Sizewell Nuclear Power Station Becomes Top UK Construction Project at £35bn
We’ve curated the Barbour ABI data to bring you the top 100 construction projects within the UK. This includes the top construction projects by total value across all sectors, that are due to start within a 12-month period.
The latest data sees the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station and the Tata Electric Vehicle Battery Factory become the top two construction projects in the UK, with total values of £39bn and £4bn respectively. These projects are followed by the Thameside West Masterplan in third place at £3.5bn.
Top Construction Projects 2024
Regional Tables: London | South East | South West | East of England | East Midlands | West Midlands | Northern Ireland | North West | Wales | Yorkshire & the Humber | North East | Scotland
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Location | Start Date | Value of Project | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station | Infrastructure | Leiston | Oct-24 | £34,800,000,000 | 11792443 | View project |
| 2 | Tata Electric Vehicle Battery Factory | Industrial | Bridgwater | May-24 | £4,000,000,000 | 12592895 | View project |
| 3 | Thameside West – Masterplan | Residential | Victoria Dock | Mar-24 | £3,500,000,000 | 12411800 | View project |
| 4 | Houses Of Parliament – Palace Of Westminster Restoration And Renewal | Commercial & Retail | Westminster | Sep-24 | £3,500,000,000 | 12013095 | View project |
| 5 | The Department For Transport – Road Resurfacing Works | Infrastructure | Manchester | Nov-24 | £3,300,000,000 | 12750371 | View project |
| 6 | Bakerloo Line Extension Masterplan | Infrastructure | Southwark | Jan-24 | £3,100,000,000 | 12479553 | View project |
| 7 | North Lincolnshire 95Mw Green Energy Park | Infrastructure | Scunthorpe | Jul-24 | £3,000,000,000 | 12627554 | View project |
| 8 | Cerulean Winds – Floating Wind Project | Infrastructure | Shetland | Jan-24 | £3,000,000,000 | 12631382 | View project |
| 9 | Dogger Bank South East & South West 3000Mw | Infrastructure | Scarborough | Oct-24 | £3,000,000,000 | 12634618 | View project |
| 10 | England And Scotland – Eastern Link Electricity Interconnector | Infrastructure | Dunbar | Jun-24 | £2,100,000,000 | 12615507 | View project |
| 11 | Dantzic Street – 1550 Houses & Mixed Development | Residential | Manchester | May-24 | £2,000,000,000 | 12705976 | View project |
| 12 | West Town Site Redevelopment – Mixed Development | Residential | Edinburgh | Dec-24 | £2,000,000,000 | 12607036 | View project |
| 13 | Birmingham Smithfield Masterplan | Residential | Birmingham | Oct-24 | £1,900,000,000 | 12197571 | View project |
| 14 | Stonehenge Tunnel – A303 Amesbury To Berwick Down | Infrastructure | Salisbury | Sep-24 | £1,700,000,000 | 12107091 | View project |
| 15 | Eastern Green Link 2 – Peterhead To Drax Hvdc Link | Infrastructure | Peterhead | Jul-24 | £1,600,000,000 | 12616766 | View project |
| 16 | Outer Dowsing 1.5Gw Offshore Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Lincoln | Oct-24 | £1,500,000,000 | 12648022 | View project |
| 17 | Inch Cape 1080 Mw Offshore Windfarm | Infrastructure | Arbroath | Sep-24 | £1,500,000,000 | 11897449 | View project |
| 18 | East Anglia Three – Offshore 1400Mw Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Lowestoft | Jul-24 | £1,400,000,000 | 12628074 | View project |
| 19 | Xlcc – Cable Factory Hunterson | Industrial | Kilbirnie | Jul-24 | £1,400,000,000 | 12625938 | View project |
