner for Storegga's stake
Heat & Industrial · Bristol (Temple Quarter / Bedminster / Redcliffe), England
Bristol City Leap Heat Network (Vattenfall)
- Stage: Operating with 35 buildings connected; £13.5m Green Heat Network Fund award (May 2026) for the next phase; Bath Road Energy Centre approvedwas: Active construction / pipe-laying; Bath Road Energy Centre approved by Bristol City Council (February 2026)
- Value: £13.5m Green Heat Network Fund grant (May 2026)was: £21.3m Green Heat Network Fund grant (May 2025) and a further £13.5m (May 2026); part of a >£100m programme
- Next milestone: Construction of the Temple Quarter network joining the Temple, Old Market and Redcliffe networks; up to four more connections within the next yearwas: Construction of the 13MW Bath Road Energy Centre and the Temple Quarter network linking the Temple, Old Market and Redcliffe networks
Heat & Industrial · Cardiff Bay / Butetown, Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff Heat Network
- Stage: First heat delivered to Cardiff and Vale College (November 2025); further buildings to connect in phaseswas: Operational / phased connections underway
- Next milestone: Phased customer connections; funding options being explored for a possible Phase 2 city centre expansionwas: Phased customer connections; exploring funding for Phase 2 city-centre expansion
Heat & Industrial · City of London (Square Mile and fringes of adjacent boroughs)
City of London heat network (Square Mile concession)
- Stage: In procurement (tender notice published 16 December 2025; final tenders due 22 June 2026)was: In procurement (tender notice December 2025; award decision due 5 November 2026)
- Next milestone: Award decision estimated 5 November 2026; development agreement start 26 November 2026was: Development partner award decision 5 November 2026; development agreement programmed to start 26 November 2026
Heat & Industrial · Belvedere, London Borough of Bexley, England
Cory Riverside 2 Energy-from-Waste & Riverside Heat Network
- Stage: Riverside 2 under construction; Riverside Heat Network proposedwas: Under construction (EfW); heat network in development
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Riverside 2 estimated at £500m+
- Next milestone: Riverside 2 completion and heat network deliverywas: Riverside 2 commissioning (2026) and heat-network connection
Heat & Industrial · Derby city centre, Derbyshire, England
Derby Energy Network (1Energy)
- Stage: In development; £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant awarded (January 2025)was: Pre-construction; consenting
- Value: £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant plus over £100m 1Energy investmentwas: £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant (Jan 2025) plus £100m+ private investment
- Next milestone: Planning consent and start of energy centre and network construction; heat on for Phase 1 customers planned for April 2029was: Planning consent and start of construction; the developer's programme dates of April 2026 and July 2026 have passed with neither announced. Heat supply to first customers targeted for April 2029
Heat & Industrial · Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, East London, England
East London Energy Network Extension (Bring Energy)
- Stage: £8.8m Green Heat Network Fund award (May 2025) to extend the Pudding Mill Lane networkwas: Development / committed pre-construction
- Next milestone: Heat supply rolling out between 2027 and 2030was: Heat supply rollout 2027–2030
Heat & Industrial · Gateshead town centre / Baltic Quarter, Tyne and Wear, England
Gateshead District Energy Scheme (mine water heat)
- Stage: Operational since March 2023was: Operational and expanding
- Value: Grant of almost £6m; scheme funded by the Heat Network Investment Project and Gateshead Councilwas: ~£6m Heat Networks Investment Project grant plus council funding
- Next milestone: Connection of 270 privately owned homes, a new conference centre and a hotel developmentwas: Connection of 270 privately owned homes, a new conference centre and hotel development
Heat & Industrial · Liverpool Bay / NW England
HyNet North West
- Stage: Financial close reached (April 2025); project in construction phasewas: In construction — T&S 25% complete
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2bn+ approved
- Next milestone: Completion of construction and start of CO2 storage operationswas: Douglas CCS platform installation — sources now disagree. Eni/HyNet material still refers to installation later in 2026, while project documentation describes the jacket, piles and topsides going in over roughly two months commencing Q2 2027. Treat the 2026 date as unsafe until Eni confirms.
Heat & Industrial · Leeds city centre / South Bank, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds PIPES District Heat Network (expansion)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Leeds PIPES operating; Hemiko appointed (March 2026) to develop a new city centre network, starting with a South Bank phasewas: Operational network, next city centre and South Bank phase in pre-construction with Hemiko
Heat & Industrial · Manchester city centre (Civic Quarter), England
Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network
- Stage: Supplying low-carbon heat to first customer, Manchester Central; G99 and G100 compliance achievedwas: Operational / commissioning further connections
- Next milestone: Connection of several more major civic buildings over the coming weekswas: Connection of several more civic buildings over coming weeks following G99/G100 commissioning
Heat & Industrial · Teesside
Net Zero Teesside Power
- Stage: In construction; GE Vernova 9HA.02 gas turbine arrived on Teesside Oct 2026was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £833m main civils (of multi-bn)
Heat & Industrial · Clydebank (Queens Quay), West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Queens Quay & Clydebank District Heating Network
- Next milestone: Planned Golden Jubilee Hospital connection and further connectionswas: Additional flat and Golden Jubilee Hospital connections; growth toward 5,705 tCO2/yr savings by 2040
Heat & Industrial · Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Heat Network (Hogsmill)
- Status: At tenderwas: Pipeline
- Stage: Development-partner tender notice published 30 Apr 2026 (updated 15 May 2026); procurement under waywas: Development-partner tender launched May 2026 (contract award due Jun 2027)
- Value: £360m ex VAT estimated contract value (£432m inc VAT); reference scheme £33m; GHNF grant est. £11mwas: ~£10–12m development-partner contract (wider network reported at ~£432m)
Heat & Industrial · Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, England
Sheffield Zonal Heat Network (Advanced Zoning Programme)
- Value: £1.0m ex VAT (£1.2m inc VAT) development-partner contractwas: £1.0m (ex VAT) development-partner contract
- Next milestone: Contract award; planned contract period 18 Aug 2026 to 17 Aug 2028was: Formal tender publication; contract period Aug 2026–Aug 2028
Heat & Industrial · West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
West Bromwich Heat Network (Sandwell)
- Stage: Commercialisation process under way (GHNF award May 2025)was: Commercialisation phase
- Next milestone: Completion of commercialisation, then development of the networkwas: Progression from commercialisation toward construction
Heat & Industrial · Worthing town centre, West Sussex, England
Worthing Heat Network (Hemiko)
- Stage: Construction continuing: western arm towards Pavilion Theatre, early Sep to October half term 2026; Splashpoint connection pipework 15 Jun to 22 Julwas: Phase 1 complete (late 2025); Phase 2 preparatory works starting
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £7m+ Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme grant; £40m Hemiko investment (phase 1); ~£500m total by 2050
- Next milestone: Further works on other sections later in 2026, planned around Christmas tradingwas: Hemiko aimed to finish phase 2 before the 2026 school summer holidays; completion unreported as of October 2026
Housing & Development · Aberfeldy Street area, Poplar, LB Tower Hamlets, London E14
Aberfeldy Village
- Stage: Next phase (277 homes) granted planning permission by the Deputy Mayor on call-in, 26 January 2024, overturning Tower Hamlets' refusalwas: Later phases consented / progressing after Phases 1-3
- Next milestone: Delivery of the approved 277-home phasewas: Delivery of the next approved 277-home phase
Housing & Development · South Acton, LB Ealing, West London W3
Acton Gardens (South Acton)
- Stage: 2,098 homes completed (2012 to 2024); demolition and vacant possession of later phases under way, with demolition notices in October 2025 and February 2026was: Multiple later phases in demolition/construction
- Next milestone: Construction of later phases and decanting of northern phases (subject to cabinet approval)was: Construction of the 1,000th affordable home and northern-site phase
Housing & Development · Adlington, Cheshire East
Adlington New Town
- Next milestone: Government to confirm final new town locations and adopt the programme, due later in 2026was: Final location confirmation
Housing & Development · Roehampton, LB Wandsworth, Southwest London SW15
Alton Estate (Alton Renewal Plan)
- Stage: Block A planning approved March 2026; first demolition works from spring 2026was: Active council-led phased renewal; Block A planning approved March 2026
Housing & Development · Walworth, LB Southwark, London SE17
Aylesbury Estate
- Stage: 321 homes under construction; council and Notting Hill Genesis agreed in principle (March 2026) that NHG completes three sites and the council seeks new partners for the restwas: Current phases on site; council seeking new partners for later phases (March 2026)
- Next milestone: Phase 2B (640 homes) awaiting final planning permission; council to seek new development partnerswas: Phase 2B awaiting final planning permission as of March 2026
Housing & Development · Barking Riverside, Barking & Dagenham, east London
Barking Riverside, London
- Stage: In construction (phased); more than 3,000 homes delivered; revised outline consent for up to 20,000 homes (March 2026)was: In construction (phased)
- Value: £170m+ Homes England infrastructure funding to datewas: £170m+ Homes England infrastructure funding; multi-£bn GDV (Barking Riverside Ltd)
