Technology

17.05.2019

Simon Wicks

In the first of a two-part look at the relationship between planning, digital technology and ethics, Simon Wicks considers the ethics of data collection.

Appeals round-up: Community management of listed pub ‘not viable’; ‘Fluid’ Airbnb accommodation not comparable to guesthouses

10.05.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 4 May-10 May, 2019

S106 secures transport app for Leicestershire development

03.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Residents of a new community in Leicestershire will benefit from a digitised Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service, funded through a section 106 agreement.

Looking back to move forward

01.05.2019

Louise Brooke-Smith

How is the high street to survive in the age of online shopping? Perhaps the future of our town centres can be secured with a return to past principles, says Louise Brooke-Smith.

Improvements being delivered at Planning Portal

01.05.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Planning Portal | Technology

Six months after introducing its Financial Transaction Service (FTS) the Planning Portal is reporting that promised improvements to how the service operates are already being delivered.

City Change Fund / Plymouth City Council

Crowdfunding initiative awarded RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup

24.04.2019

Laura Edgar

A pioneering community infrastructure initiative that embraces crowdfunding technology has taken the top prize at the RTPI’s 2019 Awards for Planning Excellence ceremony, which took place in London this week (24 April).

Tech landscape: Into the flow

15.04.2019

Simon Wicks

#Plantech has tended to focus on intelligent data gathering and sorting, but what about the fundamental processes that drive planning? Simon Wicks finds out about Motif, workflow software for planners, and...

Legal briefs: Croydon couple to pay £100k POCA fine; Apple data centre challenge fails

12.04.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 6 April-12 April, 2019

How better handling of data can drive innovation in planning

11.04.2019

Nissa Shahid

Data | Future Cities Catapult | PlantraQ | Technology | UK

Nissa Shahid explains how technology to store data in the planning profession is lagging behind.

Key Swansea Bay City Deal initiatives signed off

05.04.2019

Roger Milne

city deals | Cymru | digital | Swansea Bay | Technology

Two major initiatives from the Swansea Bay City Deal are closer to climbing off the drawing board now that business cases for both have been submitted for sign-off by the UK and Welsh governments.

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