Announcements about any plans regarding the decentralisation of planning application fees in England will be made by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in due course.
If decentralisation of fees goes ahead, DCLG has identified in principle sufficient money to fund the development of a new fee calculator. Read more…
You may recall me mentioning a trip to Bradford at the start of the month. In addition to letting me visit my home town I also got the chance to finalise a deal for one of the Portal’s commercial products.
West Yorkshire Police in Wakefield have today gone live with their online crime prevention house and if you’ve used the Portal’s interactive house you may notice a similarity.
The tool lets users hover over the various parts of the house to get crime prevention advice and top tips for protecting your home from thieves. Read more…
You may be forgiven for thinking that it’s all gone quiet on the 1APP front but we are still doing our best to move development forward despite these constrained times. Read more…
Towards the end of last year the Planning Portal met many LPAs to discuss and review how they receive and determine online planning applications.
Surprisingly, in the majority of cases it emerged that LPAs were communicating and sending decisions notices by post – even though the applications had been submitted online.
To make savings and work more efficiently, we always encourage LPAs to communicate with all applicants and agents electronically, wherever possible. Read more…
The Portal is encouraging the use of our online application service for works to trees with Preservation Orders and those in Conservation Areas. Read more…
I’m pleased to be able to tell you that the notice for the Non-material Amendment form is now available from the Planning Portal.
Before the application is made, the applicant must notify anyone who owns the land which would be affected by the non-material amendment, or where the land comprises an agricultural holding, the tenant of that holding. Read more…
Over the coming months the Planning Portal will be working with third parties to enhance the user experience through Portal Apps.
Over recent weeks we’ve been working on updating the 1APP video tutorials and these are now live. Read more…
We’ve just released a new advertising slot on the Do you need permission? Page.
From agent and LPA feedback we have created a top 10 list of ‘what makes a good planning application’ to help speed the process along.
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