ODP partners at our Team Together day
News
26 Mar 2025

New Local Planning Authorities join ODP

Thanks to Digital Planning UK Gov funding, 46 additional Local Planning Authorities will join Open Digital Planning this April! Each will receive a £50,000 grant to help modernise planning practices, enhance digital capabilities, and make key planning data more accessible.

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News
26 Feb 2025

Open Digital Planning Shortlisted for the 2025 LGC Awards!

We're in the Public/Public Partnership category, celebrating how our incredible community is transforming England’s planning system.

Hackathon
Event

Local Government Innovation Hackathon - 30 April to 1 May 2025

We're partnering with the Government Digital Service and the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence to host the Local Government Innovation Hackathon in Leeds - a 48-hour event driving the future of digital planning!

Show and Tell, Wednesday 26 March, 10-11am
Event

Join us for the Products Show & Tell

Don't miss our monthly Product Show & Tell.  To join the invitation list, email ODP@communities.gov.uk.

How supplier engagement helps overcome challenges, improve services and enhance community development
Case study
20 Feb 2025

Salford Council

Digital transformation - Leveraging monitoring and evaluation at Doncaster Council
Case study
29 Jan 2025

Doncaster Council

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Blog
8 Nov 2024

How to improve public technology markets: taking a systems approach in local planning

This excellent article by ODP’s Matt Wood-Hill highlights how we are driving change in digital planning.

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Blog
17 Oct 2024

Gateshead Council’s tree preservation tool

Since joining the community in 2023, the council has been modernising planning services with projects like a Tree Preservation Order tool that integrates data and boosts public transparency.

Product Show & Tell
Show and Tells

Products Show & Tell – February 2025

This month, our product teams showcased the full end-to-end journey of BOPS for consultations, along with the global admin portal, PlanX submission log, and user feedback on the Digital Planning Register

Product Show & Tell
Show and Tells

Products Show & Tell – January 2025

The session includes demos of the Back Office Planning System (BOPS) pre-application advice service and the lawful development certificate process, as well as a showcase of organising flows in the PlanX editor and a demo of the PlanX README function. 

Back Office Planning System (BOPS) screen shot
Demo

Back Office Planning System (BOPS) video guide

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Demo

Digital Planning Register Video Guide

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