| 20 | A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Route Scheme | Infrastructure | Durham | Oct-24 | £1,300,000,000 | 12403883 | View project |
| 21 | Lennox Point – Masterplan | Residential | Portsmouth | Jul-24 | £1,300,000,000 | 12452293 | View project |
| 22 | A12 Chelmsford To A120 Widening | Infrastructure | Colchester | Jan-24 | £1,268,000,000 | 12147876 | View project |
| 23 | 100 Leadenhall Street – Cheesegrater 2 | Commercial & Retail | City of London | Sep-24 | £1,200,000,000 | 12320412 | View project |
| 24 | Dogger Bank C – 1.2Gw Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Redcar | Apr-24 | £1,200,000,000 | 12630521 | View project |
| 25 | York Central Station Redevelopment | Residential | York | Feb-24 | £1,170,000,000 | 12206021 | View project |
| 26 | New Bermondsey – Phases 2 – 5 | Commercial & Retail | New Cross | Jul-24 | £1,074,100,000 | 12568580 | View project |
| 27 | The Peabody Group – Property Repairs And Maintenance Services | Residential | London | Aug-24 | £1,023,577,180 | 12739063 | View project |
| 28 | Bradwell B Power Station | Infrastructure | Southminster | Nov-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 11792433 | View project |
| 29 | Convoys Wharf Development – Masterplan | Residential | Lewisham | Feb-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 10658499 | View project |
| 30 | 18 Blackfriars Redevelopment | Hotel, Leisure & Sport | Southwark | Aug-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 11810009 | View project |
| 31 | Net Zero Teesside Project | Infrastructure | Redcar | Jul-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 12609210 | View project |
| 32 | Trafford Waters Masterplan | Residential | Manchester | Feb-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 12124261 | View project |
| 33 | Atom Valley Masterplan | Infrastructure | Manchester | Oct-24 | £1,000,000,000 | 12650542 | View project |
| 34 | Milton Keynes East – 4600 Homes Mixed Use Employment & Education Development | Residential | Newport Pagnell | May-24 | £965,475,000 | 12565107 | View project |
| 35 | Teviot Estate – 2500 Homes | Residential | Tower Hamlets | Dec-24 | £940,000,000 | 12487427 | View project |
| 36 | East Anglia Two Offshore 900Mw Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Lowestoft | May-24 | £900,000,000 | 12628697 | View project |
| 37 | Buchanan Galleries Redevelopment | Commercial & Retail | Glasgow | Jan-24 | £850,000,000 | 11990004 | View project |
| 38 | Edinburgh St James Masterplan | Commercial & Retail | Edinburgh | Feb-24 | £850,000,000 | 11315012 | View project |
| 39 | Craighall Musselburgh – Masterplan | Residential | Musselburgh | Oct-24 | £825,000,000 | 12367944 | View project |
| 40 | East Anglia One North Offshore 800Mw Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Lowestoft | Mar-24 | £800,000,000 | 12628698 | View project |
| 41 | Trafford 1900Mw Ccgt Power Station | Infrastructure | Manchester | Jan-24 | £800,000,000 | 12211518 | View project |
| 42 | United Utilities – Sewage Improvement Works | Infrastructure | Windermere | Apr-24 | £800,000,000 | 12698672 | View project |
| 43 | Coire Glas Hydro Scheme 1500Mw | Infrastructure | Spean Bridge | Apr-24 | £800,000,000 | 11849966 | View project |
| 44 | 10 Dock Facility Devonport Royal Dockyard | Infrastructure | Plymouth | Jul-24 | £750,000,000 | 12585985 | View project |
| 45 | South West Birchington-In-Sea – 1650 Houses/Primary School/Mixed Use Centres | Residential | Birchington | Mar-24 | £745,058,000 | 12546406 | View project |
| 46 | East Birmingham To Solihull Extension | Infrastructure | Solihull | Apr-24 | £735,000,000 | 12147462 | View project |
