LPAs sign-up to test the new Portal
Last week we reported that we’d been deluged by offers from professional applicants to help test the new version of the Planning Portal.
I’m happy to say we’ve had an equal level of support from local planning authorities to help test the system and make sure we have a seamless handover from old to new.
Our own testing is due to start this week, with LPAs due to start their two-week testing window from the week commencing 17th August.
Just like our request to professional applicants, we were heavily oversubscribed with offers of help from LPAs, with over 60 applying for 30 slots.
We have now filled these slots, which are representative of the LPA community in England covering large, small, urban and rural LPAs with the full range of ICT back-end planning solutions.
We’ll start giving you an insight into the new look and feel and features of the new Portal this week.