{"id":156281,"date":"2025-10-22T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=156281"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:39:15","slug":"new-ai-regulation-blueprint-speed-up-planning-approvals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-technology-news\/new-ai-regulation-blueprint-speed-up-planning-approvals\/156281\/","title":{"rendered":"New AI regulation blueprint to speed up planning approvals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Technology Secretary Liz Kendall will announce a new blueprint of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation at the Times Tech Summit, relaxing some rules in testing conditions to drive innovation and growth<\/h2>\n<p>The new AI regulation plans will rollout controlled testing environments with reduced regulation to accelerate results, known as sandboxes, in sectors such as healthcare, professional services, transport, and the use of robotics in advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/ai-growth-lab\/ai-growth-lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Growth Lab<\/a> could help slash planning approval times, according to the technology secretary, cutting through the average housing development&#8217;s 4,000 pages of documentation and 18-month timeline submission to approval.<\/p>\n<h4>Technology secretary Liz Kendall said:<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;To deliver national renewal, we need to overhaul the old approaches which have stifled enterprise and held back our innovators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to remove the needless red tape that slows progress so we can drive growth and modernise the public services people rely on every day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn\u2019t about cutting corners \u2013 it\u2019s about fast-tracking responsible innovations that will improve lives and deliver real benefits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Safety and oversight will be managed by &#8220;tech and regulatory experts&#8221;, as well as implementing a licensing scheme with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-technology-news\/ethical-ai-for-efficient-effective-use-construction\/155477\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strong safeguards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government will now move ahead with a public call for views on its AI Growth Lab proposals, which close on 2 January 2026. 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