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PM Unveils AI Breakthrough to Slash Planning Delays and Help Build 1.5 Million Homes: 6 June 2025 (British Prime Minister's Office)
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer introduced the Extract AI tool at London Tech Week on 6 June 2025, aiming to streamline the planning process in England.
- The government collaborated with Google, using its Gemini model, to develop Extract as part of a broader plan to build 1.5 million homes and improve infrastructure.
- Extract rapidly converts handwritten planning records and maps into digital data within minutes, significantly cutting down the estimated 250,000 hours each year that planning officers currently devote to manual document review.
- Trials in councils including Hillingdon and Exeter showed Extract can process planning records in three minutes versus one to two hours manually, potentially handling around 100 records daily.
- The government plans to roll out Extract nationwide by spring 2026 to all councils, expecting it to streamline planning decisions and accelerate homebuilding under the Plan for Change.
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PM unveils AI breakthrough to slash planning delays and help build 1.5 million homes: 6 June 2025 (British Prime Minister's Office)
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