Chips help speed up the process, because we can move chunks of the design around very quickly and keep data associated with them.
At the other end of the scale, work for a case study was also undertaken on an example development of 50 flats, mapping it against the common themes that run through planning applications.These included things such as names, addresses and locations, although specifics weren’t included as the work was still pre proof of concept..
The Benefits of Digitising Planning.Digitising planning is an emerging technology and way of working, and it’s hoped that learnings will be shared as things develop in different areas of the world.While we’ll never get rid of the subjective element of planning, and certainly not the need for people, digitising planning could help reduce administrative burden, freeing up time for planners to do the more valuable, judgement based planning work and enabling us to make better, and more holistic, sets of decisions.. Another benefit it’s hoped will arise from digitising the planning system is to make planning more accessible to members of the public.
Being able to engage with and interpret a 3D model is much more helpful to people than being presented with unrealistic CGI imagery depicting permanent sunshine and few cars.Currently, trust in the planning system is at a low.
If we can help people feel more in control of what they’re being consulted on, and give them a better sense of what a development will really look like, it should help to alleviate a lot of concern.. At present, ten Pathfinder projects are being undertaken by various local authorities.
All of them are looking at how to digitise planning policy, and make it more machine readable.Ultimately, we’ll have to collate the data together as an industry, but benchmarks will help us learn, and guide us at the design stage..
Creating a sustainable future — alignment of standards and guidance.One of the key challenges we need to address in our quest for a sustainable future, is to align the various forms of guidance and advice coming into the industry from different sources.
There are currently a number of different institutions involved, all representing different parties within the built environment.While it’s positive they all have the same net zero goal, they offer different guidance.