- Next milestone: Further phases under the revised 20,000-home outline consentwas: Next phases progress under the March 2026 20,000-home outline consent
Housing & Development · Beam Park, Rainham, LB Havering / LB Barking & Dagenham, London RM13
Beam Park
- Stage: 1,158 homes completed across the first two phases; Phase B (405 homes) approved June 2026was: Active construction; rail station funding being assembled 2026
- Next milestone: Phase B construction expected to start in early 2027was: Confirmation of Beam Park station funding; Phase B construction start in early 2027
Housing & Development · Bicester, Cherwell, Oxfordshire
Bicester Garden Town
- Stage: Delivering large-scale housing and community infrastructure across Elmsbrook, Kingsmere and Graven Hillwas: Under construction - multiple neighbourhoods in delivery
- Next milestone: Continued housing delivery; town-centre projects subject to fundingwas: Continued Kingsmere/Graven Hill build-out; town-centre regeneration
Housing & Development · Shoreditch, Hackney / Tower Hamlets border, London E1
Bishopsgate Goodsyard
- Stage: Final Mayoral approval for phase one (plot 1 offices) received November 2024was: Consented; phase one approved, pre-construction
- Next milestone: Start of work on plot 1was: Main works commencement on Plot 1
Housing & Development · Poplar (Robin Hood Gardens), LB Tower Hamlets, London E14
Blackwall Reach
- Stage: Phased regeneration; more than 600 homes built; final Robin Hood Gardens building demolished May 2025was: Active construction (multi-phase)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £300m+
- Next milestone: Delivery of remaining phaseswas: Phase 4 GLA proposal / remaining phases
Housing & Development · Filton Airfield, north Bristol
Brabazon (Filton Airfield), Bristol
- Stage: In construction; some 300 homes occupied (March 2026)was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Not formally published — YTL private investment; arena and station under construction
- Next milestone: Aviva Arena and other main elements due to start operating in 2028was: Bristol Brabazon station opening autumn 2026 (Network Rail); final new town locations due from government by end of 2026
Housing & Development · Twelvetrees Crescent, Bromley-by-Bow, LB Tower Hamlets, London E3
Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks (Twelvetrees Crescent)
- Stage: Full planning permission granted March 2025was: Consented, pre-construction (permission March 2025)
- Next milestone: Phase 1 construction startwas: Phase 1 enabling works / construction start
Housing & Development · Norbiton, RB Kingston upon Thames, London KT1
Cambridge Road Estate, Kingston
- Stage: Phase 1 under construction; first families moved in May 2026; Block C approved by the Building Safety Regulator April 2026was: Phase 1 under construction with first homes occupied; Phase 2 reserved matters application submitted
- Next milestone: Block C construction (due to start June 2026) and completion of Phase 2 detailed designswas: Block C construction, scheduled by the project to start in June 2026 after Building Safety Regulator approval; decision on the Phase 2 reserved matters application (25/02075/ARM)
Housing & Development · Rotherhithe peninsula, LB Southwark, London
Canada Water
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Phase one complete; revised masterplan approved by Deputy Mayor of London, Mar 2026was: Between phases - phase 1 complete; revised masterplan approved Mar 2026; next phase starts on site from 2027
- Next milestone: Next phase to start on site from 2027was: Phase two construction from 2027
Housing & Development · Chilmington Green, southwest of Ashford, Kent
Chilmington Green
- Stage: Administrators appointed to Hodson Developments (Ashford) Ltd and five associated companies (council update 4 Aug 2026); BDW and Jarvis Homes not affected; council and KCC taking legal advice on developers' section 106 obligationswas: Administrators appointed to Hodson Developments (Ashford) Ltd (council update 1 Jul 2026); BDW and Jarvis Homes phases stated unaffected; councils taking legal advice on s106 obligations
- Next milestone: Council and KCC to secure developer obligations, subject to the effects of the administrationwas: Continued phased housing delivery, further schools, village centre
Housing & Development · Church Street ward, City of Westminster, London NW8
Church Street
- Stage: Ground broken on Site A (430 homes), the first construction phase (February 2026)was: Site A construction underway (started Feb 2026)
Housing & Development · Deptford, LB Lewisham, Southeast London SE8
Convoys Wharf
- Stage: Plot 8 piling complete and work started on Plot 22; reserved matters approved for Plots 08, 15 and 22 (outline consent 2015)was: Active construction (early plots / piling underway)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£1bn
- Next milestone: Further reserved matters applications on a rolling basiswas: Rolling reserved matters applications for subsequent plots
Housing & Development · Cranbrook, near Exeter, East Devon
Cranbrook
- Stage: Resolution to grant planning permission for first phase of Cranbrook expansion, up to 1,435 homes (April 2026)was: Under construction; expansion phase newly consented
- Next milestone: Start of delivery of first expansion phasewas: Start of first expansion phase following April 2026 permission
Housing & Development · East Cullompton, Mid Devon, Devon
Culm Garden Village
- Stage: Masterplan SPD adopted April 2023; Strategic Design Code and Phasing & Delivery Strategy approved for public consultation (September 2026)was: Plan-making / pre-construction (SPD adopted 2023)
- Next milestone: Public consultation on the Strategic Design Code and Phasing & Delivery Strategywas: Phasing & Delivery Strategy and Strategic Design Code
Housing & Development · Dunton Hills, near West Horndon, Brentwood, Essex
Dunton Hills Garden Village
- Stage: Brentwood Borough Council resolved to grant planning permission in principle (29 November 2023)was: Resolution to grant outline permission (November 2023), ahead of s106
- Next milestone: Issue of planning permissionwas: Completion of s106 / issue of outline permission
Housing & Development · Earls Court, RB Kensington & Chelsea / Hammersmith & Fulham, London
Earls Court Development
- Stage: Both boroughs resolved to grant planning permission (H&F 26 Nov 2025, RBKC 16 Dec 2025)was: Fully consented Dec 2025; 2026 start targeted but no Tier 1 confirmation of works underway - re-check soon
- Next milestone: Early construction works expected to begin in 2026was: Phase one determination and construction start in 2026
Housing & Development · Ebbsfleet Central, by Ebbsfleet International station, Kent
Ebbsfleet Garden City — Ebbsfleet Central
- Stage: In tender: Ebbsfleet Central Phase 1a enabling infrastructure, two lots (tenders due 16 February 2026)was: In tender (enabling infrastructure)
- Value: £95–115m indicative value across two lots (Phase 1a enabling infrastructure)was: £95–115m Phase 1 enabling works (EDC tender, Jan 2026); wider multi-£bn programme
- Next milestone: Preferred bidders to be appointed under a pre-construction services agreement; construction scheduled from April 2028, completion expected May 2030was: Infrastructure contract awards following Feb 2026 tender deadline; works from April 2028
Housing & Development · Festival Gardens, Otterspool riverside, south Liverpool
Festival Gardens
- Next milestone: Phase 1 planning application expected late 2026, pending Cabinet approval; build to begin spring 2027was: Phase 1 planning application late 2026; construction anticipated spring 2027
Housing & Development · Former Irish Glass Bottle site, Ringsend/Poolbeg, Dublin 4
Glass Bottle (Poolbeg West SDZ), Dublin
- Stage: In construction (phased); first block, Lime House (212 apartments), completed late 2025was: In construction (phased)
- Value: €3.5–€4bn GDV (Bisnow, April 2026)was: €3.5–€4bn GDV (Bisnow site report, Apr 2026)
- Next milestone: Further buildings with 675 homes to finish in 2026; another 586 homes due to start construction in 2026was: 675 homes completing 2026; planning application for 1,510 further apartments lodged June 2026
Housing & Development · Colindale, LB Barnet, North London NW9
Grahame Park
- Stage: First phase built by Notting Hill Genesis; Lovell appointed by Barnet Council to lead multi-phase redevelopment of the north-east part (476 homes)was: Active multi-phase delivery
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £145m (regeneration partnership)
Housing & Development · Beresford Avenue, Alperton, LB Brent, London HA0
Grand Union, Alperton
- Stage: Under construction; medical centre and workspace being built, Community Information Centre completewas: Multi-phase construction and occupation ongoing
- Next milestone: Continued delivery of remaining homes and facilitieswas: Continued phased delivery of remaining blocks
Housing & Development · North Greenwich / Greenwich Peninsula, RB Greenwich, London
Greenwich Peninsula
- Stage: Mace appointed to a 10-year build framework covering 21 projects, including Lower Riverside and Meridian Quays plots; work set to start immediatelywas: Multiple plots under construction
- Value: About £2bn capital value (Mace framework)was: Circa £8bn; £2bn Mace framework
- Next milestone: Construction of framework plots at Lower Riverside and Meridian Quayswas: Completion of current tower phase through 2026
Housing & Development · Tottenham Hale, LB Haringey, London N17
Hale Wharf / Tottenham Hale
- Stage: 503-home regeneration with new pedestrian bridge delivered; won Best Regeneration Initiative at the 2025 Housebuilder Awardswas: Hale Wharf complete (September 2024); district regeneration active
- Value: £200 millionwas: Not disclosed
- Next milestone: No further phases statedwas: No further Hale Wharf phases; wider Tottenham Hale regeneration continues
Housing & Development · Handforth (north of the A34/Wilmslow), Cheshire East
Handforth Garden Village
- Status: Livewas: Pipeline
- Stage: Work started on new gateway entrance, implementing the existing planning consent (August 2026)was: Initial works started on site (August 2026); main infrastructure works to follow
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £57.9m (delivery allocation)
- Next milestone: Council decision on MADE's application to vary the 2023 planning consentwas: Council decision on the variation application (26/2366/VOC) submitted in June 2026. No decision date has been published.
