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PropTech

Joint Local Plan Authorities identify potential site assessment time savings using digital tools

Digital innovation cuts local plan site assessment time by 93%

Greater Cambridge transforms site assessment with PropTech integration delivering over 50% time savings.

Central Lincolnshire transforms cross-authority planning and boosts resident participation with integrated mapping platform

North Tyneside saves 50% of staff time on consultation analysis with digital tools while boosting diverse engagement.

Using 3D modelling to transform public engagement in Lancaster.

Council housing pipeline tool saves 89% assessment time per site

Digital planning portal cuts call for sites processing time by 60%

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Exploring how digital ways of working can enhance statutory consultee engagement

New research finds investment in 3D modelling delivers double returns in town planning benefits   

Nottingham City Council

Developing powerful tools to improve local play park planning engagement and efficiency

Sharing planning data across council boundaries for strategic, sustainable site planning 

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Piloting virtual reality (VR) to increase the diversity of consultation responses 

Streamlining the planning process with representation management software

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Exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can reduce the time taken to summarise and report on consultation feedback 

Making Night Time Strategy engagement reports streamlined, transparent and interactive 

London Borough of Wandsworth

Using Natural Language Processing to improve the efficiency of consultations

How the adoption of digital tools is improving the planning process for communities and local planning authorities across the country

How the adoption of digital tools reduces officer time spent analysing consultation responses

How the adoption of digital tools supported more positive conversations around planning

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