Planning data providers – prototype

This is a prototype of the Planning Data provider's service. It is not a live service and is not intended for use in production. The prototype is being used to test the design and functionality of the service with users.

The service is being developed by the Digital Planning team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

These designs are documented in our design history.

Service walkthrough — July 2025

The walkthrough is documented in the design history:

• Provider service walkthrough: Part 1 — principles and context
• Provider service walkthrough: Part 2 — walkthrough
• Provider service walkthrough: Part 3 — check flow

1. Landing page
2. Choose organisation
3. LPA dashboard
4. Dataset details
5. Dataset table
6. Record view
7. Task list

Out of bounds — June 2025

Design history documentation

1. Dataset details
2. Dataset table
3. Record detail
4. Task list
5. Issue table
6. Issue detail

Alternative sources — May 2025

Design history documenatation

1. Dataset details
2. Review alternative sources
3. Download confirmation

Landing page iterations — April 2025

Version 1: multiple CTAs

1. Landing page
2. Choose organisation
3. LPA dashboard
4. Dataset details
5. Check
6. Provide dataset

Version 2: single CTA

1. Landing page
2. Authenticate email
3. Email validation
4. Choose organisation
5. LPA dashboard
6. Dataset details
7. Check
8. Provide dataset

Usability testing — February 2025

Expectations checks — alternative sources

1. Landing page
2. Choose organisation
3. LPA dashboard
4. Get started
5. Review alternative sources
6. Review record
7. Download report

Iterative check — iteration 2

1. Landing page
2. Choose organisation
3. LPA dashboard
4. Dataset details
5. Check — choose upload
6. Check — upload file
7. Check — checking file
8. Check — results (blocking)
9. Check — results (non-blocking)
10. Check — issue details (blocking)
11. Check — issue details (non-blocking)
12. Check — share results
13. Check — share results confirmation
14. Check — confirmation
15. Submit — contact details
16. Submit — endpoint details
17. Submit — check answers
18. Submit — confirmation

Iterative check tool v2 — January 2025

1. Results page — blocking issues
2. Results page — non-blocking issues
3. Issue details page — blocking
4. Issue details page — non-blocking
5. Confirmation page

Integrated submit — January 2025

1. Get started
2. Contact details
3. Endpoint details
4. Check your answers
5. Confirmation

December 2024

1. Landing page
2. Organisations finder
3. LPA Dashboard (East Herts)
4. Get started (Tree preservation order)
5. Check — choose upload method
6. Check — upload data
7. Check — checking file
8. Check — results (blocking issues)
9. Check — results (non-blocking issues)
10. Check - blocking issue detail
11. Check - non-blocking issue detail
12. Check — check data
13. Check — confirmation

October 2024

• Integrated check flow

Usability testing and research, July 2024

Release 2 flow

1. Start page
2. Organisations list
3. LPA dashboard
4. Get started
5. Task list — No issues
6. Lambeth — LPA dashboard
7. Lambeth — Task list — With tasks
8. Lambeth — Dataset issue page
9. Lambeth — HTTP error

Release 1 flow

1. Start page
2. Organisations list
3. LPA dashboard
4. Get started

Design sprint, May 2024

1. Start page
2. Organisations list
3. LPA overview
4. Dataset details
5. Task Checklist
6. Column Mapping