Housing & Development · Heyford Park (former RAF Upper Heyford), Cherwell, Oxfordshire
Heyford Park New Town
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Not taken forward as a New Town at this stage (March 2026); deemed a credible development opportunitywas: Not taken forward as a New Town (Mar 2026), existing development continues
- Next milestone: Possible support through existing housing programmeswas: Cherwell decision on Dorchester Living application for about 9,000 homes
Housing & Development · Tottenham (west of the High Road / White Hart Lane), LB Haringey, London N17
High Road West, Tottenham
- Stage: Cabinet agreed to appoint a contractor for Phase 1A (61 council homes), to be delivered by the councilwas: Phase 1A contractor appointment approved, council delivering
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£2.5bn (end value)
- Next milestone: Phase 1A completion expected in 2028was: Phase 1A completion (61 council homes) expected in 2028
Housing & Development · Kidbrooke, RB Greenwich, London
Kidbrooke Village
- Stage: Homes on sale across several phases, including homes ready to move inwas: Later phases in construction and sales
- Next milestone: Continued sales of current phaseswas: Consent and start of revised next phase (Meridian Gate)
Housing & Development · Central Docks, north of Pier Head, Liverpool waterfront
Liverpool Waters (Central Docks)
- Stage: £71m infrastructure works under way after groundbreaking marked October 2025was: Infrastructure works under construction (groundbreaking Oct 2025)
- Value: £81m Central Docks infrastructure packagewas: £5.5bn masterplan; £81m Central Docks package
- Next milestone: Completion of Central Docks infrastructure and Central Park by late spring 2028was: Central Docks infrastructure and Central Park completion by 2028
Housing & Development · Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Long Marston Airfield Garden Village
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Phase 1 outline (400 homes) and reserved matters granted; Phase 1A and 1B applications under consideration; Phase 2 outline application (3,100 homes) submittedwas: Phase 1 under construction; Phase 2 outline submitted
- Next milestone: Determination of Phase 1A, Phase 1B and Phase 2 applicationswas: Determination of Phase 1B and Phase 2 applications
Housing & Development · Marlcombe, near Honiton, East Devon
Marlcombe New Town
- Stage: Not one of the seven priority areas in the Draft New Towns Programme (23 Mar 2026); East Devon District Council Cabinet endorsed governance and partnership arrangements for delivery on 1 Apr 2026was: Dropped from the government's new towns programme (22 Mar 2026, retained only as a 'reasonable alternative'); East Devon District Council is continuing Marlcombe as a locally-led new community of up to 25,000 people through the emerging East Devon Local Plan 2020-2042 (post-Regulation 19)
- Next milestone: Locally led development corporation overseen jointly with Devon County Council, if approved by both councils; further reports to Cabinet later in 2026was: Final location confirmation
Housing & Development · Mayfield, Manchester (adjacent to Piccadilly station)
Mayfield
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Resolution to grant detailed consent for the first 879 homes, but Landsec does not expect to start construction before late 2027 (May 2026), seeking easing of affordable housing and CIL requirementswas: First 897 homes consented but Landsec has deferred residential starts to 2027 at the earliest, citing insufficient returns
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £1.4bn
- Next milestone: Start on site of first residential plots, not before late 2027was: First 880 homes plus transport hub to start on site in 2026
Housing & Development · Near Yarnfield and Cold Meece, north of Stafford, Staffordshire
Meecebrook Garden Community
- Stage: Garden Community proposals (status secured 2019); evidence base for new Local Plan 2025 to 2045 in preparationwas: Emerging strategic allocation in Stafford Local Plan (plan-making)
- Next milestone: Progression of the new Local Plan 2025 to 2045was: Progression of the new Local Plan (Reg 18/19 consultation)
Housing & Development · Edmonton, LB Enfield (Lee Valley), London
Meridian Water
- Stage: Meridian One A construction completed (301 homes), Mar 2026; 273 affordable homes completed across the project to date; Vistry to return to site later in 2026 for c.700 homeswas: Next-phase works underway, but Enfield signalled a shift away from its master-developer role (Mar 2026 delivery review) - monitor
Housing & Development · Middlewood Locks, Salford (near Salford Central)
Middlewood Locks
- Stage: 1,306 homes delivered; National Housing Bank funding for the 909-home Phase 4 agreed July 2026was: Around half delivered, 909-home Phase 4 funded July 2026, start on site targeted early 2027
- Next milestone: Start on site of the 909-home Phase 4, hoped for early 2027, with first homes available for occupation in 2030was: Start on site of the 909-home Phase 4 targeted for early 2027, first occupations 2030
Housing & Development · Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes (Renewed Town)
- Stage: One of seven proposed new towns in Draft New Towns Programme (23 Mar 2026, about 40,000 homes); consultation closed 19 May 2026was: Pre-construction / planning; proposed as one of seven new towns in the government's New Towns Draft Programme (22 Mar 2026); consultation closed 19 May 2026; SEA published; final programme adoption expected later in 2026
- Next milestone: Government to confirm final new town locations and adopt the programme, due later in 2026was: Final location confirmation
Housing & Development · New Islington / Ancoats, Manchester (M4)
New Islington / Ancoats
- Stage: Final phase (two blocks, 60 apartments) consented March 2020; Urban Splash discharging conditions, start targeted first half of 2026 (January 2026)was: Largely built out; final Urban Splash phase and This City blocks progressing
- Next milestone: Start on site of Urban Splash's final 60-apartment New Islington phasewas: Start of Urban Splash's final New Islington phase
Housing & Development · Northstowe (near Longstanton), Cambridgeshire
Northstowe
- Stage: Homes England and Vistry conditional contract agreed to deliver 1,000 homes in Phase 3B, adding to existing homes at Northstowewas: Under construction - phase 1 nearly complete, phases 2 & 3 commenced
- Next milestone: First planning application expected before the end of 2026, building from 2027, first residents from 2028was: Vistry Phase 3B (1,000 homes): first planning application expected before the end of 2026, building from 2027, first residents from 2028
Housing & Development · Old Oak, around Old Oak Common station, west London
Old Oak (OPDC) £12bn regeneration, London
- Stage: In procurement: OPDC search for joint venture development partner launched (May 2026)was: In procurement (JV partner search)
- Value: c.£12bn development value (OPDC, May 2026)was: c.£12bn development value (OPDC partner search, May 2026)
Housing & Development · Westenhanger, near Hythe/Folkestone, Kent
Otterpool Park
- Stage: Awaiting formal planning sign-off pending Section 106; first 300-home phase planned near Westenhanger station (Jun 2026)was: Strategic infrastructure approved May 2026; first-homes location confirmed; housebuilding not started
- Next milestone: Submission of replacement Section 106 agreement; planning committee hoped by end 2026was: New Section 106 agreement Sept 2026; committee decision by end 2026
Housing & Development · Plymouth / Devonport, Devon
Plymouth New Town (Devonport)
- Stage: Not selected as a new town at this stage (23 Mar 2026); government to give Plymouth its own bespoke financial support package insteadwas: Not selected as a new town (gov.uk 22 Mar 2026); government instead offering Plymouth a bespoke housing and regeneration support package, with detail expected summer 2026; council and Homes England progressing a City Centre Vision targeting 10,000 homes
- Next milestone: Detailed announcement of Plymouth's bespoke support package (promised summer 2026)was: Final location confirmation
Housing & Development · Poplar Riverside (Leven Road / Ailsa Street), LB Tower Hamlets, London E14
Poplar Riverside / Ailsa Wharf
- Stage: 20-acre former gasworks being transformed into a mixed-use neighbourhood (Heron Wharf, Planning Permission of the Year 2020)was: Active construction and sales; Housing Zone build-out
Housing & Development · Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock, Essex (Thames Gateway)
Purfleet-on-Thames
- Stage: Council proposed reviving scheme with Muse Places as preferred partner (cabinet report, Mar 2026); development agreement negotiations to followwas: Preferred developer appointed March 2026; negotiating development agreement
- Next milestone: Development agreement to return to cabinet for approvalwas: Full development agreement with Muse Places
Housing & Development · Royal Docks, LB Newham, East London E16
Royal Docks / Royal Albert Dock
- Status: At tenderwas: Live
- Stage: Royal Albert Dock Master Development Partner procurement under way; Mayor approved lease amendment recommendations 15 Apr 2026was: RAD main plot still in developer procurement; £113m funding (Jul 2026) unlocks office-to-student conversion; other Royal Docks plots progressing
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2bn+ (five-year plan)
- Next milestone: Appointment of preferred Royal Albert Dock development partner, anticipated Autumn 2026was: Royal Albert Dock development partner appointment Autumn 2026
Housing & Development · North of the A40, near Eynsham, West Oxfordshire
Salt Cross Garden Village
- Stage: Area Action Plan formally adopted by West Oxfordshire District Council on 25 Feb 2026was: Pre-construction / consenting - Area Action Plan adopted