| 47 | Midland Metro Extension To Birmingham Airport | Infrastructure | Solihull | Jun-24 | £735,000,000 | 12484037 | View project |
| 48 | Itv Studio Re-Build – 60-72 Upper Ground Redevelopment | Commercial & Retail | Southwark | Jul-24 | £700,000,000 | 12587228 | View project |
| 49 | Stanlow – Hynet Hydrogen Production Plant Phase 1 | Infrastructure | Ellesmere Port | Oct-24 | £700,000,000 | 12599045 | View project |
| 50 | Eastern Green Link 2 – Converter Station | Infrastructure | Selby | Jan-24 | £700,000,000 | 12663115 | View project |
| 51 | Cheshunt Lakeside Hertfordshire – Masterplan | Residential | Waltham Cross | Dec-24 | £650,000,000 | 12349771 | View project |
| 52 | Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant – 750Mw | Infrastructure | Tilbury | Jun-24 | £645,000,000 | 12380131 | View project |
| 53 | South Bank Industrial Zone – Manufacturing Facility | Industrial | Middlesbrough | Jul-24 | £627,000,000 | 12515856 | View project |
| 54 | One Waterloo Development | Commercial & Retail | Southwark | Mar-24 | £600,000,000 | 10849058 | View project |
| 55 | Nine Elms Parkside – Masterplan | Residential | South Lambeth | Jun-24 | £600,000,000 | 11908755 | View project |
| 56 | Liverpool Street Station Major Redevelopment | Infrastructure | City of London | Jul-24 | £600,000,000 | 12608353 | View project |
| 57 | 55 Bishopsgate – Office | Commercial & Retail | City of London | Oct-24 | £600,000,000 | 12647481 | View project |
| 58 | Viadux Phase 2 – 780 Apartments | Residential | Manchester | Jun-24 | £600,000,000 | 12751830 | View project |
| 59 | Shotton Paper Mill Redevelopment Masterplan | Industrial | Deeside | Jul-24 | £600,000,000 | 12599685 | View project |
| 60 | Cruachan – 600Mw Hydro Power Expansion | Infrastructure | Taynuilt | Aug-24 | £600,000,000 | 12576866 | View project |
| 61 | Church Street Regeneration Site A – 388 Flats Library And Commercial Space | Residential | Westminster | Nov-24 | £596,000,000 | 12500416 | View project |
| 62 | Transpennine Mainline – Upgrading And Electrifying | Infrastructure | Manchester | Apr-24 | £589,000,000 | 12513975 | View project |
| 63 | Silverstone Development – Masterplan | Commercial & Retail | Towcester | Apr-24 | £575,000,000 | 11916211 | View project |
| 64 | Crown Street Phase 3 – 1746 Apartments/Demolition | Residential | Manchester | Apr-24 | £570,000,000 | 12309334 | View project |
| 65 | Europark – North Lanarkshire | Residential | Airdrie | Feb-24 | £551,300,000 | 12371178 | View project |
| 66 | Red John Pump Storage Hydro Project – Loch Ness (450Mw) | Infrastructure | Inverness | Dec-24 | £550,000,000 | 12366896 | View project |
| 67 | Seagreen 1A 540Mw Wind Farm | Infrastructure | Carnoustie | Sep-24 | £540,000,000 | 12717336 | View project |
| 68 | Hanwood Park – 4040 Houses Schools Hotel & Employment Units | Residential | Kettering | May-24 | £518,200,000 | 12563418 | View project |
| 69 | Western Growth Corridor – Masterplan | Residential | Lincoln | Jan-24 | £500,000,000 | 10979490 | View project |
| 70 | Cottam 600Mw Solar Project | Infrastructure | Lincoln | Aug-24 | £500,000,000 | 12627877 | View project |
| 71 | A46 Newark Bypass Improvements | Infrastructure | Newark | Sep-24 | £500,000,000 | 12493493 | View project |
| 72 | The Green Heart Project – Mixed Use Development | Residential | Nottingham | Oct-24 | £500,000,000 | 12607714 | View project |
| 73 | Brookfield Riverside Development | Residential | Broxbourne | Jun-24 | £500,000,000 | 12667587 | View project |
