Faster, more transparent Local Plan consultations
The new 30-month local plan regime means even tighter deadlines and no room for delays in analying representations.
ConsultAI is the UK's first AI-powered platform purpose-built for local plan consultation analysis. It processes thousands of representations in parallel, categorising them by theme, policy, or site, and produces structured summaries ready for committee reports and examination.
In 2025, a ConsultAI-analysed Regulation 19 consultation was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) - a UK first. ConsultAI is a commercial SaaS product with dedicated support, listed on the G-Cloud Digital Marketplace for public sector procurement.
The challenges Planning Policy teams face
Local Plan consultations can attract thousands of comments across dozens or hundreds of sites. policies or questions. Manual analysis, even with AI tools, is time-consuming and error-prone, taking hundreds of hours per consultation.
We keep hearing how planning policy teams face:
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Months of admin-heavy data handling and analysis of online platform comments
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Detailed work deciphering pdfs, emails, letters
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Risk of missed insights or inconsistency
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Demanding deadlines for Cabinet and submission
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High scrutiny from stakeholders and the public
Achieving precision with AI relies on methodology designed for complex surveys, and one that reflects the specific consultation survey and data formats.
ConsultAI makes analysing Local Plan feedback simple, fast and defensible.
Our ConsultAI platform is purpose-built for Local Plan consultations. Whether you’re reviewing thousands of spreadsheet responses, handwritten letters, or tackling complex PDF submissions, ConsultAI helps you:
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Summarise responses by policy, site or question in minutes
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Generate fully referenced reports
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Categorise by stakeholder group, for clear interpretation
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Maintain full traceability to the original comments
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Deliver outputs suitable for every stage of the Local Plan
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Retain human oversight, with officers reviewing output
Unlike other AI tools, ConsultAI delivers precise, traceable and consistent results for every report.
Join the planning teams already saving months with ConsultAI!
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How ConsultAI can help
Combine data from almost any source
Local Plan consultations generate feedback across a mix of formats — from survey platforms and policy documents to emails and formal submissions from agents or statutory consultees. ConsultAI brings all of this into a single, structured dataset for analysis.
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Document analysis: Automatically extracts policy or site-relevant text from PDFs, emails and handwritten letters
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Easy uploads: Works with spreadsheets from any consultation platform
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Expert support: Need help? Our data science team is on hand to help you format, clean, and structure your data.
60 x faster than manual analysis
Thousands of comments is a sign of healthy engagement, but it's enough to tie up your team for weeks or months at a time.
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From weeks to hours: Structure and analyse thousands of comments in just a few hours, not months.
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Act faster: with reports ready in minutes to inform policy direction for committee briefings.
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Stay ahead of deadlines: Use ConsultAI to meet critical deadlines that would be impossible otherwise.
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Proven on Regulation 18, 19 and 22, and designed for the new Gateways.
Inspector-ready reporting
ConsultAI gives policy teams the confidence and evidence trail they need for Regulation 19 and Regulation 22 submissions — while supporting early and effective engagement with members, stakeholders, and the public.
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Proven with PINS: ConsultAI is the first and only AI platform to have its analysis accepted at a PINS Local Plan Examination (2025).
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Coded datasets for auditability: Every report is traceable to the original comment, meaning full transparency.
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Categorise by stakeholder: Categorise feedback by group — from statutory consultees to residents — and brief members quickly on key themes and areas of consensus or concern.
"The council not only achieved significant time and cost savings but also demonstrated the potential of AI to revolutionise stakeholder engagement. It is a glimpse into the future of public engagement.”
Hannah Gooden, Planning Policy Team Leader, Sevenoaks District Council
Easy to procure
✔️ Available on the Digital Marketplace (G-Cloud)
✔️ Cyber Essentials Plus Certified
✔️ Sole supplier status
✔️ Dedicated product support
✔️ Independent UK company
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