Digital Planning Case Studies

On this page you can find information on council-led Digital Planning projects funded through the MHCLG Digital Planning programme funding rounds and the Continuous Funding Model.

This page will be updated with case studies from various funding streams as they become available.

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Area and map-based consultation platform

Consultation stage:
Regulation 19
Partners:
London Borough of Hounslow, Urban Intelligence
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Automating and facilitating the Call for Sites process

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
Chesterfield Borough Council, Urban Intelligence
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Breaking down barriers to digital participation in shaping the future community

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Commonplace, London Borough of Haringey
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Bringing a 3D model to life for residents through a new engagement platform

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
Dacorum Borough Council, Vu.City
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Capturing board and qualitative data to establish resident priorities

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Novoville, Stevenage Borough Council
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Community feedback on Area Assessments

Consultation stage:
Call for Sites
Partners:
Urban Intelligence, London Borough of Redbridge
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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
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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)
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Creating a more transparent, engaging and interactive approach

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Commonplace, West Oxfordshire District Council
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Developing a community vision for new regeneration

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Citizenlab, Newham Council
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Developing a new portal to increase transparency in funding from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Commonplace, Watford Borough Council
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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
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Developing a suite of digital tools to support conversations around estate regeneration

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Land Insight, Commonplace, UrbanPlanAR, Birmingham City Council
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Developing powerful tools to improve local play park planning engagement and efficiency

Consultation stage:
Reg. 18
Partners:
Havant Borough Council and Go Vocal (formerly CitizenLab)
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Enhanced mapping tools to bring a Local Plan to life

Consultation stage:
Regulation 19
Partners:
Stockport Council
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Exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can reduce the time taken to summarise and report on consultation feedback 

Consultation stage:
Reg. 18
Partners:
West Oxfordshire and Cotswold District Councils, Konveio, Go Vocal (formerly CitizenLab)
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Gamifying local planning to drive collaboration and engagement

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
The Future Fox, Digital Urban, Bolsover District Council
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Gamifying VR to gather feedback on town centre revitalisation

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Digital Urban, Arcadis. Cornwall Council
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Harnessing new and diverse voices

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Commonplace, Walsall Council
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How adopting digital tools led to significant resource saving for the council

Consultation stage:
Call for Sites
Partners:
Opus Consult, Harborough District Council
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Improving demographic outreach

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Granicus’ Engagement HQ, London Borough of Waltham Forest
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Increasing accessibility and understanding to improve public engagement

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
Bang the Table, Vu City, Southampton City Council
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Interactive web-based GIS interface for plan making consultation

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
Bolsover District Council, The Future Fox
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London Borough of Wandsworth

Making Night Time Strategy engagement reports streamlined, transparent and interactive 

Consultation stage:
Non-statutory consultation on Night Time Strategy
Partners:
London Borough of Wandsworth, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Commonplace
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Migrating to a new consultation platform

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
Cotswold District Council, Commonplace
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Modernising planning publicity to reach a broader audience

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Watford Borough Council, Esri, Commonplace, Vu.City
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Piloting virtual reality (VR) to increase the diversity of consultation responses 

Consultation stage:
Informal consultation
Partners:
Cornwall Council, Digital Urban
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Responding to local resident feedback to reduce engagement fatigue

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
PingLocker, Build-ID, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
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Sharing planning data across council boundaries for strategic, sustainable site planning 

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
The five authorities comprise the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town - East Herts District Council, Epping Forest District Council, Harlow District Council, Essex County Council, and Hertfordshire County Council. Supplier partners are Stantec, Rainbow Services, Quality of Life Foundation, Essex Data Services, Consultation Institute, Go Vocal (formerly CitizenLab)
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Streamlining the planning process with representation management software

Consultation stage:
Reg. 18
Partners:
London Borough of Hounslow, Chesterfield Borough Council, Urban Intelligence, Shoreditch Design
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The value of social media insights

Consultation stage:
Regulation 18
Partners:
The Greater Cambridgeshire Shared Planning Service, The Future Fox
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London Borough of Wandsworth

Trialling small digital initiatives to improve engagement rates

Consultation stage:
Regulation 19
Partners:
London Borough of Wandsworth, Maddison Graphic
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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
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Using 3D models and data visualisation to reach a broader demographic

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Digital Urban, Wirral Council
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London Borough of Wandsworth

Using digital techniques to involve more diverse voices to balance the needs of all users of public spaces at night

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Commonplace, London Borough of Wandsworth
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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
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Using digital to inform future play area design and refurbishment

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
CitizenLab, Havant Borough Council
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Using digital to offer more choice in what users can track and engage with

Consultation stage:
Regulation 19
Partners:
Dorset council worked, DEF Software
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Using digital to publicise the world of planning

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
North Lincolnshire Council
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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
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Using digital to support the delivery of services and enhance environment

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Built-ID, Runnymede Borough Council
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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)
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Using digital tools to support bringing unused land and property back into use

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Deetu, Leicester City Council
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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
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Using intuitive advertising to increase engagement on digital platforms

Consultation stage:
Planning publicity
Partners:
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, The Future Fox
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Using Natural Language Processing to improve the efficiency of consultations

Consultation stage:
Reg. 18 and Reg. 19 combined analysis
Partners:
Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council, Commonplace
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