A Back Office Planning System (BOPS) designed for the 21st century. BOPS is one simple system that can meet all of a planner’s needs. BOPS reduces time spent on admin tasks and gives planning officers the information they need, when they need it.

“I like everything being in one place. It’s simple, clean and efficient.” Planning Officer

👀 Watch a demo of BOPS

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Data and info governance

✅ Getting started with BOPS

Get your council using BOPS in a few simple steps.

🤔 Getting started in BOPS

💾 Data and info governance

Everything you need to know about how we use data in BOPS, including integrations, data governance and DPIA documentation.

Data and info governance

💬 BOPS Community

You are not alone. We’re part of a wide community of councils, designers, researchers and technical experts who are here to help. Join the community.

💬 The BOPS community

📙 The BOPS Handbook

Technical information and guidance for BOPS leads or anyone with responsibility for managing BOPS at their council.

⚒️ BOPS handbook

😁 12 councils are already using BOPS

Watch the most recent Show and Tell from Open Digital Planning to see what we’ve been working on.

⚙️ What can BOPS do?

BOPS was conceived by a team of forward-thinking councils to transform the way that planning applications are processed. They wanted a back office planning system that would:

make planning data and records easily accessible
increase efficiency across the planning application process
meet the needs of its users - Planning Officers

👍 BOPS can already process lawful development certificates, permitted development and all types of planning application.

🤝 BOPS is integrated with…

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