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Accelerating the adoption of Digital Citizen Engagement tools in planning: Insights from DLUHC’s PropTech Innovation Fund

Posted by: Digital Planning, Posted on: 8 June 2023 - Categories: Digital Citizen Engagement, Digital Planning, PropTech

As part of the wider DLUHC Digital Planning programme, Round 2 of the PropTech Innovation Fund was launched in March 2022 working with 36 LPA partners and 20 Property Technology (PropTech) companies to accelerate the adoption of digital tools and services in the planning process. Discover more about key insights from funded projects in this blog post.

What we've learnt from the PropTech Innovation Fund round 1 digital citizen engagement pilots

Posted by: Digital Planning, Posted on: 3 April 2023 - Categories: Digital Citizen Engagement, Digital Planning, PropTech

Round 1 of the PropTech Innovation Fund funded 13 pioneering Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) across England to work with 8 Property Technology (PropTech) partners to use innovative digital tools to make the planning process more open and accessible. The projects aimed to boost public engagement, while gathering evidence about the barriers to allow local authorities to adopt digital tools at scale.

15 council led projects funded to scale digital solutions which aim to improve citizen engagement within the planning process

Posted by: Digital Planning, Posted on: 23 March 2023 - Categories: Digital Citizen Engagement, Digital Planning, PropTech

We’re pleased to announce 15 more council-led projects have been awarded a total of £3.2 million of funding through Round 3 of the PropTech Innovation Fund. 27 Local Planning Authority (LPAs) are involved in the pilots, some of which see multiple LPAs working in partnership.