News release 20th July 2006

The Pendleton Bolsover Planning Service Review

A PPA team led by Jayesh Patel and Janice Morphet has recently completed a comprehensive review of the Bolsover District Council planning service. The purpose of the review was to improve efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery particularly through improved workflows and the use of ICT. It also identified cash and cashless benefits following the implementation of e-Planning solutions and made recommendations for the future structure of the service.

News release 18th April 2006

PPA Enforcement report now available.

During Decemeber 2005 Peter Pendleton & Associates undertook an independent survey of the provision of online enforcement informtion available on London boroughs' planning websites. 'Click here' to find out more and download the report.

News release 20th March 2006

The ODPM celebrated with the Local authorities. The function was held in the House of Commons' Terrace Marquee on 20th March 2006 to toast the success and the achievements of the local planning authorities. It was hosted by Baroness Andrews OBE. Copy and paste this link into your web browser to view the photographs from the event.

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News release 20th March 2006

The December 2005 Planning Website Survey Reports are now available to view on this site by clicking on the Website survey link in the menus.

News release 07th February 2006

The results from the December 2005 Planning Website Survey are now available to view on this site by clicking on the Website survey link in the menus.

The results are displayed in spreadsheet format for all local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland. The Survey Report - incorporating a best practice guide - will be available online shortly.

News release 07th February 2006

The date for the publication of the final results will be announced soon and will be available on our website.

News release 20th January 2006

PARSOL eApplication and eConsultation Standards

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and PARSOL (Planning and Regulatory Services On-Line) have appointed Peter Pendleton and Associates to provide a suite of standards to facilitate effective electronic planning application submission and subsequent consultation between the local planning authority and statutory consultees.

Pendleton consultants will review the following and draft standards for consultation through the Local e-Government Standards Board service:

" Standards for electronic applications both received on-line and scanned in."

" Standards for electronic consultations to include the notification letter, delivery of relevant data and documents, the response, and any, Consultees' post decision needs. e.g. Decision letter."

If you have comments at this stage or would like to have a discussion, please contact Jay Patel on 0207 202 9001

Click here for a link to the PARSOL eApplication and eConsultation Standards document.

News release 1st December 2005

The Validation period for the December 2005 Website Survey is announced.

The validation period following the website survey will run from 16th January 2006 to the 27th January 2005. Click 'Here' for more detail on how and why to validate you score, and other essential information you will need.

News release 2nd November 2005

New Service for Local Planning Authorities
by Peter Pendleton & Associates Ltd

Peter Pendleton & Associates Ltd has established a team to offer local planning authorities advice and a new perspective on planning processes, particularly development control. It is led by Ian Thompson, David Ellis and Jayesh Patel - the Management Team that secured Wandsworth Planning Service a Charter mark Award (3 times), a-2 star ‘Likely to Improve’ Best Value rating, ‘Investors in People’ status and most recently, ISO accreditation for its Development Control Manual. The team has also developed the pioneering use of new technology to improve public accessibility and staff efficiency, which won awards from the Society for Freedom of Information and the RTPI. Ian Thompson is also a former Chair of PARSOL. The team is now available to assist local planning authorities to improve performance.

CONTACT
Peter Pendleton 020 7202 9001

News 29th September 2005

The Final Version of the Clarified Pendleton Criteria 2005 is now available.

The 3 documents relating to unitary, district and borough councils, County Councils and National Parks, are now available to download from this website.
Please Click 'here' to download a copy of the Clarified Pendleton Criteria 2005

If you have any Questions regarding the criteria definitions please contact us:

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News 12 September 2005

The Draft Pendleton Criteria consultation.

In response to Local Planning Authorities requests for further clarity of the allocation of individual Pendleton points, a draft clarification of the Pendleton Criteria has been developed with the ODPM.

Please Click 'here' to view a copy of the draft

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News 25 July 2005

The ODPM have proposed that the survey relating to the PDG funding will now take place on the 31st of December 2005.

Planning Delivery Grant 2006-2007 Allocations Criteria available on the ODPM Website Click 'here' to view.

Please note paragraph 29 ."The assessment for this element of the grant would be for the authority's services as at 31 December 2005, and will be assessed by the Pendleton team. The results would be published on the Pendleton website soon afterwards to give LPAs the opportunity to check their scores."

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News 06 July 2005

May Monitoring Survey report available and the results of Welsh Unitary and National Parks released.

The May 2005 Monitoring survey report is now available to view online and download. Click 'here' to view the report.

The results for the Welsh Authorities and the National Park Authorities are now available. Click 'here' to view .

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News 28 June 2005

Available Now! Monitoring survey results for England

The May 2005 Monitoring survey results for the English Local Authorities, National parks and County Councils are now available to view online. Click 'here' to view individual Council scores and the ranking tables.

A copy of the Pendleton report accompanying the data is following shortly.

The results for the Welsh Authorities and the National Park Authorities will be available in the near future.

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News 23 June 2005

Monitoring survey results available soon

The much anticipated results from the May 2005 Website Monitoring Survey will be available to view on the PPA website next week. Look out for the results from Wednesday 29th and check out the report for more in-depth information and observations.

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News April 2005

PPA announce date for Website Monitoring survey

Peter Pendleton & Associates Ltd (PPA) is pleased to advise that we will be carrying out a Local Authority Planning Website Review for England and Wales on the 2nd May 2005. This survey will be a monitoring review, giving local authorities an opportunity to update their Pendleton Score to reflect any changes they have implemented since September 2004. The results will not be related to Planning Delivery Grant funding.

CONTACT
John Hilton at 020 7202 9001

News January 2005

PPA to be added to PARSOL Consultancy Register.

Peter Pendleton & Associated Ltd (PPA) is pleased to have been selected by PARSOL to be included in the list of suitable suppliers to provide e-planning consultancy services.

The Planning and Regulatory Services Online National Project (PARSOL) have been preparing a list of suitable consultants who have the ability and knowledge to assist local planning authorities to meet e-Planning Standards. Consultants included on the PARSOL Register have passed an approval process validating their capability to deliver this service.

The PPA team is available to assist local authorities in the assessment and implementation of e-planning action plans by offering focused consultancy support that is tailored to meet individual local authority objectives.

CONTACT
Peter Pendleton 020 7202 9001

For more information on the Consultancy Register click here to get to the PARSOL site