Preoptima PACER

Empowering local planning authorities to achieve whole life carbon compliance

The Planning Application Carbon Evaluation and Reduction (PACER) tool is the first digital platform designed to help planning authorities enforce carbon reduction policies, bridge the green skills gap, and keep pace with evolving building regulations.

PACER

Developed in collaboration with Westminster City Council

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Funded by Innovate UK

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Carbon Assessments Made Easy

The Need for PACER

Keeping up with evolving regulations

As carbon targets tighten, local authorities must adapt quickly. PACER equips you with the tools and data to enforce new carbon reduction policies effectively.

Bridging the resource gap

With limited resources, many authorities struggle with carbon management. PACER automates the review process and upskills your team, reducing dependency on specialised personnel.

Supporting sustainable urban development

PACER enables planning officers to make informed, data-driven decisions, ensuring every approved project contributes to a low-carbon future.

Sustainable Planning

How PACER Works

Get Involved

Join us at our next workshop with local authorities from across the UK!

Join our in-person workshop in London on the 30th of October for a live demo of PACER and learn how it can transform your planning process.

Join the workshop

A Trusted Partnership

Westminster City Council on PACER’s Transformative Potential

PACER's potential to enhance the whole life carbon assessment review process for UK local authorities is immense.

Collaborating with Preoptima on PACER is an exciting and forward-thinking opportunity. [...] This innovative platform will empower councils to enforce carbon reduction policies with unprecedented precision and efficiency.

By streamlining data parsing and compliance checks, PACER will bridge the gap between policy and implementation, and we are confident that PACER will be a key driver in implementing carbon policies in planning nationwide.

Hrabrina Nikolova
Principal Sustainability Officer at Westminster City Council

The Future of Planning

Meeting the Carbon Compliance Challenge: Why PACER is Essential

First of it's kind

PACER is the first digital platform specifically designed to empower local planning authorities in their carbon reduction efforts. It’s an innovative solution that fills a critical gap in the current planning process.

High Impact

Projected to save thousands of tonnes of CO2e annually in Westminster City alone, PACER’s potential impact is significant and measurable.

Tailored for local authorities

PACER is built with the unique needs of local authorities in mind, from automating complex processes to providing actionable insights for policy development.

CONCEPT to PACER

Our Future Vision

Enjoy a seamless transition from design to compliance

Future integration of CONCEPT and PACER for efficient planning approval

Imagine industry professionals performing whole life carbon assessments in Preoptima CONCEPT and seamlessly submitting them to PACER for review as part of the planning process. This integration will simplify compliance, enabling faster and more accurate reviews by local authorities. 

Be a Part of PACER’s Evolution

Looking Ahead: Pilot Testing and Development

We’re entering a pilot and testing stage, and we need forward-thinking local authorities to join us!

We invite local authorities to engage in workshops and pilot testing of PACER as we prepare to enter the testing stage. This is your chance to see PACER in action, provide feedback, ensure it meets the needs of planning authorities across the UK, and help shape the future of carbon compliance.