AI tool to halve planning decision times

Planning Extract tool

Published On: 3rd July 2026

A new AI facility is being tested in Barnet and Camden boroughs to speed up decision times.

The facility assesses applications, summarises key information and provides planning officers with an initial assessment they can consider.

The aim is to halve decision times to four weeks on the 70% of all applications which are submitted by householders.

A second AI tool helps planning officers convert decades-old planning documents and maps, sometimes with handwritten notes, into readily usable data in minutes

Please see the Government’s announcement, the Extract tool details are here, video demo below

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