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Top 30 Construction Projects in the East of England 2026 League Table

by Barbour ABI Content Team

What is the Top 30 Construction Projects in the East of England League Table? 

The Top 30 Construction Projects in the East of England League Table shows you exactly where the biggest money is moving across the region right now in an easy-to-use interactive table.

Every project featured is drawn directly from our Construction Project Leads Platform, which tracks and reports on projects across the entire UK from pre-planning through to completion. Whether you’re hunting for high-value targets in your sector or scoping out regional pipeline, the data is right at your fingertips. Learn how to use the interactive table here.

Already a subscriber? Search any Project ID directly in the platform to view the full picture: key roles, decision-maker contact information, live updates, and everything else you need to begin your outreach.

This table is updated quarterly. Last updated: August 2026.

How we determine the top construction projects in the East of England

This league table includes the top construction projects in the East of England by total value across all sectors with a start date from six months back to six months forward. Please note that we’ve excluded all masterplans from our league tables and instead focus on individual projects.

East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm is the top construction project in East of England

According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction project in the East of England is the East Anglia TWO Offshore 960MW Windfarm  with a value of £900m.

  • 2nd place – £800m East Anglia ONE NORTH Offshore 800MW Wind Farm
  • 3rd place – £671m Cambridge Childrens Hospital

Other Top Construction Project League Tables by region and city 

Regional Tables: London | United Kingdom | South East | South West | East Midlands | West Midlands | Northern Ireland | North West l | Wales | Yorkshire & the Humber | North East | Scotland

City Tables: Birmingham | Liverpool | Manchester | Aberdeen | Cardiff | Nottingham | Glasgow |

Top 30 Construction Projects East of England 2026 League Table​

Position Project Main Sector Start Date Project Value Project ID View Project
1 East Anglia TWO Offshore 960MW Wind Farm Utilities 10/1/2026 £ 900,000,000 12628697 View project
2 East Anglia ONE NORTH Offshore 800MW Wind Farm Utilities 2/21/2027 £ 800,000,000 12628698 View project
3 Cambridge Childrens Hospital Medical & Healthcare 2/1/2027 £ 671,000,000 12545072 View project
4 Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital Medical & Healthcare 8/1/2026 £ 600,000,000 12689976 View project
5 Sky Studios Elstree North Utilities 10/1/2026 £ 400,000,000 12872428 View project
6 Longfield - 500MW Solar Farm Utilities 1/1/2027 £ 350,000,000 12627550 View project
7 Anglia Square Redevelopment - Phase 1A - 367 Flats/Commercial Residential 10/1/2026 £ 300,000,000 11890433 View project
8 Melbourn Science Park - Redevelopment Industrial 11/1/2026 £ 250,000,000 12696975 View project
9 Gateway Energy Centre - 450MW Battery Energy Storage Facility Utilities 12/1/2026 £ 200,000,000 12607961 View project
10 Weston Avenue Logistics Hub Industrial 10/1/2026 £ 200,000,000 12687799 View project
11 Brentwood Enterprise Park Industrial 10/1/2026 £ 150,000,000 12629711 View project
12 Stansted Airport - North Western Main Terminal Expansion Civil Engineering 7/1/2026 £ 150,000,000 12730240 View project
13 The Grafton Centre Redevelopment - Life Science Hub & Leisure Industrial 1/1/2027 £ 145,000,000 12433102 View project
14 Land North of Stansted Airport, Phase 2, Option 1 - Commercial Unit Industrial 9/1/2026 £ 125,839,000 12781927 View project
15 Cambridge North Station Commercial Quarter - Offices Commercial & Retail 8/1/2026 £ 118,068,000 12644837 View project
16 M1 to A6 Link Road Civil Engineering 12/6/2026 £ 108,000,000 12140960 View project
17 Land South of Stortford Road - 272 Houses Residential 6/1/2026 £ 105,000,000 12862531 View project
18 Project Camro Plus - Elean Business Park - Data Centre Commercial & Retail 9/1/2026 £ 100,000,000 12641004 View project
19 The Langdon - Golf Clubhouse and Wellness Centre/Residential Care Scheme Sports 10/1/2026 £ 93,435,000 12475248 View project
20 Wellcome Genome Campus, Parcel D - Research & Translation Building Industrial 3/1/2026 £ 85,000,000 12839457 View project
21 Helena Romanes School - School Rebuilding Programme - Wave 3 Education 5/23/2026 £ 84,600,000 12648499 View project
22 Cherry Orchard Brickworks - Mixed Development Care Residential 9/1/2026 £ 80,000,000 12377311 View project
23 Fairbanks Studios, Elstree - Redevelopment Utilities 4/1/2026 £ 80,000,000 12719756 View project
24 Lawn Park Business Centre, Parcel 4 & 5 - Business Centre & Warehouse Industrial 2/5/2026 £ 77,603,500 12660825 View project
25 HMS Ganges Redevelopment - Phase 2 Residential 5/1/2026 £ 77,000,000 12834063 View project
26 Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney - 250 MW Battery Storage Utilities 12/15/2026 £ 75,000,000 12752011 View project
27 Waller Avenue - 342 Apartments and Office Residential 1/1/2027 £ 72,000,000 12657558 View project
28 Great Oaks - 245 Flats Residential 11/1/2026 £ 70,000,000 12546757 View project
29 Tollgate Village, Stanway - Cinema, Retail & Restaurants - Phase 2 Commercial & Retail 10/1/2026 £ 70,000,000 12122045 View project
30 Anglian Water - Grantham to Bexwell Pipeline Water 8/1/2026 £ 66,600,000 12626870 View project

