Experimental AI tool that digitises planning data could help councils meet housing targets

Gen AI tool for councils to ‘turn blurry maps and handwritten notes into clear, digital data’

Government aims to support its plans to build 1.5 million new homes across the country with the Extract tech system that can convert scans and weatherbeaten files into electronic info A new artificial intelligence tool being developed by government aims to help local councils’ planning operations turn old and unclear physical documents into detailed digital data sets. The technology – dubbed ‘Extract’ – is being created by the Whitehall’s Incuba…

Experimental AI tool that digitises planning data could help councils meet housing targets

Currently in early testing, the AI tool could reduce the time needed to convert old planning documents into digital records, helping councils to make faster, better informed decisions to deliver housing The government’s Incubator for AI (i.AI), part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Digital Planning Programme, to develop AI that pro…

AI tool could help councils speed up housing development

A new artificial intelligence tool in development could help local councils across the UK tackle housing shortages by streamlining the planning process The tool, designed to digitise old and usually difficult-to-read planning documents, hopes to speed up decisions and reduce backlogs, supporting the government’s goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next Parliament. AI steps to modernise outdated planning systems A lot of councils still re…

AI data extraction tool tested to speed up planning

The government is testing an AI tool that can extract structured data from poor scans, PDFs and paper documents to speed up local planning. The Extract.ai data extraction platform is in early testing. The generative AI tool will turn old planning documents (including blurry maps and handwritten notes, the government stated) into digital data in 40 seconds – drastically reducing the one-to-two hours it typically takes planners to access informat…