Doing Planning Differently: 3. A sense of community

Doing planning differently, pt 3 - What has made MHCLG’s Open Digital Planning initiative so successful? And can that be replicated?

Every large-scale programme sets itself the goal of building a community but many fall by the wayside. MHCLG’s Open Digital Planning, however, has delivered a thriving community ‘engine’ driving engagement, two way communication and a common sense of purpose.

Matt Wood-Hill, ODP service owner and Tom Lowndes, programme manager, from Open Digital Planning at MHCLG; and Sarah Norman, senior delivery manager, at delivery partner, TPXimpact, join this episode of the UKA Live podcast to tell us how this was built and the key factors in its success.

• Did you set out to create an ODP community?
• Why did you need large scale, interactive communication?
• Why do you need community managers?
• What technologies are you using to underpin it?
• How impactful has this been?
• What advice would you give others setting out to do the same?

Further info:

• Learn more about Open Digital Planning: https://opendigitalplanning.org/
• Follow developments on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-digital-planning
• Contact the ODP team: digitalplanningteam@communities.gov.uk
• Learn more about TPXimpact’s expertise in transforming place and infrastructure: https://www.tpximpact.com/place-and-infrastructure
• Follow developments on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tpximpact/