All meetings and drop-ins

These are all the meetings and drop-ins you can join as part of ODP.

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General meetings

Meetings for everyone in the ODP community

Meeting NamePurposeDay and TimeFrequencyMeeting Link
ODP General MeetingAn opportunity for MHCLG and programme leads to share and discuss things relevant to everyone. LPAs will have opportunities to ask questions relevant to the wider programme.Mondays, 1pm-2pm (60 mins)MonthlyJoin the meeting
ODP Public Show and TellThe public show and tell is a livestreamed session where members of the project team deliver an hour long update of progress over the past four weeks. A speakers call is separate from the audience call. LPAs take it in turns to run the show and tell session.Wednesdays, 10am (60 mins)Every 4 weeksJoin the meeting

ODP product and co-design meetings

Meetings for LPAs adopting and co-designing ODP Products to get support and share work being done.

Meeting NamePurposeDay and TimeFrequency
ODP Product Stand UpA place for the ODP project teams to discuss focus on upcoming progress for the week, blockers and request support where needed.Tuesday, 9:30am (30 mins)Weekly
ODP Product Alignment GroupA place for LPAs and product teams to align on strategic prioritiesWednesday, 11am (90 mins)Fortnightly
ODP Technical and Integrations Drop InA forum to discuss ODP integrations and promote technical communications between LPAs. This can also extend to discuss overall technical strategies, the technical future of ODP, as well as being a place for LPAs to raise any technical concerns they may have.Tuesday, 4pm (30 mins)Fortnightly
ODP Monitoring and Evaluation Drop InA place for LPAs to plan and discuss how they measure the impact and performance of planning services.Mondays, 10:45pm (60 mins)Weekly
End-to-end Pilot Drop InA session for LPAs involved in, or interested in, supporting the end-to-end pilots of the full ODP product stack.Wednesdays, 9:30am (30 mins)Weekly
ODP Internal DemoThis internal demo is informal - no livestream - and is an opportunity for project team members to share what they have been working on and a chance to share ideas/generate discussion about upcoming features or functionality.Wednesday, 10am (60 mins)Monthly
ODP Public DemoA public show and tell to show publicly any upcoming or recent product developments.Wednesday, 10am (60 mins)Monthly

ODP Digital Planning Improvement Fund (DPIF) meetings

Meetings for LPAs who are funded by Digital Planning Improvement.

Meeting NamePurposeDay and TimeFrequency
Planning Data Support Drop InA place for LPAs who are identifying, cleaning and publishing datasets to be collected by the planning.data.gov.uk platform to ask questions and get support from the MHCLG Planning Data Team and other experienced LPAs.Second Tuesday of the month, 10am (60 mins)Monthly
Digital Planning Improvement Show and TellAn opportunity to demonstrate and celebrate progress of funded projects, and welcome questions and feedback. Each LPA is expected to present during their DPIF journey. These sessions are recorded and added to the ODP Hub.Second Thursday of the month at 10am (60 mins)Monthly
DPIF Community Collaboration and Sharing Session Cohort 4.1 (Autumn 2025 joiners)

These monthly sessions will be a space for Cohort 4.1 of the Digital Planning Improvement Fund (DPIF) to:

  • Reflect on progress
  • Network and share
  • Find ways to collaborate
  • Practice digital ways of working
First Thursday of the month at 10am (60 mins) - until September 2026Monthly
DPIF Community Collaboration and Sharing Session Cohort 4.2 (Feb 2026 joiners)

These monthly sessions will be a space for Cohort 4.2 of the Digital Planning Improvement Fund (DPIF) to:

  • Reflect on progress
  • Network and share
  • Find ways to collaborate
  • Practice digital ways of working
Last Thursday of the month at 10am (60mins) - beginning May 2026Monthly

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