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Open Digital Planning: A New Hope

4 Oct 2023

An insightful and witty take on Birmingham City Council's journey in the Open Digital Planning community.

Show & Tell, Wednesday 11 October, 10-11am

Join us for this month's Show & Tell

4 Oct 2023

For this month's Show & Tell the spotlight is on PlanX, our go-to content management system for planners.

DLUHC Digital Planning Funding - launch event, Tuesday 17 October

DLUHC Digital Planning Funding - launch event 2023

28 Sep 2023

The DLUHC Digital Planning Programme’s next round of funding will be opening in October 2023. To find out more, please register for the launch event.

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Show & Tell - September 2023

15 Sep 2023

We hosted another fantastic Show & Tell this week, with a slight twist in format as it was entirely centred on BOPS and we were able to answer questions in real-time. 

Show & Tell, 13 September 2023, 10 - 11 am

Join us for this month's Show & Tell

11 Sep 2023

Join us for the next ODP Show & Tell on Wednesday 13 September, 10 - 11 am on Teams. 

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​​Planning Skills Delivery Fund - deadline 11 September 2023!

5 Sep 2023

A fund for local authorities to help clear backlogs of planning applications and address skills gaps.

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Launching a new digital service

25 Aug 2023

Doncaster Council shares why their planning team joined the ODP community and how their new Find out if you need planning permission service has been received.

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ODP's PlanX service

24 Aug 2023

Take a deep dive into our open-sourced content management system for local planning authorities with Alastair Parvin from Open Systems Lab. 

Show & Tell: August 2023

Show & Tell - August 2023

18 Aug 2023

This month's Show & Tell includes an update of the ODP roadmap, BOPS user research and story mapping and user research insights from PlanX.

Find out if you need planning permission

User research report - July 2023

1 Aug 2023

Our latest user research report highlights the key findings from usability testing of the 'Find out if you need planning permission' service, with six homeowners.

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