The Council’s Planning Team has been shortlisted for an award in the country’s leading planning awards show.
The team are in the running for the Use of Digital Technology in Planning Award at the annual Planning Awards, run by Haymarket Publishing.
The nomination recognises the ground-breaking Thurrock Planning Reference database, which uses data and digital tools to drive faster, more efficient decision making.
The development and introduction of the database has transformed the way the team works, ensuring planning applications are validated faster, reducing unnecessary consultations and helping identity and solve challenges and issues early.
Cllr Lee Watson, Cabinet Member for Good Growth, said: “It is fantastic to see national recognition for the hard work and dedication of our planning team.
“Their innovative use of new digital tools to streamline the decision-making process is helping make sure that planning applications from residents and businesses in the borough are not being hampered or delayed unnecessarily. This is a great example of how we are embracing the latest technology to deliver for residents and the borough and help transform the service.”
The awards ceremony will be held in London on Wednesday 11 June.