Google DeepMind expands PlanAssist AI planning tool to 12 more English councils

Google DeepMind is expanding PlanAssist, its Gemini-built AI planning tool, to 12 additional local planning authorities in England, bringing the total to 15. In pilots across Barnet, Camden, and Dorset since June, the tool cut the average time officers spent on householder assessment tasks by up to 58%, and more than 70% of its generated reports were approved with no edits.