Lamont doesn’t believe construction’s lack of digitalisation is caused by a lack of industry uptake of technology.

Permitted development is a technical assessment that provides yes or no answers based on aspects like allowable depths and heights.This makes codification easier.

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.However, they also look at what’s happened over the last year.

This means we know what’s happening in the UK in terms of energy balance.We can use that data when considering sustainability in our designs to give a very detailed, current understanding of what the electricity grid is, and what that means for buildings.. We can also use their predictions to understand how the grid is going to decarbonise over the next five to ten years.

Importantly, the trajectory for that decarbonisation looks healthy.What it really comes down to is different scenarios, related to levels of investment, and what that will consist of.