What user research taught us about designing useful digital planning case studies
Case studies are widely used in government to share learning, explain what has been tried, and help ...
Stress-testing an AI tool to explore its potential for faster local plans and greater citizen engagement
Local plan consultations can generate thousands of responses from members of the public, the develop...
Progressing my senior developer career with an apprenticeship
National Apprenticeship Week is a chance to showcase the impact of apprenticeships on both individua...
Funding Service: How we built a new funding platform for MHCLG
Over the past year, the Funding Service has been building a new funding platform for the Ministry of...
Testing new planning data standards with industry: what we learned from phase 1 and where we go next
In November we shared details of 5 pilots testing new data standards for planning applications. Thes...
Our journey to delivering the Fire and Rescue Data Platform
Image credit: istock.com/VV Shots When most people think about Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), they ...
HM Land Registry portal to be refreshed
"Customers who use the HM Land Registry portal will see a clear, refreshed homepage." From 26 Januar...
More local planning authorities commit to making their planning data open and join Open Digital Planning
Imagine being able to instantly check whether a property sits in a conservation area or whether a tr...
Building a data model for planning decisions
Every year, local planning authorities make hundreds of thousands of planning decisions. But right n...
Modernising democracy: Transforming the Electoral registration officer portal
The Electoral registration officer portal (EROP) is a secure web portal used by Electoral Registrati...
A year of transforming England’s planning system
We're wrapping up another year for the MHCLG Digital Planning Programme – and what a year it’s been....
The future of the Funding Service: solving a whole problem for users
The Funding Service is a multidisciplinary team in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Go...
How collaboration and innovation came together to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
Birmingham's Millennium Point became the hub for something rather special a couple of weeks ago: the...
Understanding residents' experiences of housing safety and quality
The System Design team at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) includes ...
New draft guidance published to support faster and clearer local plan-making
Local plans are the backbone of England’s planning system, shaping how places grow and develop. But ...
International Volunteer Day: making a difference in our communities
Every year, International Volunteer Day highlights the important role volunteering plays in strength...
Mapping the housing safety and quality system
The System Design team at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) includes ...
More HM Land Registry customers are saving time and money with right-first-time applications
At a glance Application quality is increasing. Nearly one-third of qualifying customers* are saving...
Testing new planning data specifications with industry: 5 pilot partnerships paving the way
Faster and more efficient planning relies on open, accessible and trustworthy planning data. But dat...
How HM Land Registry works to protect property owners
Sharing tips and guidance during International Fraud Awareness Week Each year, HM Land Registry un...
The Local Deprivation Explorer: Making deprivation data easier to find, understand and use
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) rank over 33,000 small areas across the country by levels ...
How to deal with restrictions in the register
CEPTAP/Shutterstock.com We see a lot of applications seeking to disapply or modify a restriction in ...
Introducing the Mayoral Data Council: making data work for devolution
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working with England's Mayoral ...
Supporting councils with a Cyber Incident Response service
MHCLG is making a new Cyber Incident Response (CIR) service available to English councils, helping t...
Diving into planning decisions: What we learned from our latest user research
Across England, local planning authorities use different formats to record the outcomes of planning ...
Qualified Electronic Signatures: Answering your questions
Since HM Land Registry's recent announcement that we will accept Qualified Electronic Signatures (QE...
PropTech innovation takes on housing delivery challenges
How do we embark on the journey of solving 3 fundamental problems holding back housing delivery in E...
Designing a user-centred intranet to help our staff work more effectively
At MHCLG, colleagues across the UK use the intranet daily for news, resources and guidance, such as ...
Digital planning transformation gains momentum
Open Digital Planning is becoming a powerful force for change in local government. This supportive c...
Building understanding of software markets in local government
Over the past six months, we’ve been developing our understanding of local government software marke...