We explore why has the government given Cherwell Council a big slap on the wrist? James tries to sell Martin on the idea that AI can fix the planning system… And then we speak to Paul Maltby from Faculty AI about how, well, he is using AI to fix the planning system.

Paul Maltby’s blog post on Augmented Planning Decisions (APD) is here.

James’s deep dive into Extract and APD is here.

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