Planning Software Improvement Fund

West Berkshire Council was awarded funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) as part of Round 1 of the Planning Software Improvement Fund, to begin a major improvement to our digital services and systems used by applicants and our planning service.

The funds will be used to implement a new digital system, PlanX, which will help applicants determine if they need planning permission online. If an applicant finds they do need permission they'll then be able to apply online using the information they have already submitted, making the application process quicker and easier.

In addition to implementing PlanX for applicants, the work will also integrate it with the systems used by the planning service to process applications, reducing the time needed to carry out these tasks.

As part of our application to DLUHC we commited to creating a blog, and we'll be updating it regualrly with the progress of the work.

You can read more about Round One of the Planning Software Improvement Fund here.