Written questions

Planning: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 15985 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has established baseline performance measures against which the success of AI planning tools will be assessed; what key performance indicators will be moni

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 14 Jul 2026

My Department is evaluating the performance and impact of AI planning tools to ensure they deliver benefits for local planning authorities and the communities they serve. Our Digital Planning Programme is developing an AI planning prototype in partnership...