Member

For example, the Government are delivering the digital planning programme, which aims to enable a modern and efficient planning system in England. That programme is supporting our digital ambitions, working with local planning authorities to adopt common data standards. It will make the planning system more efficient by providing better access to planning data, improving the data quality and making the data more open. We are committed to modernising the planning system and to streamlining processes. However, we do not believe that it is appropriate to mandate digital twin modelling for every applicant through the Bill. There are three main reasons why I say that.