PGAT Roadmap
An outline of active development work currently underway to extend the analytical depth, evidence coverage, and professional usability of the Planning Governance Assessment Tool.
This roadmap reflects ongoing enhancements being implemented within PGAT. These improvements build on the existing governance-first assessment model and focus on expanding report clarity and strengthening evidence discovery and completeness assurance.
Enhanced report depth & professional accessibility
Focus: Extending report outputs to support wider professional use while preserving governance and planning rigour.
- Expanded explanatory content within governance findings to support non-specialist professional readers
- Clearer narrative linkage between issues identified, policy expectations, and evidential sources
- Improved structural signposting within reports to aid navigation and onward professional use
- Refined presentation of why issues are decision-critical and how they arise procedurally
- Improved consistency of tone and terminology across report sections
Expanded evidence discovery & completeness assurance
Focus: Broadening the scope of evidence capture and strengthening identification of expected decision-support material.
- Improved discovery of relevant supporting documentation across complex evidence libraries
- Enhanced recognition of evidence categories typically required for lawful and robust decision-making
- Clearer articulation of evidence expectations alongside identified governance issues
- Stronger differentiation between present, partial, and absent evidence within assessments
- Refined handling of “must-have” material where policy or procedural expectations apply
Ongoing refinement & consolidation
Focus: Consolidating improvements and aligning outputs with professional workflows and real-world review practices.
- Iterative refinement based on live assessments and professional feedback
- Continued alignment between analytical outputs and practical review needs
- Incremental strengthening of confidence in evidence coverage and reporting clarity