Spatial planning & land management

Why planning teams use Citizen Space

Save time with templates

Create templates for your regular planning consultations - Local Plan reviews, Neighbourhood Plans, Supplementary Planning Documents. Save your page layouts, question structures, and legal notices. When the next consultation comes around, clone the template and customise it with the new documents and dates. What used to take days of setup becomes an hour.

Make planning documents accessible

Break down complex Local Plans into digestible sections with clear navigation. Embed maps showing site allocations or policy areas. Use plain English summaries alongside technical policy text. Help residents understand what's being proposed before they comment - not just planning professionals and serial objectors.

Collect structured responses

Design questions that gather the evidence you need for examination. Separate support, objections, and suggested modifications. Use conditional logic to gather detail where needed. Get responses you can analyse systematically, not just general comments you have to manually sort.

Meet statutory consultation requirements

Publish all consultation documents and record all responses received. Generate response summaries. Everything is documented for examination and potential legal challenge so there are no gaps in your consultation process.

Manage thousands of responses

When a Local Plan attracts 5,000 responses, you need proper structure. See all representations in one dashboard. Filter by policy, site, or respondent type. Code themes across objections. Export for your consultation statement. Turn months of manual processing into manageable analysis.

Built for planning reform

The planning system is changing. The National Planning Policy Framework continues to evolve, and reforms to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are changing how major development is consulted on.

Citizen Space adapts to planning reform by providing flexible consultation tools that meet statutory requirements while making engagement more accessible. Whether you're implementing new NPPF requirements or consulting on NSIPs, the platform handles complex planning process while keeping the public informed.

Planning consultations in action

From Neighbourhood Plans to nationally significant infrastructure, Citizen Space supports the full range of spatial planning consultations. Run Local Plan reviews, calls for sites, and SPD consultations all from one platform. Create templates for your regular consultation types and customise them for each new document.

Local plans and development frameworks

‍Consult on strategic planning documents at each stage - issues and options, preferred options, pre-submission, and modifications. Structure consultations around policy themes or site allocations. Collect representations in formats ready for examination.

Neighbourhood plans

‍Support community-led planning with accessible consultation tools. Help neighbourhood forums gather evidence, test policy options, and run Regulation 14 and 16 consultations. Make technical planning accessible to residents shaping their local area.

Calls for sites

‍Invite landowners and developers to submit sites for consideration in Local Plans. Collect structured information about site details, constraints, and development potential. Manage hundreds of site submissions with attached plans and supporting evidence.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

‍Consult on design codes, masterplans, or topic-specific guidance. Share detailed design principles with visual examples. Gather feedback on specific policy areas without the full weight of Local Plan examination.

Statement of Community Involvement

‍Set out how you'll consult on planning matters and demonstrate your commitment to meaningful engagement. Consult on the SCI itself using the platform you're committing to use.

Environmental and rural planning

‍Consult on forestry management, environmental policy, rural land use, or conservation area designations. Collect input from environmental groups, landowners, and local communities.

How planning consultations work on Citizen Space

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1. Makes complex planning accessible to everyone

‍Upload planning documents in accessible formats and structure content by policy area or theme. Add maps showing site allocations or spatial strategy, and create plain-language summaries of technical policies so residents can understand what you're proposing without wading through dense planning jargon.

2. Reaches all stakeholders efficiently

‍Publish your consultation and notify statutory consultees, landowners, and interested parties in one go. Make it accessible for anyone to view and respond without login barriers, so you're not excluding potential respondents through unnecessary friction.

3. Captures representations systematically

‍Collect responses through structured forms whilst accepting supporting documents from technical consultees. Record objections, support, and suggested modifications systematically so nothing gets lost and you can demonstrate you've considered every valid representation.

4. Simplifies analysis and reporting

‍Code themes across representations and identify the main issues raised. Export everything you need for your consultation statement and demonstrate clearly how representations were considered in your final plan, saving weeks of manual analysis.

5. Keeps your evidence base audit-ready

‍Store all consultation materials, responses, and decision documents in one secure place. When the inspector asks for evidence or a legal challenge arises, everything is organised, searchable, and ready to demonstrate your consultation was sound.