
Zoe Butterworth developed and enhanced planning appeal workflows in the Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision repository, focusing on data accuracy, user experience, and maintainability. Over six months, Zoe delivered features such as hearing schedule displays, CAS-aware advertisement appeal flows, and expanded questionnaire coverage, while also addressing data integrity through targeted bug fixes. Her technical approach combined full stack development with JavaScript, Node.js, and React, emphasizing robust API integration, schema updates, and UI consistency. By refactoring form logic, optimizing messaging, and improving authentication flows, Zoe ensured the system handled complex appeal scenarios reliably, supporting both business requirements and long-term code quality.

October 2025 was focused on data accuracy improvements in the planning appeal workflow. Implemented a critical data fix by correcting LPA contact emails in lpa-list.csv to ensure planning appeal communications reach the correct Local Planning Authorities (Cotswold, Nottingham City Council, and Rushcliffe). Changes were deployed in the Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision repository and validated in the API/data layer. This fix reduced delivery risk for key stakeholder communications and improved overall data integrity.
October 2025 was focused on data accuracy improvements in the planning appeal workflow. Implemented a critical data fix by correcting LPA contact emails in lpa-list.csv to ensure planning appeal communications reach the correct Local Planning Authorities (Cotswold, Nottingham City Council, and Rushcliffe). Changes were deployed in the Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision repository and validated in the API/data layer. This fix reduced delivery risk for key stakeholder communications and improved overall data integrity.
Month: 2025-09 – Consolidated feature delivery for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision with a focus on CAS labeling accuracy, enhanced questionnaire flows, and expanded LPAQ scopes. The work improves data capture, compliance and decision quality for planning appeals.
Month: 2025-09 – Consolidated feature delivery for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision with a focus on CAS labeling accuracy, enhanced questionnaire flows, and expanded LPAQ scopes. The work improves data capture, compliance and decision quality for planning appeals.
2025-08 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision focused on delivering CAS-aware advertisement appeals enhancements, distinct CAS processing paths, and expanded test coverage, with a targeted data-quality fix to improve input accuracy. The work emphasizes business value from improved data capture, routing accuracy, and maintainable/testable architectures.
2025-08 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision focused on delivering CAS-aware advertisement appeals enhancements, distinct CAS processing paths, and expanded test coverage, with a targeted data-quality fix to improve input accuracy. The work emphasizes business value from improved data capture, routing accuracy, and maintainable/testable architectures.
July 2025: Consolidated delivery across Planning-Inspectorate repositories focused on authentication resilience, extended appeal case handling, and data-model alignment. Key changes include non-breaking dependency rename, enhanced error handling and redirect stability for authentication, S20 support in document rows, and the introduction of ZA/ZP appeal case types through the data model update. These changes improve user experience, enable broader appeal types, and reduce maintenance friction by aligning package imports.
July 2025: Consolidated delivery across Planning-Inspectorate repositories focused on authentication resilience, extended appeal case handling, and data-model alignment. Key changes include non-breaking dependency rename, enhanced error handling and redirect stability for authentication, S20 support in document rows, and the introduction of ZA/ZP appeal case types through the data model update. These changes improve user experience, enable broader appeal types, and reduce maintenance friction by aligning package imports.
In June 2025, delivered targeted UI enhancements for the appeal-planning-decision repository to improve clarity, consistency, and maintainability in the appeals workflow. Focused on enhancements to the Appellant view and messaging, plus a UI wording fix to remove ambiguity in the planning type question.
In June 2025, delivered targeted UI enhancements for the appeal-planning-decision repository to improve clarity, consistency, and maintainability in the appeals workflow. Focused on enhancements to the Appellant view and messaging, plus a UI wording fix to remove ambiguity in the planning type question.
May 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision: Delivered a new feature to display hearing dates and times for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) within the appeal planning decision workflow. The feature uses formatHearings and is integrated into the selected appeal view with venue details or a confirmation note, enabling LPAs to plan and track hearings more effectively. This work aligns with the A2-1175 ticket and is implemented in commit c2ab687f74fcb550ee811be113ef1244f30fc910. No major bugs were reported in this scope. Impact: improved planning accuracy and scheduling efficiency for LPAs, reduced back-and-forth, and a stronger data surface for hearings. Technologies/skills demonstrated: frontend UI integration, data presentation using formatHearings, version control traceability, and alignment with cross-team requirements.
May 2025 monthly summary for Planning-Inspectorate/appeal-planning-decision: Delivered a new feature to display hearing dates and times for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) within the appeal planning decision workflow. The feature uses formatHearings and is integrated into the selected appeal view with venue details or a confirmation note, enabling LPAs to plan and track hearings more effectively. This work aligns with the A2-1175 ticket and is implemented in commit c2ab687f74fcb550ee811be113ef1244f30fc910. No major bugs were reported in this scope. Impact: improved planning accuracy and scheduling efficiency for LPAs, reduced back-and-forth, and a stronger data surface for hearings. Technologies/skills demonstrated: frontend UI integration, data presentation using formatHearings, version control traceability, and alignment with cross-team requirements.
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