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Introducing Ava

Get faster, clearer feedback on your planning application.
Ava helps your council validate applications quicker.

A person in a green sweater holds a pen and reviews a blueprint at a desk, with a small, paper model house in the foreground, suggesting architecture and home design concepts.

Introducing Ava

An AI-powered system that reduces invalid applications and eases workloads for local planning authorities

A person in a green sweater holds a pen and reviews a blueprint at a desk, with a small, paper model house in the foreground, suggesting architecture and home design concepts.

Introducing Ava

Get faster, clearer feedback on your planning application.
Ava helps your council validate applications quicker.

How Ava speeds up
the validation process

You submit your application through Planda Portal

AI pre-validation helps you get it right before you submit

Your council uses Ava to check it

Ava automatically reviews your documents against validation requirements

Officer reviews and makes decisions

A planning officer decides what to communicate

You receive clear feedback through Planda Portal

Know exactly what's needed or what's next

What you get with Ava

Faster feedback

Issues spotted in hours, not days

Clear requirements

Know exactly what's missing and what's needed

Fewer delays

Get applications validated and moving quicker

Your council uses Ava to make validation
faster and more consistent – so you
spend less time waiting

Your council uses Ava to make validation
faster and more consistent – so you
spend less time waiting

Your council uses Ava to make validation
faster and more consistent – so you
spend less time waiting

Frequently asked questions

Does Ava make decisions about my application?

No. Planning officers review everything and make all decisions. Ava checks applications and flags issues; officers decide what to communicate to you. 

Does Ava make decisions about my application?

No. Planning officers review everything and make all decisions. Ava checks applications and flags issues; officers decide what to communicate to you. 

Does Ava make decisions about my application?

No. Planning officers review everything and make all decisions. Ava checks applications and flags issues; officers decide what to communicate to you. 

Is this replacing planning officers?

No. Ava helps officers work faster by handling repetitive checking. Officers still review every application and make all planning decisions.

Is this replacing planning officers?

No. Ava helps officers work faster by handling repetitive checking. Officers still review every application and make all planning decisions.

Is this replacing planning officers?

No. Ava helps officers work faster by handling repetitive checking. Officers still review every application and make all planning decisions.

Is my data secure?

 Yes. All your data stays within your council's planning system. Nothing is shared externally. 

Is my data secure?

 Yes. All your data stays within your council's planning system. Nothing is shared externally. 

Is my data secure?

 Yes. All your data stays within your council's planning system. Nothing is shared externally. 

Who do I contact about my application?

 For questions about your specific application, contact your council's planning department directly through their normal channels.

Who do I contact about my application?

 For questions about your specific application, contact your council's planning department directly through their normal channels.

Who do I contact about my application?

 For questions about your specific application, contact your council's planning department directly through their normal channels.