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Urban Intelligence
At Urban Intelligence, we’re a team of planners, data scientists and technology experts empowering planners to understand their communities and shape sustainable places. We know that in order to do that, planners need the best tools for the job. That’s why we’ve built PlaceMaker, the ultimate digital local plan platform.
Company:
- Founded: 2014
- 0333 090 1647
- 17-19 Clare Street, Bristol, BS1 1XA
- info@urbanintelligence.co.uk
Service areas:
- Community engagement
- Geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping
- Land search and assessment
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions
- Plan-making, planning application and data management systems
Features:
- Customisable Dashboards
- Live chat / help lines
- Training and support
Introduction
At Urban Intelligence, we’re a team of planners, data scientists and technology experts, on a mission to empower planners to understand their communities and shape sustainable places. We know that in order to do that, they need to have the best tools for the job. That’s why we’ve built PlaceMaker, the ultimate digital local plan platform.
PlaceMaker makes it easy for every planner to understand the trends and the evidence that they need to make effective decisions, and communicate and engage with the public. Made by planners, for planners, our software is informed by our team’s experience as planners, and is co-designed and iterated alongside our PlaceMaker council users.
Over the past decade we’ve worked with over 30 councils and public sector bodies, co-designing new and evolved features of our PlaceMaker platform. It’s through this process that our PlaceMaker community benefits from the shared knowledge and product innovation of each council.
We believe that planners deserve a product that’s built around their needs. They need something that is easy to use and helps them do their job faster and with greater accuracy, because planning has the potential to improve lives.
PlaceMaker makes it easy for every planner to understand the trends and the evidence that they need to make effective decisions, and communicate and engage with the public. Made by planners, for planners, our software is informed by our team’s experience as planners, and is co-designed and iterated alongside our PlaceMaker council users.
Over the past decade we’ve worked with over 30 councils and public sector bodies, co-designing new and evolved features of our PlaceMaker platform. It’s through this process that our PlaceMaker community benefits from the shared knowledge and product innovation of each council.
We believe that planners deserve a product that’s built around their needs. They need something that is easy to use and helps them do their job faster and with greater accuracy, because planning has the potential to improve lives.
Case studies
PlaceMaker
Testimonials
It would be next to impossible to meet our government-set housing targets in Birmingham without the help of a tool like PlaceMaker.
Alexa O’Neill
Principal Planning Officer, Birmingham City Council
What's great about working with Urban Intelligence, is all the expertise that the team brings. From amazing skills in urban design, to knowledge and expertise in data and software - we wouldn’t have had access to the in-house resource and capabilities to the same degree before working with them.
Kathy Verlander
Senior Planning Project Officer, Newcastle City Council
If you've not got to plan for month and months of officers accessing sites you have more time to think about your priorities and you get more time to plan as a planner.
Ashleigh Audley
Principal Planning Officer, Central Bedfordshire Council
Industry recognition
Press
Free webinar: How tech is changing local plan making
2024
Press
Streamlining the planning process with representation management software
2023
Award
EG Tech Awards: Productivity Award
2022
Award
EG Tech Awards: Real Estate Digital Outstanding Achievement
2022
Press
Birmingham Council to use artificial intelligence to help it find more housing land
2021
Find out more about pricing
We are a Crown Commercial Service approved supplier, available on the government’s digital marketplace for public sector procurement. You can find further product, pricing and details on the UK Government’s G-Cloud 14 Framework.
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Book a free demo
See PlaceMaker in action and discover how our custom analysis options can support data-driven decision-making and innovation for your planning team.
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Get to know us
View the history of Urban Intelligence, get to know the team involved in the creation of PlaceMaker, and who you might meet.
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Urban Intelligence news page
News, insights and case studies from the Urban Intelligence team
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