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You've just experienced the Digital Planning Register — the same open-source application used by councils like Camden, Lambeth, and Southwark to give residents transparent access to planning applications. In 10 minutes, you've seen what would take weeks of procurement and evaluation.
What you've learned
🔍 Public transparency
Residents can search and view planning applications instantly, without creating accounts or navigating complex council websites. Consultation dates, documents, and decisions are all in one place.
Value: Fewer FOI requests, reduced phone enquiries, better public engagement
🏛 Multi-council design
One register serves multiple councils. Each council maintains their own BOPS back-office, but residents get a consistent, familiar experience across all participating authorities.
Value: Shared development costs, consistent UX, faster adoption
♻ Stateless simplicity
No database, no cache, no file storage. The register reads everything from BOPS APIs. This makes deployment simple, scaling easy, and maintenance minimal. Nothing to back up, nothing to migrate.
Value: Low operational overhead, easy disaster recovery, zero data management
🔧 GOV.UK Design System
Built with the GOV.UK Design System, ensuring WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility. Every component has been user-tested, and the patterns are familiar to anyone who's used a government service.
Value: Accessible by default, trusted design patterns, no UX research needed
Production readiness
This demo runs the same codebase used by live councils. For a full deployment, you'd additionally want:
| Feature | Demo status | Production requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Custom domain | CloudFront URL | planning.yourcouncil.gov.uk |
| BOPS API | External council APIs | Your own BOPS instance API |
| OS Maps | Optional API key | Full OS Vector Tiles integration |
| Auto-scaling | Single task | ECS auto-scaling based on traffic |
| Monitoring | CloudWatch Logs | CloudWatch Alarms, dashboards, SNS alerts |
Good news: Because the register is stateless, the path from demo to production is straightforward — it's mostly about connecting it to your own BOPS API and configuring a custom domain. The application itself is production-ready.
Learn more
- Digital Planning Register on GitHub — source code and documentation
- Open Digital Planning — the programme behind the register, BOPS, PlanX, and other tools
- TPXimpact — the developers behind the register
Related scenarios
Want to see the back-office system that powers the register?
- Back Office Planning System (BOPS) — deploy the full case management system with sample applications
- Planning AI — see how AI can assist with planning document analysis
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