- Next milestone: Planning applications for the garden village, guided by the adopted Area Action Planwas: Submission of developer planning applications
Housing & Development · Sherford, south-east of Plymouth, Devon
Sherford
- Stage: Under construction; Phase 3 homes being readied for occupation; Phase 3a/b service connection works 23 to 28 Oct 2026was: Under construction (Phase 3 underway)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£1bn total
- Next milestone: Decision on Sherford Sports Pavilion reserved matters application (submitted Sep 2026)was: Continued Phase 3 delivery plus care home and local centre
Housing & Development · South Kilburn, LB Brent, London NW6
South Kilburn
- Stage: Phased 15-year programme for 2,400 homes ongoing; single delivery partner due to launch June 2025 for remaining siteswas: Several phases complete/under construction; delivery partner procurement
Housing & Development · Southall (former gasworks), LB Ealing, West London UB2
Southall Waterside / The Green Quarter
- Stage: Revised masterplan approved January 2026; more than 1,200 homes completedwas: Revised masterplan approved January 2026; Quarter Yards homes on sale
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Over £1bn
- Next milestone: Delivery of later phases under the revised masterplanwas: Quarter Yards homes due to complete in 2027
Housing & Development · Durdar / south Carlisle, Cumbria
St Cuthbert's Garden Village
- Stage: Plan-making: draft Local Plan due for independent Government Examination later in 2026; Executive chose a Locally Led New Town Development Corporation as delivery vehicle (17 Feb 2026)was: Plan-making: St Cuthbert's Local Plan (Reg 19 draft Mar 2025) awaiting independent examination expected later in 2026 (adoption no longer expected July 2026); Locally Led New Town Development Corporation selected as preferred delivery vehicle Feb 2026, targeted operational summer 2027
- Next milestone: Independent examination of the Local Plan; development corporation could be operational by summer 2027, subject to Secretary of State approval and an Act of Parliamentwas: Local plan adoption targeted July 2026
Housing & Development · Stockport Town Centre West, Stockport
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (Town Centre West)
- Stage: Parliament approved MDC expansion to 410 acres, Feb 2026; housing target raised to 8,000 homes by 2040; 1,200 homes complete or on sitewas: Several sites in construction; Stockport 8 consented; MDC expansion approved
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £350m (Stockport 8)
- Next milestone: About 1,500 homes due to start on site in 2026; Stockport 8 (1,300 homes) next major projectwas: Delivery of Stockport 8 and newly expanded MDC sites
Housing & Development · Tempsford, Central Bedfordshire
Tempsford New Town
- Stage: One of seven proposed new towns in Draft New Towns Programme (23 Mar 2026; over 40,000 homes at Tempsford); consultation closed 19 May 2026was: Confirmed among government's seven priority new towns (Mar 2026, up to 40,000 homes); still pre-construction
- Next milestone: Government decision on final new town locationswas: Final location confirmation following SEA
Housing & Development · Colchester-Tendring border, east of Colchester, Essex
Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community
- Stage: Phase 1 of A1331 link road opened (reported 5 Oct 2026); hybrid application for up to 7,750 homes under considerationwas: Enabling infrastructure under construction/delivered: first phase of the A1331 link road (over one mile of new dual carriageway from a new A133 roundabout, with three junctions providing Garden Community access) opened on schedule 29 June 2026 after an 18-month build; Phase 2 (A133-A120, £65m confirmed Mar 2026) to complete by mid-2030; Rapid Transit System works underway; hybrid application for 7,750 homes validated 1 April 2026, decision expected Summer 2027
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £65m Homes England funding for A1331 link road
- Next milestone: Planning decision by TCBGC Joint Committee expected summer 2027was: Decision expected Summer 2027 by TCBGC Joint Committee
Housing & Development · Thamesmead, RB Greenwich (Thames riverside), London
Thamesmead Waterfront
- Stage: Selected by Government as one of seven New Towns (March 2026)was: New Town designation secured; masterplanning / pre-construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Circa £3.5bn+ (reported)
- Next milestone: Community engagement and joint work with the GLA, TfL, Peabody and Lendlease; DLR extensionwas: Community engagement and DLR extension to unlock delivery
Housing & Development · Trafford Waters, Barton (beside the Trafford Centre), Trafford
Trafford Waters
- Stage: Under construction; 85-bed care home open; 83-home Pearson Place topped out 2025, due to complete early 2026was: Under construction; care home open; further phases in design
- Next milestone: Plans for the next residential developments to be progressed in 2026was: Designs for the next residential phases being progressed in 2026; no planning decision date published as of October 2026
Housing & Development · Former Deenethorpe Airfield, near Corby, North Northamptonshire
Tresham Garden Village
- Stage: Updated Masterplan and Delivery Strategy agreed July 2019; planning application delayed pending viability workwas: Pre-application; Masterplan & Delivery Strategy approved 2019
- Next milestone: Submission of a planning applicationwas: Submission of outline planning application
Housing & Development · Collyhurst / Red Bank, north Manchester
Victoria North, Manchester
- Stage: In construction (phased); Collyhurst Phase 1: 35 of 274 homes completedwas: In construction (phased)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £4bn programme (FEC / Manchester City Council)
- Next milestone: Collyhurst Phase 1 completions through 2026; detailed design and planning for c.550-home Phase 2 to follow consultationwas: Collyhurst Phase 1 completions through 2026; Phase 2 planning submission after consultation
Housing & Development · North of Waterbeach (former barracks), Cambridgeshire
Waterbeach New Town
- Stage: Western parcel first phase of infrastructure works under way (outline Sep 2019); eastern parcel outline consent Dec 2024was: Western parcel under construction; eastern parcel has outline consent
- Next milestone: Planning application for relocated Waterbeach stationwas: Relocation of Waterbeach railway station; reserved-matters
Housing & Development · Welborne, north of Fareham, Hampshire
Welborne Garden Village
- Stage: M27 J10 improvement scheme for Welborne opening in phases ahead of schedule, first phase from 14 Sep 2026 (Hampshire CC, 3 Sep 2026); occupation capped at 1,160 homes until J10 is fully operationalwas: First phase approved and under construction; M27 J10 works underway
- Next milestone: J10 eastbound and westbound on-slips to open in autumn 2026, giving full M27 accesswas: Improved M27 junction 10 due to open in 2026; no exact date published as of October 2026
Housing & Development · Wembley Park, LB Brent, London
Wembley Park
- Stage: 85-acre estate; reserved matters application for Plot NW04 (358-bed hotel and civic square) submitted June 2026was: Multiple plots complete and occupied; development ongoing
- Next milestone: Brent Council decision on NW04 expected towards the end of 2026was: NW04 planning decision expected by end of 2026
Housing & Development · Manor House / Seven Sisters Road, LB Hackney, London N4
Woodberry Down
- Stage: Phase 4 (511 homes) under way; demolition complete, piling scheduled from July 2026was: Phase 4 under construction; final phases consented
- Next milestone: Phase 4 completion targeted June 2030was: Phase 4 piling works commencing summer 2026
Housing & Development · Worcestershire Parkway (near Norton), Wychavon, Worcestershire
Worcestershire Parkway New Town
- Stage: Not selected: 'Wychavon Town' (10,000-15,000 homes) listed as one of six reasonable alternatives in the New Towns Draft Programme (23 Mar 2026), not taken forward as a proposed new townwas: Dropped from the government's new towns programme: 'Wychavon Town' was among the six Taskforce locations not taken forward in the New Towns Draft Programme (22 Mar 2026), retained only as a 'reasonable alternative'; Wychavon District Council and promoter Summix have said they intend to press on with plans for the settlement outside the national programme
- Next milestone: Government to confirm final new town locations and adopt the programme, due later in 2026was: Final location confirmation
Hydrogen · Aldbrough gas storage site, ~2.5 km SE of Aldbrough village, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder
- Stage: Consented (planning consent granted May 2025); shortlisted in HAR2 and in due diligence with DESNZwas: Consented (planning granted May 2025); HAR2 due-diligence with DESNZ
Hydrogen · Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder (SSE / Equinor)
- Stage: Planning consent granted (May 2025); shortlisted for HAR2 and in due diligence with DESNZwas: Consented (planning approved May 2025); pre-construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
Hydrogen · Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, England
Bardon Hill Hydrogen (Hygen)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Barrow Green Hydrogen (Carlton Power)
- Stage: Final investment decision reached (May 2026); moving from award into executionwas: Final investment decision reached (May 2026); construction phase
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support; per-project value undisclosed
Hydrogen · Binn Ecopark, near Glenfarg, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Binn Ecopark Hydrogen Facility
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Bradford Low Carbon Hydrogen
