PropTech Innovation Fund: how it's helped identify barriers to adoption of digital engagement tools and the role of government and partners to reduce them
Technology can play a vital role in enhancing community engagement and modernising the planning syst...
A foot in the Digital Front Door: expanding digital thinking in policy-making
In this post, Greg Winfield, Head of User-Centred Policy Design at DLUHC, talks about how adding use...
Future Councils Pilot insights: Common challenges to digital transformation in local government
The aim of Future Councils was to understand the conditions required for councils to become modern a...
Developing a service to assess and understand cyber resilience in local government
The DLUHC Local Digital team is supporting councils in England to build their cyber resilience. Thro...
Funding Service Design: Using content design to reduce the burden on applicants
In September 2022, I started on a new project as a content designer in the Funding Service Design te...
Transforming digital services for councils through our Round 6 projects
We’re pleased to announce the 16 council-led digital projects that will be awarded funding through R...
Future Councils: Meet our 8 pilot councils
We are delighted to announce the councils that will be taking part in the pilot of Future Councils -...
DLUHC Housing and Planning Minister visits Buckinghamshire Council to see new Digital Planning software in action
DLUHC Housing and Planning Minister, Lucy Frazer alongside Councillor Martin Tett, Leader of Bucking...
Local Digital: 2022 in review
Local Digital is on a mission to bring together everyone required to make excellent local public ser...
Continuous Data Assurance Helps to Make Better Services
In September 2020, the Energy Performance of Buildings Register Find an energy certificate service w...
The 12 Milestones of DLUHC Digital Planning 2022
There may not be any partridges or pear trees in sight as we reach the end of 2022, but the DLUHC Di...
DLUHC continues to support Local Planning Authorities to scale the adoption of digital citizen engagement tools
The PropTech Engagement Fund continues to build on its success as we launch the next round of fundin...
Insights from the Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government pilot
In September 2022, the DLUHC Local Digital team kicked off a pilot with a cohort of councils to expl...
The Planning Software Improvement Fund is open for applications
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)'s ambition to improve local authori...
Future Councils: Delivering pathways for councils to become modern and resilient organisations
We’re delighted to announce that applications are now open to join the pilot of Future Councils. Fut...
PropTech sector wants to help deliver Housing and Planning ambitions
Screenshot of attendees at the PropTech Roundtable In the summer the DLUHC Digital Planning team hel...
Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is open for applications
We’re excited to announce that Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is now open for applications from c...
Introducing the planning data platform
Find planning and housing data that is easy to understand, use and trust. A platform to help you cre...
Piloting a Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government
The potential impact of a cyber incident in a council can be devastating, as high profile attacks on...
Celebrating four years of the Local Digital Declaration
Every July, the Local Digital team holds a month-long campaign to celebrate the anniversary of the l...
New user-centred services for planning applications are now live on council websites
3 new services: Find Out If You Need Planning Permission, Apply for a Lawful Development Certificate...
New user-centred services for planning applications are now live on council websites
3 new services: Find Out If You Need Planning Permission, Apply for a Lawful Development Certificate...
What we learned from the Local Digital Roadshow 2022
The Local Digital team holding a workshop with attendees during the Yorkshire Roadshow. This year ha...
Digital planning reform - an overview
Have you ever tried to get planning permission or engage with the planning system as a user? For hom...
Women working in digital, data and technology, part 2: leadership
There’s no set path to working in digital, data and technology (DDAT). Women working in these profes...
Women working in digital, data and technology, part 1: product and delivery
There’s no set path to working in digital, data and technology (DDAT). Women working in these profes...
Building confidence and expertise in local government for successful digital transformation
In the Local Digital Declaration, we outline our commitment to ‘creating the conditions for genuine ...
Reflections on my time as the Head of Local Digital
May-N presenting at an event for local government This week brings to a close my two and a half year...
Exciting next steps for Local Digital and Cyber
The Local Digital and Cyber teams are going to be making some exciting changes over the next few mon...
Modernising planning software in collaboration with councils and their suppliers
Our digital planning software work is moving into a new phase of collaboration and delivery with Loc...