PlanAssist AI planning tool expands to 15 English councils
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Google DeepMind's PlanAssist, built with the UK government, Google Cloud and Faculty, moves from pilots in Camden, Barnet and Dorset to 15 English councils for a 12-month Beta on live applications. In the pilots it cut average officer time on householder assessment tasks by 58%, and officers approved over 70% of its generated reports with no edits. It checks documents, heritage constraints and planning policy and drafts cited reports; planning officers still make every decision. The government intends to offer it to every council in England by the end of 2027, subject to successful testing.
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