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: HAR1 contract signed (July 2025); site development continuingwas: In construction / financial close reached (2025)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support (Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement); per-project value undisclosed
- Next milestone: Financial close and start of constructionwas: Complete construction and commission (2026–2027)
Hydrogen · Creca, near Annan, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Creca Hydrogen Facility (Green Cat)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Planning decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council; HAR2 due diligence toward a Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · NE England to Humber & East Midlands
East Coast Hydrogen network
- Next milestone: The energy regulator Ofgem is paying for the detailed design and early planning work (as of November 2026). In June 2025, National Gas said it aims to have the first hydrogen flowing in the early 2030s.was: Feasibility/engineering; alignment with Project Union
Hydrogen · Fawley, Hampshire, England
Fawley Green Hydrogen (Hynamics / EDF)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Grangemouth, Falkirk, Scotland
Grangemouth Green Hydrogen (RWE)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Northfleet, Kent, England
Green Hydrogen 3 (HYRO, Northfleet)
- Stage: HAR1-funded; ITM Power contracted Dec 2025 to supply 12.5 MW electrolyser systems for HYRO's project at Kimberly-Clark's Northfleet plant, Gravesendwas: Enabling works complete; full construction from April 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support; per-project value undisclosed
- Next milestone: Construction and commissioning; operational by end of 2027was: Complete construction and commission
Hydrogen · St Helens, Merseyside, England
Grenian Hydrogen St Helens
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Buckhaven and Denbeath, Levenmouth, Fife, Scotland
H100 Fife green hydrogen network (SGN)
- Stage: Site fully built, power connected and testing under way (5 October 2026); no hydrogen production yetwas: Network and production site built; site testing under way; no homes yet on hydrogen
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Ofgem-funded (network innovation); total not fully disclosed
Hydrogen · Harper Lane, Radlett/Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
Harper Lane Hydrogen (Hygen)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Hartlebury, Worcestershire, England
Hartlebury Green Hydrogen (Carlton Power)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England
Humber H2ub (Uniper, Killingholme)
- Stage: HAR2 shortlisted (7 Apr 2025); still listed on the government shortlist pagewas: HAR2 shortlisted; planning permission granted Mar 2026; ITM selected for 120MW electrolyser; FID conditional on HAR2 contract
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and contract decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Bridgend, Wales
HyBont (Hygen, Bridgend)
- Stage: Development; acquired by Hygen (January 2026), concluding the HAR1 contract signature processwas: Development (acquired by Hygen Jan 2026, HAR1 contract signature concluded)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support; per-project value undisclosed
- Next milestone: Detailed feasibility study of the sitewas: Detailed site feasibility study, then financial close
Hydrogen · High Marnham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
HyMarnham (JG Pears / GeoPura)
- Stage: Construction started (by July 2025); electrolyser systems being commissionedwas: In construction (started ahead of July 2025 wave)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support; per-project value undisclosed
Hydrogen · Cheshire / Merseyside — Stanlow to industrial offtakers across NW England, England
HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline (Cadent)
- Stage: DCO application paused by Cadent until the government timeline is clear (27 Nov 2025)was: DCO pre-application, paused by Cadent until the government timeline is clear
Hydrogen · Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Lhyfe Kemsley Green Hydrogen
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Wallsend, North Tyneside, England
Lhyfe Wallsend Green Hydrogen
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales
Magor Net Zero Hydrogen
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke Green Hydrogen 1 (RWE)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Teesside → Humber → East Midlands
Project Union: East Coast (National Gas)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Front end engineering and design (two-year FEED programme); surveys underway on the Humber Section; DCO application(s) to followwas: Front end engineering design (FEED); DCO consenting to follow
- Value: £57m FEED funding (Ofgem, 2025/26 prices)was: £164m development funding
Hydrogen · St Austell, Cornwall, England
St Austell Green Hydrogen (Four Zeros)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Strathallan, near Auchterarder, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Strathallan Hydrogen Facility
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
Hydrogen · Redcar / Teesside, England
Tees Green Hydrogen Phase 2 (EDF)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Teesside, England
Teesside Green Hydrogen (MorGen Energy)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Tyseley 10MW Green Hydrogen (Motive Fuels)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Walsall, West Midlands, England
Walsall Green Hydrogen (Carlton Power)
- Stage: Shortlisted for HAR2 (April 2025); subject to due diligence stagewas: HAR2 shortlisted (pre-construction / due diligence)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR2 shortlist (contracts not yet signed)
- Next milestone: HAR2 due diligence and funding decisionwas: Progress HAR2 due diligence toward Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement
Hydrogen · Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
West Wales Hydrogen (Milford Haven)
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Final investment decision reached (11 March 2026); construction expected to begin in 2026was: Final investment decision March 2026; construction expected in 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: HAR1 revenue support; per-project value undisclosed
- Next milestone: Commissioning by early 2028was: Commissioning expected by early 2028
Nuclear · Somerset
Hinkley Point C
- Stage: In construction (second reactor lifted into place, June 2026; fish return tunnel dig finished, October 2026)was: In construction (Unit 1 fit-out under way; Unit 1 expected online 2030)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £35bn estimated cost (EDF results, February 2026); CfD £92.50/MWh (2012 prices)
- Next milestone: Construction continueswas: Unit 1 expected to come online in 2030 (EDF, February 2026)
Nuclear · Suffolk
Sizewell C
- Stage: In construction (two years since formal construction began, January 2026)was: In construction (major civils; two years into construction, January 2026)
- Next milestone: First trains to site and new public visitor centre in 2026was: Civil engineering programme continues; first trains to site and visitor centre opening in 2026
Nuclear · West Burton (former power station site), Nottinghamshire
STEP prototype fusion plant, West Burton
- Value: £200m West Burton site redevelopmentwas: £2.5bn+ fusion programme (SR2025); £200m site redevelopment contract (EMCCA)
Power & Grid · Beauly (near Inverness) - Blackhillock (Moray) - New Deer - Peterhead (Aberdeenshire)
Beauly to Blackhillock to New Deer to Peterhead 400kV
- Stage: Consenting; Section 37 application referred to a public local inquiry after Highland and Moray council objections; inquiry sessions scheduled 18 to 27 August 2026was: Consenting; Section 37 application (October 2025) at public inquiry after council objections
Power & Grid · Bramford (Suffolk) to Twinstead (Essex), via the Stour Valley
Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement
- Stage: Consent granted September 2024; main construction compound set-up begun near Leavenheathwas: In construction
- Next milestone: Overhead line construction by Balfour Beatty, then underground cable workswas: Main construction along the route, programmed by National Grid for 2026 to 2029
Power & Grid · Brinsworth (South Yorkshire) - Chesterfield - High Marnham (Nottinghamshire)
Brinsworth to High Marnham Uprating
- Stage: Consented; planning permission granted for all three substations (High Marnham June 2026, Long Lane and near Chesterfield July 2026)was: Consented - planning permission granted for all three substations
- Next milestone: Start of construction; no dates publishedwas: Start of substation construction; no dates published
Power & Grid · Ballyadam converter station, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork (subsea to Brittany, France)
Celtic Interconnector
- Stage: In construction (Step 6); HVDC subsea cable burial and protection in Irish waters completed (Sep 2026)was: In construction (Step 6); AC route complete, DC route Phase 2 ~70%; commissioning now expected spring 2028
- Value: Not disclosed (€530.7m EU Connecting Europe Facility grant awarded)was: ≈€1bn+ project, incl. €530.7m EU Connecting Europe Facility grant (EirGrid)
- Next milestone: Commissioning expected Q4 2028was: Energisation revised to spring 2028; remaining subsea cable installation through 2026-27
Power & Grid · Chesterfield to Willington, Derbyshire
Chesterfield to Willington
- Stage: Pre-application; Stage 2 consultation held 3 March to 28 April 2026was: Pre-application (post Stage 2 consultation)
Power & Grid · Near Lesmahagow / Coalburn, South Lanarkshire
Coalburn North Substation
- Stage: Design consultation stage; consultation period closed, planning application in preparationwas: Design consultation - planning application in preparation
Power & Grid · New Creag Dhubh substation to Glen Lochy near Dalmally, Argyll
