questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what modelling he has undertaken of the potential impact of his Department’s AI planning tools on planning determination times, staffing requirements, planning costs and housing delivery; whether pilot evaluations have been completed; whether any local planning authorities have been identified as presenting implementation risks; and if he will publish any underlying evaluation.
answerText: My Department is evaluating the performance and impact of AI planning tools to ensure they deliver benefits for local planning authorities and the communities they serve. Our Digital Planning Programme is developing an AI planning prototype in partnership...
heading: Planning: Artificial Intelligence