Position Project Main Sector Start Date Project Value Project ID View Project
1 East Anglia TWO Offshore 960MW Wind Farm Utilities 10/1/2026 £ 900,000,000 12628697 View project
2 East Anglia ONE NORTH Offshore 800MW Wind Farm Utilities 2/21/2027 £ 800,000,000 12628698 View project
3 Cambridge Childrens Hospital Medical & Healthcare 2/1/2027 £ 671,000,000 12545072 View project
4 Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital Medical & Healthcare 8/1/2026 £ 600,000,000 12689976 View project
5 Sky Studios Elstree North Utilities 10/1/2026 £ 400,000,000 12872428 View project
6 Longfield – 500MW Solar Farm Utilities 1/1/2027 £ 350,000,000 12627550 View project
7 Anglia Square Redevelopment – Phase 1A – 367 Flats/Commercial Residential 10/1/2026 £ 300,000,000 11890433 View project
8 Melbourn Science Park – Redevelopment Industrial 11/1/2026 £ 250,000,000 12696975 View project
9 Gateway Energy Centre – 450MW Battery Energy Storage Facility Utilities 12/1/2026 £ 200,000,000 12607961 View project
10 Weston Avenue Logistics Hub Industrial 10/1/2026 £ 200,000,000 12687799 View project
11 Brentwood Enterprise Park Industrial 10/1/2026 £ 150,000,000 12629711 View project
12 Stansted Airport – North Western Main Terminal Expansion Civil Engineering 7/1/2026 £ 150,000,000 12730240 View project
13 The Grafton Centre Redevelopment – Life Science Hub & Leisure Industrial 1/1/2027 £ 145,000,000 12433102 View project
14 Land North of Stansted Airport, Phase 2, Option 1 – Commercial Unit Industrial 9/1/2026 £ 125,839,000 12781927 View project
15 Cambridge North Station Commercial Quarter – Offices Commercial & Retail 8/1/2026 £ 118,068,000 12644837 View project
16 M1 to A6 Link Road Civil Engineering 12/6/2026 £ 108,000,000 12140960 View project
17 Land South of Stortford Road – 272 Houses Residential 6/1/2026 £ 105,000,000 12862531 View project
18 Project Camro Plus – Elean Business Park – Data Centre Commercial & Retail 9/1/2026 £ 100,000,000 12641004 View project
19 The Langdon – Golf Clubhouse and Wellness Centre/Residential Care Scheme Sports 10/1/2026 £ 93,435,000 12475248 View project
20 Wellcome Genome Campus, Parcel D – Research & Translation Building Industrial 3/1/2026 £ 85,000,000 12839457 View project
21 Helena Romanes School – School Rebuilding Programme – Wave 3 Education 5/23/2026 £ 84,600,000 12648499 View project
22 Cherry Orchard Brickworks – Mixed Development Care Residential 9/1/2026 £ 80,000,000 12377311 View project
23 Fairbanks Studios, Elstree – Redevelopment Utilities 4/1/2026 £ 80,000,000 12719756 View project
24 Lawn Park Business Centre, Parcel 4 & 5 – Business Centre & Warehouse Industrial 2/5/2026 £ 77,603,500 12660825 View project
25 HMS Ganges Redevelopment – Phase 2 Residential 5/1/2026 £ 77,000,000 12834063 View project
26 Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney – 250 MW Battery Storage Utilities 12/15/2026 £ 75,000,000 12752011 View project
27 Waller Avenue – 342 Apartments and Office Residential 1/1/2027 £ 72,000,000 12657558 View project
28 Great Oaks – 245 Flats Residential 11/1/2026 £ 70,000,000 12546757 View project
29 Tollgate Village, Stanway – Cinema, Retail & Restaurants – Phase 2 Commercial & Retail 10/1/2026 £ 70,000,000 12122045 View project
30 Anglian Water – Grantham to Bexwell Pipeline Water 8/1/2026 £ 66,600,000 12626870 View project

How to use this league table

Projects are ranked by value by default, but you have several ways to customise your view:

  • Number of results: Use the display toggle to show between 10 and all 100 projects at once.
  • Project value: Click the value column to switch between highest and lowest.
  • Start date: Click the start date column to switch between newest and oldest.
  • Alphabetical sorting: Click the project name, sector, or location columns to sort A–Z or Z–A.

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