Creag Dhubh to Dalmally 275kV Overhead Line
- Stage: In construction; first of 47 towers assembled, Creag Dhubh substation construction reaching the halfway markwas: In construction
- Next milestone: Electrical installation work at the substation by Siemens Energy; continued tower assembly along the 13.3 km routewas: Transformer installation and commissioning at Creag Dhubh substation; erection of the remaining towers on the 47-tower, 13.3km route
Power & Grid · Creag Dhubh (near Dalmally) to Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
Creag Dhubh to Inveraray 275kV Overhead Line
- Stage: In construction; first steel lattice tower assembled, over 4km of access tracks built (Mar 2026)was: In construction (first tower erected Mar 2026)
- Next milestone: Complete tower assembly along the route, then commissioning (date not published)was: Tower erection and stringing ongoing across the Argyll & Kintyre reinforcement
Power & Grid · Bonnybridge - Cumbernauld - Wishaw corridor, Falkirk & North Lanarkshire
Denny to Wishaw Network Upgrade
- Stage: Consenting; three Section 37 applications submitted to Scottish Ministers, plus Cumbernauld substation extension planning application to North Lanarkshire Council (page dated 26 Jun 2026)was: Consultation complete (final information events Feb 2026); preparing to submit consent applications
- Next milestone: Determination of Section 37 and planning applicationswas: EIA / Section 37 consent application
Power & Grid · Former Kincardine Power Station to Blairingone, Clackmannanshire/Fife
East Coast 400kV Reinforcement Project (Kincardine)
- Stage: Consenting; Section 37 application submitted to Scottish Ministerswas: Consenting - Section 37 submitted
Power & Grid · Torness/Branxton, East Lothian to Hawthorn Pit, County Durham
Eastern Green Link 1
- Stage: Under construction; main foundation piling complete at Murton converter station and Hawthorn Pit substation (Sep 2026)was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2.5bn (Ofgem-approved funding, Nov 2024)
- Next milestone: Next phase of construction at both siteswas: Full operation targeted 2029
Power & Grid · Westfield converter station, near Ballingry, Fife (Scotland) to Norfolk (England)
Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Consenting; Fife Council planning applications submitted Dec 2025; EGL4 CPO 2026 made, awaiting confirmationwas: Pre-application / consenting; DCO submission targeted Aug 2026 (Ofgem investment approval Dec 2025, supply-chain contracts signed, but construction not started)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£3bn total EGL4 contracts awarded (2026)
Power & Grid · Grimsby West substation (NE Lincolnshire) to Walpole (Norfolk)
Grimsby to Walpole
- Stage: Pre-application; Stage 2 consultation held 11 June to 6 August 2025was: Pre-application (post Stage 2 and targeted consultation)
- Next milestone: DCO application expected summer 2027; decision expected 2028; construction 2029, fully operational 2033was: DCO application planned for summer 2027; decision expected 2028; construction 2029 to 2033
Power & Grid · Shurton/Bridgwater (Somerset) to Seabank, Avonmouth (South Gloucestershire)
Hinkley Connection Project
- Stage: Northern section energised; land restoration under way; 13 T-pylons still to be energisedwas: In construction - final energisation and restoration
- Next milestone: Energising remaining T-pylons via planned outages at Huntspillwas: Energising remaining 13 T-pylons via planned Huntspill outages
Power & Grid · Between Kendoon and Tongland, Dumfries & Galloway
Kendoon to Tongland Reinforcement (KTR)
- Stage: Consent granted by Scottish Ministers (Feb 2025)was: Section 37 consent GRANTED by Scottish Ministers Feb 2025 - pre-construction / delivery preparation
- Next milestone: Start of construction (date not published)was: Scottish Ministers' consent decision
Power & Grid · Dunstown substation, Co. Kildare to Woodland substation, Co. Meath
Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade (Woodland-Dunstown)
- Stage: Step 6: construction, energisation and benefit sharing; planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála in March 2025was: Construction, energisation and benefit sharing
- Next milestone: Ongoing construction; community benefit fund consultation with local groupswas: Ongoing construction; community benefit fund consultations
Power & Grid · Kintore (Aberdeenshire) to Tealing (Angus)
Kintore to Tealing 400kV
- Stage: Consenting; Section 37 application referred to a public local inquiry (10,430 objection representations)was: Consenting, Section 37 application referred to public local inquiry
Power & Grid · New Coolnabacky 400/110kV substation, near Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Laois-Kilkenny Reinforcement
- Stage: Step 6: construction, energisation and benefit sharing; 110kV GIS commissioning ongoing and 400kV GIS electrical installation under way at Coolnabacky (March 2026 update)was: Construction and energisation
Power & Grid · Walberswick, Suffolk landfall (multi-purpose interconnector to the Netherlands)
LionLink
- Stage: Consultation closed (March 2026 update)was: Pre-application - statutory consultation held Jan 2026; DCO not yet submitted
- Next milestone: Application for development consent (no date published)was: DCO application expected 2026; operational target 2032
Power & Grid · Kilroot, Co. Antrim (near Carrickfergus) to Hunterston, Ayrshire
LirIC (Northern Ireland to Scotland)
- Stage: Development; Ofgem cap and floor award in principle, Northern Ireland transmission licence granted in 2024was: Development (licensing / consenting pre-construction)
- Next milestone: Consents and construction; commissioning targeted for 2032was: Progress toward final consents; targeting commissioning 2032
Power & Grid · Mannington substation (East Dorset) to Nursling substation (Southampton)
Mannington to Nursling
- Stage: Upgrade works by Balfour Beatty scheduled from June 2026was: In construction
Power & Grid · Greater Dublin Area (Ireland) to Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire (North Wales)
MaresConnect
- Stage: Development; proposed interconnector, Irish converter station location under technical reviewwas: Consenting / development (Ofgem licence granted)
- Value: €860m (stated private capital investment)was: €860m (stated investment)
- Next milestone: Finalisation of Irish converter station siting; consent submissionswas: Finalisation of Irish converter siting; consent submissions
Power & Grid · Isle of Grain, Kent (interconnector to Belgium)
Nautilus
- Stage: Suffolk (Leiston) connection removed; Ofgem approved Grain as the connection pointwas: Early development / pre-application (relocated to Grain)
- Next milestone: Further engagement with the Grain communitywas: Consenting work at Grain (no DCO submitted yet)
Power & Grid · Isle of Grain, Kent (UK) to Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony (Germany)
NeuConnect (Great Britain to Germany)
- Stage: In construction; offshore cabling works continuing between the UK and Germany (2025 to 2026 milestone)was: Construction (cabling and converter installation)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: £2.4bn / €2.8bn (stated investment)
- Next milestone: System-wide testing, commissioning and trial operations begin 2027; commercial operations 2028was: Testing and commissioning begins 2027; commercial operation 2028
Power & Grid · Ballina, Co. Mayo to Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
North Connacht 110kV Project
- Stage: Step 6: construction, energisation and benefit sharing; main underground cabling contract awarded and construction begunwas: Construction (main works underway)
- Next milestone: Substation and overhead line works due to conclude in 2026; main underground cabling to conclude in 2028was: Main construction to conclude in 2028, substation and overhead line works in 2026
Power & Grid · Birkhill Wood (near Hull, East Yorkshire) to High Marnham (Nottinghamshire)
North Humber to High Marnham
- Stage: DCO application received 16 October 2026; acceptance decision due by 13 November 2026was: Pre-application (pre-DCO)
- Next milestone: Planning Inspectorate decision on accepting the application for examinationwas: DCO application submission expected later in 2026, construction from 2028 if consented, fully operational 2031
Power & Grid · Pelham-Rye House-Waltham Cross-Brimsdown-Tottenham-Hackney (Hertfordshire and North London)
North London Reinforcement
- Stage: In construction; reconductoring ongoing on all five sections, enabling works complete from Waltham Cross to Hackneywas: In construction
- Next milestone: Completion of reconductoring and demobilisation (dates TBC)was: Main construction 2026 to 2029, testing and commissioning 2029 to 2030, fully operational from 2030
Power & Grid · Woodland substation, Co. Meath to Turleenan, Co. Tyrone
North-South Interconnector
- Stage: Step 6: construction, energisation and benefit sharing; full planning consent in Ireland and Northern Irelandwas: Construction, energisation and benefit sharing
- Next milestone: Landowner agreements under the revised compensation proposal issued in March 2026, and access arrangements for constructionwas: Landowner access/compensation agreements ahead of main civil works
Power & Grid · Norfolk–Suffolk–Essex
Norwich to Tilbury
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Examination closed; recommendation stage in progresswas: In examination — examination closed 10 Aug 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Multi-billion (corpus: gap-11)
- Next milestone: Examining Authority recommendation due by 10 November 2026; Secretary of State decision within three months of receiving itwas: Examining Authority recommendation due within three months of the 10 Aug 2026 close; Secretary of State (DESNZ) decision a further three months after that. No decision date has been published.
