digital planning

Councillors at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have given their support to plans for the government’s plans for better digital engagement and online local plans.

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick believes that England’s ‘outdated and cumbersome’ planning system has contributed to a ‘generational divide’ between those who own property and those who don’t.

The RTPI maintains in its new report that planning in England should be refocused on 21st century issues and technology should be harnessed to improve efficiency.