Planning: Artificial Intelligence
2026-05-17 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · HL244 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in local authority planning processes, in particular for recommendations on planning applications.
Answer
My department has made an assessment of the use of AI tools in local authority planning processes.The new Augmented Planning Decisions (APD) tool, delivered by MHCLG’s Digital Planning Programme with Google and Faculty, uses AI to help planning officers p...