Power & Grid · Finstown, Orkney to Dounreay West, Caithness (via the Pentland Firth)
Orkney Link (Orkney to Caithness 220kV Subsea Connection)
- Stage: In construction; full delivery across multiple sites, Warebeth landfall drilling complete and Finstown foundation pours completewas: In construction (year 2 of delivery)
- Next milestone: Erection of remaining building frames at Finstown and installation of the underground land cablewas: Onshore cable pulling and jointing from autumn 2026, Finstown to Warebeth installation due 2027, energisation targeted for 2028
Power & Grid · Pentir to Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd/Eryri (Snowdonia), North Wales; Glaslyn Estuary crossing at Porthmadog
Pentir to Trawsfynydd Reinforcement
- Stage: Trawsfynydd substation works approved subject to conditions by Eryri National Park Authority (15 Jul 2026)was: Planning applications submitted; Pentir Substation cables approved by Cyngor Gwynedd, remaining applications awaiting LPA decisions; DESNZ consent application still to come 2026
- Next milestone: Remaining planning decisions; construction startwas: Planning decisions; construction due to begin summer 2026; operational by 2030
Power & Grid · Dublin (incl. Dublin Bay marine section)
Powering Up Dublin — Carrickmines–Poolbeg
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Consenting; onshore planning application submitted to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; marine surveys in Dublin Bay from spring 2026 to summer 2027was: In procurement and consenting (planning application due by autumn 2026)
- Next milestone: Planning decision on the onshore section; offshore licences and planning permission for the Dublin Bay sectionwas: Onshore construction contract award and planning application to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, 2026
Power & Grid · Dublin, Ireland
Powering Up Dublin — Finglas–North Wall
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Best Performing Option for the route published (January 2025); community benefit fund being establishedwas: Construction commencing 2026
- Next milestone: Planning consent and constructionwas: Inchicore–Poolbeg micro-tunnel route consultation 2026
Power & Grid · Tonn Nua / Maritime Area A off Cork, Waterford & Wexford; landfall options at Garryvoe (Cork)
Powering Up Offshore - South Coast
- Stage: Step 4: location determination; Step 4a 12-week consultation on landfall and route options running 15 September to 8 Decemberwas: Location determination; Step 4a consultation on emerging best performing options open 15 September to 8 December 2026
- Next milestone: Step 4a consultation closes 8 December; project update with survey outcomes planned for autumn 2026was: The Step 4a consultation closes on 8 December 2026.
Power & Grid · Sizewell area (Suffolk) to Richborough / Minster Marshes (Kent)
Sea Link
- Stage: Development consent granted by the Secretary of State on 30 October 2026was: Recommendation with Secretary of State; decision due 30 October 2026
- Next milestone: Construction startwas: Secretary of State decision due by 30 October 2026
Power & Grid · Fort Augustus to Skye (Edinbane, Broadford, Ardmore)
Skye Reinforcement
- Status: Pipelinewas: Live
- Stage: Consented; Section 37 consent granted by the Scottish Government, project moving to the delivery phasewas: Consented (Jun 2025) - mobilising into construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£690m (reported by New Civil Engineer)
- Next milestone: Delivery, including replacement of Broadford and Edinbane substationswas: Main construction ramp-up; Broadford/Edinbane substation works
Power & Grid · Spittal (Caithness) - Loch Buidhe (Sutherland) - Beauly (Highland)
Spittal to Loch Buidhe to Beauly 400kV
- Stage: Consenting; Section 37 application (ECU00006008, received 14 Aug 2025) referred to DPEAwas: Consenting - Section 37 application under consideration (ECU00006008, received 14 Aug 2025); public local inquiry reported
- Next milestone: DPEA process and report, then Scottish Ministers' decisionwas: Ministerial determination (within 52 weeks of submission)
Power & Grid · Landfall south of Harwich with converter east of Ardleigh, Essex (UK) to Niederlangen, Germany
Tarchon (Great Britain to Germany)
- Stage: Pre-application with the Planning Inspectorate (applicant Tarchon Energy Limited)was: Pre-application / consenting; non-statutory consultation 3 Jul-13 Aug 2026 ahead of DCO
- Next milestone: DCO application expected July 2028was: Summer 2026 non-statutory consultation; DCO application ~Jan 2028
Power & Grid · Tealing (near Dundee) to Kincardine, via a new Conland substation near Glenrothes, Fife
Tealing to Kincardine Upgrade Project (TKUP)
- Stage: Consenting in parts; Westfield applications with Fife Council (Dec 2025); Conland application in preparation; Mossmorran consultation closed 17 Jul 2026was: Post-consultation - EIA and planning applications in preparation
- Next milestone: Conland and Mossmorran planning applications; Section 37 applications for overhead line changeswas: EIA and planning / Section 37 applications
Power & Grid · Kilmarnock South substation to Monkton/Grangestone, Ayrshire (subsea HVDC to Wales)
Western Link 2 (WL2)
- Stage: Development; consultation on initial preferred routes closed 28 November 2025, detailed plans being prepared ahead of planning submissionwas: Detailed design / pre-planning
- Next milestone: Planning permission in principle applications to East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire councils; construction anticipated to start in 2030was: Planning-permission-in-principle applications to Ayrshire councils (construction targeted ~2030)
Power & Grid · Shipton (near York) to Monk Fryston, plus Osbaldwick substation, North/West Yorkshire
Yorkshire GREEN (Green Energy Enablement)
- Stage: Preparatory works began in autumn 2024was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£524m (reported by T&D World)
- Next milestone: Construction completion expected by 2028was: Completion targeted by 2028
Rail · Old Oak Common, west London (London–Birmingham route)
HS2 Phase One (Old Oak Common–Birmingham, Euston tunnel)
- Stage: In construction (tunnelling machines working towards Euston; government reset, May 2026)was: In construction
- Value: £87.7bn to £102.7bn revised estimate (May 2026)was: £87.7bn–£102.7bn revised estimate (DfT reset, May 2026)
- Next milestone: First services Old Oak Common to Birmingham Curzon Street between 2036 and 2039was: Euston tunnel drives continue through 2026; first services Old Oak Common–Curzon Street 2036–2039
Rail · Swords–Charlemont corridor, Dublin (pin: Swords)
MetroLink Dublin
- Next milestone: Enabling works tenders from late 2026 into 2027; main contract tender packs from Q1 2027; tunnelling and station construction planned from 2028was: Enabling works tenders from late 2026; main contract tender packs from Q1 2027; tunnelling and station construction planned from 2028
Rail · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (York–Manchester route)
Transpennine Route Upgrade
- Stage: In construction (track, signalling and Huddersfield station works; Huddersfield closed 19 September to 4 October 2026)was: In construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: up to £11.5bn reported programme envelope (DfT/Network Rail; £100m TRU programme partner let 2026)
- Next milestone: 38-day Huddersfield station closure, reopening Monday 1 February 2027; main Huddersfield station upgrades due by early 2027was: 38-day Huddersfield station closure from 24 December 2026 to 31 January 2027, reopening 1 February 2027; Huddersfield station upgrade completes early 2027
Renewables · Firth of Forth
Berwick Bank
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Offshore array consented (July 2025); 20-year CfD secured for Berwick Bank B (1.4GW) in AR7 (January 2026)was: Consented + CfD secured — pre-construction
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Multi-billion
- Next milestone: Final investment decision on Berwick Bank B expected in 2027was: FID expected 2027 (SSE, 14 January 2026)
Renewables · Celtic Sea (off S Wales / SW England)
Celtic Sea Round 5 — Ocean Winds PDA
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Agreement for lease entered with The Crown Estate (announced 3 March 2026)was: Agreement for lease signed Mar 2026
- Value: Round could deliver £1.4bn boost to UK economywas: Round could add £1.4bn to UK economy
- Next milestone: Site surveys, environmental impact assessment, public engagement and planning consentswas: Development/consenting phase
Renewables · Off Yorkshire (base: Port of Nigg)
Dogger Bank C
- Stage: In construction; Dogger Bank B turbine installation ongoing, C offshore installation due to begin 2027 (Aug 2026)was: In construction (foundations complete; turbine installation to follow Dogger Bank B)
- Value: Part of £9bn complexwas: Part of ~£11bn complex
- Next milestone: Dogger Bank C offshore installation begins 2027; wind farm complete mid-2028was: Dogger Bank B turbine installation to around Q2 2027; Dogger Bank C turbines to follow
Renewables · North Sea, c.100-150km off the Yorkshire/NE England coast (offshore array)
Dogger Bank South (East & West)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Development consent granted for both projects (14 May 2026); CfDs secured in AR7 (January 2026); pre-FIDwas: Consented, CfD secured, pre-FID
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Multi-£bn; AR7 CfDs at £91.20/MWh, 2024 prices (gov.uk AR7 results)
Renewables · Off Suffolk (array sits just beyond map edge; pin at its western extent)
East Anglia THREE
- Stage: In construction; all 95 foundations installed, turbine installation under way (August 2026)was: In construction — all 95 foundations in (Aug 2026)
- Next milestone: Turbine installation completion; fully operational by end of 2026was: Turbine installation completion; commercial operations target Q4 2026
Renewables · Near Sutton-on-Trent / Tuxford, Newark area, Nottinghamshire
Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park
- Stage: Approved by the Energy Secretary on 27 October 2026was: Examination closed (28 April 2026); awaiting Examining Authority recommendation and Secretary of State decision
- Next milestone: As of November 2026, the Planning Inspectorate lists the project as past the decision stage, with no date yet for building work to start.was: Close of examination, then recommendation to Secretary of State
Renewables · Off Arbroath, Angus (onshore: Cockenzie)
Inch Cape
- Stage: In construction: monopile and transition piece installation complete; second export cable installed, final rock placement to come (Sep 2026)was: In construction — cables complete
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ≈£3.5bn (confirm at cycle)
- Next milestone: First power expected end of 2026; full commercial operation 2027was: First power late 2026; full operations 2027
Renewables · North Sea, c.50-80km off the Norfolk coast (offshore array)
Norfolk Vanguard (East & West)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: CfDs secured in Allocation Round 7 for Norfolk Vanguard East and Westwas: CfD secured — pre-construction
- Value: AR7 CfDs at £91.20/MWh (2024 prices)was: Multi-£bn; AR7 CfDs at £91.20/MWh, 2024 prices (gov.uk AR7 results)
- Next milestone: First CfD delivery year 2028/29 (East Unit A 2029/30)was: First CfD delivery year 2028/29
Renewables · Off Waterford, Ireland
Tonn Nua (Helvic Head)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Provisional winner of the State's second offshore wind auction (Helvick Head Offshore Wind DAC, ESB and Ørsted), November 2025was: Awarded — pre-development
- Next milestone: Maritime Area Consent and development consentwas: Maritime Area Consent under determination by MARA (report recommending approval dated 5 March 2026), then development consent under the SC DMAP regime; construction expected from 2032
Storage · Loch Lochy, Great Glen, Highland
Coire Glas (SSE)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: In development; included on Ofgem's cap and floor minded-to list (June 2026); pre-FIDwas: Cap-and-floor minded-to — pre-FID
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Over £1.5bn capital investment to construct (SSE)
- Next milestone: Ofgem final cap and floor decision, then SSE final investment decision (no dates published)was: Ofgem Window 1 final decision expected autumn 2026, then SSE FID. No FID date has been published.
