{"id":744,"date":"2025-09-05T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/?post_type=seminar&#038;p=744"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:20:42","slug":"planning-datahub-london-and-greater-manchesters-digital-twins-of-the-planning-system","status":"publish","type":"seminar","link":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/seminars\/planning-datahub-london-and-greater-manchesters-digital-twins-of-the-planning-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Datahub: London and Greater Manchester\u2019s Digital Twins of the Planning System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Planning London Datahub was launched in 2020 to shift planning from documents to digital. The system provides a live feed of all planning applications across London, drawing data both from back-office systems and the application process itself. This enables a complete, real-time picture of housing delivery &#8211; from initial submission through to completion.<\/p>\n<p>In this session, we\u2019ll share how we built the platform, managed collaboration across 35 local planning authorities and multiple suppliers, and the key challenges we faced along the way.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also discuss lessons learned, our priorities for improving the system, and how Greater Manchester will soon adopt the same approach. 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