{"id":94217,"date":"2021-06-02T10:43:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=94217"},"modified":"2021-06-02T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T09:43:16","slug":"planning-process-digtal-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/planning-process-digtal-tool\/94217\/","title":{"rendered":"10 councils to test the use of digital planning tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Housing minister, Christopher Pincher, has announced a \u00a31.1m fund to test the use of digital planning tools and data standards across 10 local areas<\/h2>\n<p>The planning white paper &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/planning-for-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Planning for the Future<\/a>&#8216;, published in August 2020, proposed reforms to the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process.<\/p>\n<p>In the new system, digital tools will be key for making planning proposals more accessible and interactive, supporting the ambition for more effective community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The pathfinder programme will look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/soft-landings\/94136\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital transformation<\/a> of local plans which will increase community involvement and speed up the planning process.<\/p>\n<p>By introducing a digital system that makes plans map-based and accessible online, local people will be able to engage with planning in their local area, which will help get homes built quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Councils will test how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/local-plans-community-engagement\/83266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">existing local plans<\/a> translate into the new system, including moving away from long text documents to an interactive map with accompanying annotation document, and the adaptation of existing site allocation policies into the proposed land categorisation format.<\/p>\n<p>This will enable planners to understand the impact of proposed land designations and associated policy implications on land allocations and inform a wide range of policies across the reform programme.<\/p>\n<h3>The 10 bids from local councils to be selected are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council<\/li>\n<li>Stratford upon Avon District Council and Warwick District Council<\/li>\n<li>Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council<\/li>\n<li>Dacorum Borough Council<\/li>\n<li>Broxbourne Borough Council<\/li>\n<li>Birmingham City Council<\/li>\n<li>East Suffolk Council<\/li>\n<li>London Borough Hounslow<\/li>\n<li>Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea<\/li>\n<li>Ashford Borough Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Placing planning at the council&#8217;s fingertips<\/h3>\n<p>Housing minister, Christopher Pincher, said: \u201cWe are moving away from notices on lamp posts to an interactive and accessible map-based online system \u2013 placing planning at the fingertips of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement will ensure the planning process will be brought into the digital age. Communities will be reconnected to a planning process that is supposed to serve them, with residents more engaged over what happens in their areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the current system excludes residents, who do not have the time to contribute to the lengthy and complex planning process, local democracy and accountability will now be enhanced by technology and transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Government Association<\/a> chairman, James Jamieson, added: \u201cCouncils want communities to be able to shape and define the area they live in, and support measures to enhance public participation in the planning process through a more digital service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will help to make the planning system more accessible and efficient, and we look forward to working with government to ensure that all residents can engage in the planning process.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing minister, Christopher Pincher, has announced a \u00a31.1m fund to test the use of digital planning tools and data standards across 10 local areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[13038,676,997,688,276,572,679,952,567],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-94217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-building","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-development","10":"tag-digital-construction","11":"tag-government","12":"tag-housebuilding","13":"tag-local-plan","14":"tag-planning","15":"tag-planning-system"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 councils to test the use of digital planning tools<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Housing minister, Christopher Pincher MP, has announced a \u00a31.1m fund to test the use of digital planning tools and data standards across 10 local areas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/planning-process-digtal-tool\/94217\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 councils to test the use of digital planning tools\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Housing minister, Christopher Pincher MP, has announced a \u00a31.1m fund to test the use of digital planning tools and data standards across 10 local areas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/planning-process-digtal-tool\/94217\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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