Storage · Silvermines, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Silvermines Hydro (SIGA)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: In permit granting procedure (ABP permit granting process notification 27 Feb 2025); draft Concept for Public Participation 2nd edition Sep 2026was: Pre-application — An Coimisiún Pleanála case due to be decided by 24 Sep 2026
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Not verified — see conflict note
- Next milestone: Statutory permit application to An Coimisiún Pleanálawas: An Coimisiún Pleanála pre-application decision, reported as due by 24 Sep 2026
Transport · River Thames east of Gravesend (Kent) and Tilbury (Essex)
Lower Thames Crossing
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Tunnels delivery partner appointed (Bouygues Travaux Publics and Murphy joint venture); tunnelling machine selected; construction to begin in 2026was: Spared in the July 2026 spending cuts; enabling works under way; tunnel-boring machine contractor appointed July 2026; tunnelling from autumn 2028
- Value: Not disclosedwas: c.£9bn–£10bn reported estimate (DfT funding decision, Jun 2025)
- Next milestone: Construction start; opening early 2030swas: Tunnel-boring machine build and delivery ahead of the autumn 2028 tunnel drive; opening early-to-mid 2030s
Water & Workforce · Clonshaugh, North Dublin, Ireland
Greater Dublin Drainage (Uisce Éireann)
- Stage: In procurement; EPA wastewater discharge licence granted (30 September 2026), completing primary statutory consentingwas: In procurement (PQQ launched February 2026); EPA wastewater discharge licence granted (reported 30 September 2026)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ≈€1.3bn
Water & Workforce · Cumbria → Greater Manchester
HARP — Haweswater Aqueduct (United Utilities)
- Stage: Planning permissions confirmed; site investigation and enabling works; main construction expected to begin in 2026was: Main construction from 2026
- Value: c.£3bn estimated construction costwas: £3bn
- Next milestone: Main tunnel replacement constructionwas: Main construction expected to start in 2026, following site investigation and enabling works
Water & Workforce · N Lincolnshire → Essex
Strategic Pipeline Alliance (Anglian Water)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: Multi-£bn programme
- Next milestone: Remaining first-phase sections; full 320km first phase in supply before the end of the decadewas: Remaining first-phase sections; full 320km phase in supply before 2030
Water & Workforce · Parteen Basin, Co. Tipperary → Peamount, Dublin
Water Supply Project — Shannon to Dublin (Uisce Éireann)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Consenting (An Coimisiún Pleanála decision deferred from 2 July 2026)was: Consenting — decision deferred to 2027
- Value: €4.6bn to €5.9bn estimated costwas: €4.6–5.9bn
- Next milestone: An Coimisiún Pleanála decision before 2 July 2027was: ACP decision before 2 Jul 2027
Water & Workforce · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
White Horse Reservoir (formerly SESRO)
- Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
- Stage: Consenting (statutory consultation 28 October 2025 to 13 January 2026; DCO application planned later in 2026)was: Consenting (RAPID gate 3 passed May 2026; DCO application late 2026)
- Value: Not disclosedwas: ≈£7bn
- Next milestone: DCO application later in 2026; main construction forecast to begin 2029 if consented; operating from 2040was: DCO application expected November 2026; construction start forecast 2029; in use by 2040
Aviation · 5 km west of Ramsgate, Kent
Manston Airport
- New on the map. Consented
Power & Grid · Portsmouth to Lovedean, Hampshire, and the English Channel
AQUIND Interconnector
- New on the map. In planning
Power & Grid · Carlisle to the England-Scotland border, Cumbria
Cross Border Connection (England)
- New on the map. In planning
Power & Grid · Powys to Lower Frankton, Shropshire
Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton
- New on the map. In planning
Power & Grid · East Irish Sea and North West England
Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets
- New on the map. Consented
Power & Grid · Mid Wales, Powys
SP Mid Wales (Electricity) Connections Project (SP Manweb)
- New on the map. In planning
Power & Grid · Theddlethorpe, near Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
Theddlethorpe Flexible Generation Project
- New on the map. In planning
Rail · Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead, London
Docklands Light Railway extension from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead, London
- New on the map. In planning as of November 2026. Transport for London's latest public consultation closed on 16 July 2026.
Renewables · About 4 km south-west of Alcester, Warwickshire
Arrow Valley Solar
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Walshaw Moor, Calderdale, West Yorkshire
Calderdale Energy Park
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Five sites between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne, Derbyshire and Staffordshire
Castle Way Energy
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Cearn Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · South of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Chatteris Wind Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · North of Beverley and near the A1079, East Riding of Yorkshire
Clean Air Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Around Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex
Dengie Peninsula Energy Park
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Yaxley substation, Mid Suffolk
EcoPower Suffolk Solar
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Misson, Nottinghamshire
Everton Carr Wind Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire
Frodsham Solar
- New on the map. Consented
Renewables · Moorland about 8 km south of Barnard Castle, County Durham and North Yorkshire
Hope Moor Wind Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · About 14 km south-east of York
Humberhead Solar
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Balsham and West Wratting, Cambridgeshire
Kingsway Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · From Walpole substation to south of Barton Bendish, Norfolk
Longmarsh Green Energy
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · South of Melbourne, near Seaton Ross, East Riding of Yorkshire
Mylen Leah Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Next to Ray wind farm, Northumberland
Ray II Wind Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Shippea Hill, Cambridgeshire
Redmere Wind Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Little Sessay, North Yorkshire
Sedgeby Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · North of Newchurch, south of Ashford, Kent
Shepway Energy Park
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · About 1 km east of Highbridge, Somerset
Somerset Energy Park
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Near Dungeness, Kent
South Brooks Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent
South Kent Energy Park
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · About 8 km east of Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Whitestone Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Renewables · North of RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire
Windsock Solar Farm
- New on the map. In planning
Transport · South of East Midlands Airport, near M1 junction 24, Leicestershire
East Midlands Gateway Phase 2
- New on the map. In planning
Transport · Bounded by the M6, Winwick Lane and the Chat Moss railway line, North West England
Intermodal Logistics Park North
- New on the map. In planning
Transport · M3 junction 9, Winchester, Hampshire
M3 Junction 9 Improvement
- New on the map. In construction
Transport · M5 junction 10, between Tewkesbury and Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
- New on the map. Consented
Transport · M54 junction 1 to M6 junction 11, Staffordshire
M54 to M6 Link Road
- New on the map. In construction
Waste & Resources · Nursery Road, Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)
- New on the map. Consented
Waste & Resources · Former Rivenhall Airfield, near Braintree, Essex
Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre
- New on the map. Consented