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Summat and nowt. AI-generated planning objections are no more likely to succeed than conventional ones. Why should they be?

The Guardian is limbering up for a big stance against the planning bill, as part of its shift to supporting the Lib Dems and the Greens.

You could use it to flood the system, overload it in denial of service style.

As for these 2 utter Kents, given many mosques don't massively alter the outside of their buildings (mainly to avoid drawing the attention of fucknuckles like we have here), I'm guessing their objections aren't around their light being blocked.

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:39 pm Oh god.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... perts-warn

The government’s plan to use artificial intelligence to accelerate planning for new homes may be about to hit an unexpected roadblock: AI-powered nimbyism.

A new service called Objector is offering “policy-backed objections in minutes” to people who are upset about planning applications near their homes.

It uses generative AI to scan planning applications and check for grounds for objection, ranking these as “high”, “medium” or “low” impact. It then automatically creates objection letters, AI-written speeches to deliver to the planning committees, and even AI-generated videos to “influence councillors”.

Kent residents Hannah and Paul George designed the system after estimating they spent hundreds of hours attempting to navigate the planning process when they opposed plans to convert a building near their home into a mosque.

I'm sure that their objections were completely reasonable and motivated by not wanting a load of muslims near their house.

It happened near where a friend lives in Bromley. The main objection wasn't the people, but the surrounding residential streets getting clogged up with the worshipper's parked vehicles.

No offence to your friend, but I'm getting strong "Don't mind moderate Muslims" vibes there.

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 1:28 pm You could use it to flood the system, overload it in denial of service style.

As for these 2 utter Kents, given many mosques don't massively alter the outside of their buildings (mainly to avoid drawing the attention of fucknuckles like we have here), I'm guessing their objections aren't around their light being blocked.

That's pretty much my fear as well. Flood the system so nothing gets built. The guardian will probably give them a column,

davidjay wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 3:03 pm No offence to your friend, but I'm getting strong "Don't mind moderate Muslims" vibes there.

Oh, he didn't give a tinker's cuss about it. It was his neighbours who raised the objections and I do have to say, negotiating the roads near both where he lived and said mosque was a pretty good test of one's driving skills around the time of Friday prayers. One set of neighbours did actually sell up and move.