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Blacktown Council Pilots DAISY For Planning
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Blacktown City Council in Sydney is piloting DAISY, a generative AI planning assistant launched in January to help residents submit development applications. The tool answers about 450 questions weekly and has supported commencement of over 60 applications, drawing on LEPs, DCPs and SEPPs; funding was a $190,000 NSW planning grant and DAISY is hosted on Microsoft Azure without training third-party models.
Key Points
- 1Deploys DAISY generative AI to guide residential development applicants using local LEP, DCPs, SEPPs
- 2Reduces delays by flagging missing documents and clarifying application types, addressing majority resident submissions
- 3Enables practitioners to streamline lodgement processes, integrate council data and prioritize follow-up on complex cases
Scoring Rationale
Official pilot with measurable early usage drives score; limited novelty and local scope constrain broader industry impact.
Sources
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