| 74 | Sunnica Energy Farm – 500Mw Solar Farm | Infrastructure | Ely | Nov-24 | £500,000,000 | 12423594 | View project |
| 75 | Brookfield Garden Village – Mixed Development | Residential | Waltham Cross | Dec-24 | £500,000,000 | 12334761 | View project |
| 76 | The Bermondsey Project – 1536 Apartments & Secondary School | Residential | Rotherhithe | Dec-24 | £500,000,000 | 11976636 | View project |
| 77 | Peel Hall – Neighbourhood Development Masterplan | Residential | Warrington | Jun-24 | £500,000,000 | 12238950 | View project |
| 78 | A358 Taunton To Southfields Dualling Scheme | Infrastructure | Ilminster | Oct-24 | £500,000,000 | 12146624 | View project |
| 79 | Leeds General Infirmary – Expansion Masterplan | Medical & Healthcare | Leeds | Jun-24 | £500,000,000 | 12390999 | View project |
| 80 | Heronby New Village Masterplan | Residential | York | Oct-24 | £500,000,000 | 12653010 | View project |
| 81 | Phillips 66 Limited – Carbon Capture Plant | Industrial | Grimsby | Oct-24 | £500,000,000 | 12697724 | View project |
| 82 | Beam Park Phases 2B D E F G | Residential | Rainham | Mar-24 | £486,000,000 | 12140351 | View project |
| 83 | Goodmayes Railway Station – 1280 Apartments | Residential | Romford | Sep-24 | £470,000,000 | 12485011 | View project |
| 84 | Dunton Hills Garden Village | Residential | Brentwood | Nov-24 | £467,000,000 | 12255288 | View project |
| 85 | A417 Missing Link – Gloucester | Infrastructure | Gloucester | Jan-24 | £460,000,000 | 12433068 | View project |
| 86 | North Westgate Development Peterborough | Commercial & Retail | Peterborough | Aug-24 | £450,000,000 | 10620681 | View project |
| 87 | St Johns Wood Square Development | Residential | St Johns Wood | May-24 | £450,000,000 | 12088816 | View project |
| 88 | Liverpool Street Station Concourse Remodelling | Infrastructure | City of London | Dec-24 | £450,000,000 | 12750714 | View project |
| 89 | Queensmere Shopping Centre Redevelopment | Residential | Slough | Mar-24 | £450,000,000 | 11986221 | View project |
| 90 | Coventry City Centre South Redevelopment | Commercial & Retail | Coventry | Jun-24 | £450,000,000 | 11946916 | View project |
| 91 | City Centre South Regeneration – Masterplan | Residential | Coventry | Jun-24 | £450,000,000 | 12538627 | View project |
| 92 | Leeds Station Redevelopment | Infrastructure | Leeds | Feb-24 | £450,000,000 | 12241958 | View project |
| 93 | Hs2 Track Systems Lot 1 – Phase1 Urban Including Birmingham Spur | Infrastructure | Birmingham | Jan-24 | £434,000,000 | 12336912 | View project |
| 94 | 120 Fleet Street – Offices & Retail Units | Commercial & Retail | City of London | Apr-24 | £429,000,000 | 12586543 | View project |
| 95 | West Burton 500Mw Solar Project | Infrastructure | Lincoln | Aug-24 | £400,000,000 | 12627878 | View project |
| 96 | Eden Walk Regeneration | Commercial & Retail | Kingston Upon Thames | Jan-24 | £400,000,000 | 12171374 | View project |
| 97 | Bollo Lane – Phase 1 & 2 Acton | Residential | Acton | Jan-24 | £400,000,000 | 12512075 | View project |
| 98 | Rom Valley Gardens Blocks B-G – 864 Flats & Commercial Space | Residential | Romford | Mar-24 | £400,000,000 | 12311148 | View project |
| 99 | 216-220 Blackfriars Road – 62 Apartments & Office/Community Areas | Commercial & Retail | Southwark | Apr-24 | £400,000,000 | 12544150 | View project |
| 100 | Coppermills Coppermill Lane – Pumping Station & Water Treatment Works | Infrastructure | Walthamstow | Jul-24 | £400,000,000 | 12760465 | View project |
(Source: Barbour ABI, updated February 2024)
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