Digital Planning UK Gov

We are the @mhclg Digital Planning team. Join us in #DoingPlanningDifferently as we work to use digital to modernise England's planning system.

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🎄 Read our festive December newsletter which celebrates some of our highlights this year and gives a sneak preview of 2025. 🎇

#doingplanningdifferently #digitalplanning

https://t.co/1HOI09Vmg0

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🎆 Digital Planning Directory will launch on 22 January 2025! It'll feature digital planning service providers and be a key resource for organisations seeking to modernise their planning.

👉 Register to join the event with @drweiyang virtually.

https://t.co/avrr1xmysb

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Check out the digital transformation journey @medway_council has been on, as part of @opendigitalplan

The digital tools they've adopted streamlined planning processes and improved customer experience
📉12% reduction in planning calls
✉️9% fewer emails

https://t.co/3wIiBmgUpx

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Ever wonder what other councils are doing to speed up the planning process?

Highlights from Round 4 of the PropTech Innovation Fund are out, and they make interesting reading:
https://t.co/Y2bY9uuVkb

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🎆 Digital Planning Directory will launch on 22 January 2025!

It'll feature digital planning service providers and be a key resource for organisations seeking digital services to modernise planning.

👉 Register to join the event virtually. https://t.co/7OVGWfip8l

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We recently held our PropTech (property technology) Showcase where we heard from @reigatebanstead, @CentralLincs,
@GCSP_Planning about their experiences of using digital tools to improve planning processes.
Watch the replay below: 👇
https://t.co/dM0s1FVAkr

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Improving the planning process starts with better data—from submitting an application to approval. We're launching a working group to:

🔑 Build on existing work to draft specifications
🔑 Collaborate openly

Get involved: https://t.co/JPsqSdhoYq

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Two years ago, @medway_council joined @opendigitalplan

Since then, they’ve streamlined queries and made the planning process more efficient and accessible with:
📉 12% reduction in planning calls
✉️ 9% fewer emails – reducing admin time

Find out how: https://t.co/Q4ly4bfExG

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Earlier this year, @PeterboroughCC joined @opendigitalplan to drive digital service improvements.

With support from our Digital Planning Improvement funding, they’ve recently launched their first of these, a Tree Protection Order verification app

Check out the demo🎥

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As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Bradford’s digital model certainly helps to bring ideas and proposals to life – important for engaging everyone in discussions about the future of a place

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Bradford’s Southern Gateway 3D ‘PARM’ model produced as part of @mhclg funded #PropTech 4 has been used to promote STEM and “bridge the gender diversity gap” in the Amey Challenge Cup.
@AmeyLtd @UniofBradford @bradfordmdc @DigiPlanningGov

https://t.co/nmvf9PzUEL

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🚀 And we have lift off! Our data specifications for planning applications work is underway.

Find out about the ambition, the progress being made and how you can get involved.
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https://t.co/oxnNPh0Yam

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🗺️ Planning plays a vital role in shaping our communities. This overview of our Digital Planning programme explains how digital ways of working and innovation are transforming England's planning system and achievements so far. #digitalplanning
👇https://t.co/f4RwsOvSoL

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Be the first to hear about the latest breakthroughs in digital planning.

Our monthly newsletter is packed with exclusive insights, updates on new tools, and real-life case studies delivered straight to your inbox.

Sign up here 👉 https://t.co/Tjka1WaGn0

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💡New evidence proves investment in 3D modelling can deliver double returns in town planning benefits! The report based on Nottingham City Council's experience shows how efficiency savings can outstrip costs by a factor of 2:1.
Read the full story 👉 https://t.co/AsjGnUjdaD

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Getting consultation feedback from communities isn’t easy.

We’ve been working with councils over the past couple of years on PropTech Innovation, and alongside that, we’ve been developing a Digital Citizen Engagement toolkit to support councils:

https://t.co/G9KYCaTLDu

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Understanding planning data and how to manage it can be tricky, but it’s key to making the planning process more efficient.

Our data team has been working with @OrdnanceSurvey to improve data sharing in planning. They’ve shared some great insights ⬇

https://t.co/7mP4j7ODKw

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🔊 The November newsletter from @opendigitalplan is out now and it's filled with examples of progress towards building a planning system that’s fit for the 21st Century. Read on to find out more.⬇️#opendigitalplanning #digitalplanning

https://t.co/xPXEIhA39c

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🏅 Good luck to Bridget Wilkins, Head of Adoption, Engagement and Innovation for @mhclg who has been shortlisted for the “Special Achievement” award in the Outstanding Contribution category at the @UKProptech awards. #digitalplanning

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💡Is there an app for that? Identifying brownfield land isn't always simple. We took part in a Government Day Hackathon where we explored how open data could be used to solve planning challenges like identifying land to build on. Read what we discovered:
https://t.co/Utt7WsjgbB

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📢 We're delighted to be a partner supporting the @UKProptech Awards taking place on Thursday - a great opportunity to amplify the conversation around innovation in property technology and its role in transforming the planning system.

#digitalplanning