About Us
We're on a mission to unlock smarter, fairer, and faster decisions in the places people live, move, and work.
2017
PlaceBuilder launches, using AI on the UK's largest low-traffic neighbourhood consultation.
2020
MHCLG uses PlaceBuilder and AI analysis for inclusive engagement on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
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2024
ConsultAI launches - the UK first AI-powered consultation analysis platform
2025
First AI-analysed regulation-19 Local Plan consultation passed by the Regulator (PINS)
Our Story
Today, people feel locked out of planning decisions. Even if they engage in a planning consultation, they typically feel there was no point; they don’t feel heard.
On the other hand, planners and decision makers tasked with taking forward homes and infrastructure, feel frustrated that they can’t.
There are two sides to every story!
This scales to a cavernous gap in trust, and large losses in time, budget and progress towards critical goals like meeting our housing needs, or rolling out infrastructure to achieve net zero.
The Future Fox was founded in 2017 to close that gap. We started with an engagement platform to give communities a genuine voice in infrastructure decisions, launching with the UK's largest low-traffic neighbourhood consultation. Since then, we've grown to support councils, governments, and developers across the UK, helping them engage thousands and analyse consultation feedback in a fraction of the time.
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We believe that when people are heard, better decisions are made - and better places get built.
Our company values
We’re proud to be an independent UK company, driven by purpose, and a belief that easy-to-use technology is transformational.
Our work is guided by values that start with every member of the team:
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Clarity over complexity: We make things easier for customers and consultees to understand and act on.
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People first: We place the end user at the centre of our decisions, to create software that includes, not excludes.
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Credible: Accuracy, transparency, and evidence support everything we do.
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Inclusivity in action: We help more seldom heard voices shape decisions that affect them. We’re also proud to be a female-founded team, and we have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds within the team that help shape company decisions.
