Transforming site assessment at Northumberland County Council

Northumberland County Council uses Objective Keyplan to bring site evidence together, automate constraint analysis and streamline the assessment process across one of England’s largest and most rural local authority areas.

Assessing potential development sites across a large, predominantly rural county can be complex and time-consuming. With many smaller sites coming forward, Northumberland County Council needed a more efficient way to manage evidence, analyse constraints and support the development of its Local Plan.

Objective Keyplan brings site information together in one place and automatically assesses proposed sites against environmental, physical and other planning constraints. This reduces manual work and duplication, while giving planning officers more time to apply their professional judgement, clearly explain their rationale and make robust, evidence-based decisions.

Watch the video to discover how Northumberland County Council is using Objective Keyplan to streamline site assessment and consultation—and why its planning team has recommended the solution to neighbouring authorities.