Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024: guidance and next steps

The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 introduces a new process for the consenting of significant infrastructure projects in Wales.

This page provides guidance to help you prepare for when the process begins on 15 December 2025.

Guidance is being prepared to support the new consenting process. This will include advice on: 

• pre-application requirements,
• how to make an application,
• how communities can get involved.

You can still submit a project for determination by the Welsh Ministers under the existing consenting regimes before 15 December 2025. 

If you plan to do this, you should seek pre-application advice from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW). This will help make sure your application is processed smoothly.

Read our guidance on transitional provisions: Infrastructure consenting process: transitional provisions

Contact the Welsh Government’s Infrastructure Consenting Team if you need more information: infrastructureconsenting@gov.wales

Further publications and information relating to the new consenting process:

• Written Statement: Introduction of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill
• Written Statement: Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 – Laying of statutory instruments
• Written Statement: Implementation of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 – Progressing to a new infrastructure consenting process
• Consultation: Changes to the approval of infrastructure development
• Consultation: Implementing the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024