The Bill includes broader planning reforms, including a new national planning policy framework.

To reduce opposition to new pylons, people living near new electricity transmission infrastructure will also receive up to £250 a year off their energy bills for 10 years.

Deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner said: “We’re creating the biggest building boom in a generation – as a significant step forward in getting Britain building again and unleashing economic growth in every corner of the country, by lifting the bureaucratic burden which has been holding back developments for too long.

“The Planning & Infrastructure Bill will unleash seismic reforms to help builders get shovels in the ground quicker to build more homes, and the vital infrastructure we need to improve transport links and make Britain a clean energy superpower to protect billpayers.

“It will help us to deliver the 1.5 million homes we have committed to so we can tackle the housing crisis we have inherited head on – not only for people desperate to buy a home, but for the families and young children stuck in temporary accommodation and need of a safe, secure roof over their heads.”

Key measures include planning committees, nature restoration fund, compulsory purchase reform, development corporations, strategic planning, national significant infrastructure projects (NSIP), energy and bill discounts.