Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Area and map-based consultation platform
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 19
- Partners:
- London Borough of Hounslow, Urban Intelligence
Automating and facilitating the Call for Sites process
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Chesterfield Borough Council, Urban Intelligence
Breaking down barriers to digital participation in shaping the future community
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, London Borough of Haringey
Bringing a 3D model to life for residents through a new engagement platform
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Dacorum Borough Council, Vu.City
Capturing board and qualitative data to establish resident priorities
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Novoville, Stevenage Borough Council
Community feedback on Area Assessments
- Consultation stage:
- Call for Sites
- Partners:
- Urban Intelligence, London Borough of Redbridge
Comparing the effectiveness of digital consultation vs more traditional/less technologically advanced methods
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, Feria Urbanism, East Hampshire District Council
Creating a baseline for social impact
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, Quality of Life Foundation, Rainbow Services, Stantec, Harlow & Gilston Garden Town (East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest and Harlow District Councils and Hertfordshire and Essex County Councils)
Creating a more transparent, engaging and interactive approach
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, West Oxfordshire District Council
Developing a community vision for new regeneration
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Citizenlab, Newham Council
Developing a new portal to increase transparency in funding from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, Watford Borough Council
Developing a place-based engagement platform to build trust and meaningfully engage with the local community
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, Lewes District Council
Developing a suite of digital tools to support conversations around estate regeneration
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Land Insight, Commonplace, UrbanPlanAR, Birmingham City Council
Enhanced mapping tools to bring a Local Plan to life
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 19
- Partners:
- Stockport Council
Gamifying local planning to drive collaboration and engagement
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- The Future Fox, Digital Urban, Bolsover District Council
Gamifying VR to gather feedback on town centre revitalisation
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Digital Urban, Arcadis. Cornwall Council
Harnessing new and diverse voices
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, Walsall Council
How adopting digital tools led to significant resource saving for the council
- Consultation stage:
- Call for Sites
- Partners:
- Opus Consult, Harborough District Council
How the adoption of digital tools increased the number of responses to planning consultations
- Partners:
- Harlow and Gilston Garden Town, South West Hertfordshire Joint Strategic Plan (JSP), and Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan
How the adoption of digital tools is improving the planning process for communities and local planning authorities across the country
- Partners:
- Harlow and Gilston Garden Town, South West Hertfordshire Joint Strategic Plan (JSP), and Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan, Newham Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Lewes District Council, Birmingham City Council, Leicester City Council, Lambeth Council and Bolsover District Council, Harborough District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Stevenage Borough Council
How the adoption of digital tools reduces officer time spent analysing consultation responses
- Partners:
- Harborough District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Stevenage Borough Council
How the adoption of digital tools supported a more diverse audience to respond to planning consultations
- Partners:
- Newham Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Lewes District Council
How the adoption of digital tools supported more positive conversations around planning
- Partners:
- Birmingham City Council, Leicester City Council, Lambeth Council and Bolsover District Council
Improving demographic outreach
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Granicus’ Engagement HQ, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Increasing accessibility and understanding to improve public engagement
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Bang the Table, Vu City, Southampton City Council
Interactive web-based GIS interface for plan making consultation
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Bolsover District Council, The Future Fox
Migrating to a new consultation platform
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Cotswold District Council, Commonplace
Modernising planning publicity to reach a broader audience
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Watford Borough Council, Esri, Commonplace, Vu.City
Responding to local resident feedback to reduce engagement fatigue
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- PingLocker, Build-ID, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
The value of social media insights
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- The Greater Cambridgeshire Shared Planning Service, The Future Fox
Trialling small digital initiatives to improve engagement rates
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 19
- Partners:
- London Borough of Wandsworth, Maddison Graphic
Using 3D digital tools and augmented reality to visualise the benefits of high-quality development
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Digital Urban, Surrey County Council
Using 3D models and data visualisation to reach a broader demographic
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Digital Urban, Wirral Council
Using digital techniques to involve more diverse voices to balance the needs of a all users of public spaces at night
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, London Borough of Wandsworth
Using digital to improve understanding of the role and function of settlements across a Joint Local Plan area based
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Commonplace, City Science, Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council
Using digital to inform future play area design and refurbishment
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- CitizenLab, Havant Borough Council
Using digital to offer more choice in what users can track and engage with
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 19
- Partners:
- Dorset council worked, DEF Software
Using digital to publicise the world of planning
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- North Lincolnshire Council
Using digital to re-evaluate what we ask, how we ask and who we ask
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Southampton City Council, Bang the Table
Using digital to support the delivery of services and enhance environment
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Built-ID, Runnymede Borough Council
Using digital tools to generate interest, enthusiasm and engagement in developing a strategic vision
- Consultation stage:
- Regulation 18
- Partners:
- Bang the Table, Build-ID, Penknife, Iceni Projects, South West Hertfordshire (Dacorum Borough Council, St Albans City and District Council, Three Rivers District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, Watford Borough Council, Hertfordshire County Council)
Using digital tools to support bringing unused land and property back into use
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Deetu, Leicester City Council
Using immersive models to support residents shape local spaces
- Consultation stage:
- Transport network and public realm improvement projects (LTN)
- Partners:
- Lambeth Council, Cityscape, Commonplace, Vu City
Using intuitive advertising to increase engagement on digital platforms
- Consultation stage:
- Planning publicity
- Partners:
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, The Future Fox