It’s been twenty years since the first online planning application was submitted!
In 2002, Planning Portal was established by the UK government to provide an entry point to online planning information and allow planning applications in England and Wales to be submitted online.
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There is not long to go, and we are busy with the final preparations to launch our latest enhancement to the Planning Portal, the location plan feature. You will be able to use the new tool from the 2 May, our service charge will also increase at this time.
To launch the feature, the Planning Portal will be unavailable between 18:00 – 00:00 on 27 April,
and again from 05:00 – 08:00 on 2 May.
Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
1,500 homes approved for garden town
East Herts District Council has granted planning permission for the seventh Gilston village, which will complete the planned development at Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
DLUHC proposes planning permission requirement for short-term lets
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is consulting on proposals that would see planning permission required for an existing home to be used as a short-term let, introduced through a new use class.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Plans submitted for redevelopment of RAF Quedgeley
An outline planning application for nearly 28,000 square metres of new flexible employment floor space at the former RAF Quedgeley site has been submitted to Stroud District Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
There was a total of 60,285 applications submitted through the Planning Portal in March 2023.
Read more…Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Inquiry reopened into controversial prison
The Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has decided to reopen a planning inquiry for a new prison in Leyland, Lancashire.
Lee Rowley, The Planner
Council in the South East submits local plan
Dover District Council has submitted its local plan to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Land bought for Porthcawl waterfront regeneration
Regeneration proposals for Porthcawl’s waterfront that include hundreds of new homes have moved a step closer with the Welsh Government’s confirmation that it has purchased parcels of land on the seafront.
Roger Milne, The Planner
Following our regular updates about the introduction of the location plan feature, we can confirm that this latest enhancement to the Planning Portal will be available from 2 May 2023.
To support the guidance provided in our webinar last month, and in previously published articles, we are sharing a demonstration of how easy the location plan feature will be to use, in part one of our walk-through videos.
Read more…Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
National park to implement scheme to restore biodiversity
The South Downs National Park Authority is introducing a scheme to restore biodiversity and deliver nature-based climate action.
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Planning Portal announces location plan creator tool
Users of the Planning Portal’s new tool will be able to draw their own site boundaries rather than sourcing a map provider when preparing applications.
Ben Gosling, The Planner
Cardiff City Council commits to £800m council house programme
The capital has committed to spending £800 million on a high-quality, low-carbon affordable council housing programme.
Roger Milne, The Planner
In this instalment detailing future enhancements to the Planning Portal, we look at application invalidation, why it’s an issue, and how we will help to overcome it with the introduction to the service of the location plan feature.
Read more…Planning Portal are staying up to date with the current influx of government planning consultations, to ensure that we respond where relevant and identify where future updates to our content and online services may be required.
Read more…Please note: This is an older article on biodiversity net gain. To find out the latest information, please read our current blog post on the subject.
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