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Criteria
Description |
Criteria
Definition |
| 1 |
Planning
page accessible from council home page |
A
direct link from the home page to the planning page(s) or enables
the user to directly locate the planning pages through a simple
one-stage A-Z search. |
| 2 |
Online
application register |
Online
list of planning applications lodged with the council, current
or past. At a minimum these can be static records that list
site address, application number and description of the proposed
development. Must be kept up to date. |
| 3 |
Can
you view application drawings & attachments? |
Enable
the user to view online any drawings, application form, photographs
and/or documentation accompanying a planning application. Does
not have to provide all the above but must provide at least
one. |
| 4 |
Can
you view appeals? |
Record
of appeals against the Council lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.
List must give as minimum site address, ref. number & proposal
description |
| 5 |
Facility
to comment on applications? |
Representations
about individual applications can be submitted electronically.
Does not include forms that can be filled out online but have
to be printed and posted to the Council. |
| 6 |
Facility
to monitor applications online |
User
can track progress of an application from registration to determination.
Active up-to-date information for each current application.
Listing whether the application is current/pending or decided
is not sufficient unless some level of additional monitoring
information is provided e.g. key dates, consultation information.
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| 7 |
Online
decision registers? |
Record
of applications determined by the LPA providing at minimum:
site address, application ref. number, description of the development
and whether permission was granted or refused. A point is not
awarded for list of decisions listed in committee reports unless
the list includes both delegated and non-delegated decisions.
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| 8 |
Can
the decision notice be viewed? |
The
statutory decision notice issued by the LPA is available to
view in full online |
| 9 |
Are
the conditions/reasons for refusal listed? |
The
user can view conditions attached to a planning permission,
or reasons for refusal for each application, in full for the
delegated and non-delegated decisions. |
| 10 |
Can
Officer’s Reports be viewed? |
Electronic
versions of officer's reports for individual applications on
the committee agenda. Summarising the relevant planning issues
and making a recommendation about the decision. Reports must
be provided in full. |
| 11 |
Can
Committee meeting schedule/agenda be viewed? |
An
online calendar or schedule for forthcoming planning committee
meeting. Must enable the user to look up the date of the next
meeting – it must be up to date |
| 12 |
Can
records of committee meetings be viewed? |
Online
minutes from previous meetings, at a minimum the most recent |
| 13 |
Is
there online planning help-text? |
Web-based
planning guidance and answers to basic planning enquires. Includes
planning FAQ’s, leaflets, links to advice on other planning
related websites. |
| 14 |
Online
application submission? |
The
process of filling out a planning application form online and
submitting it electronically either directly to the council
or via a supporting external planning site |
| 15 |
Downloadable
forms? |
Electronic
copies of standard planning forms can be downloaded and printed
from the Councils website, filled in and submitted as a paper
copy (not electronically) |
| 16 |
Can
you pay the application fee online? |
Statutory
application fee accompanying electronically submitted applications
can be paid online.Electronic copies of standard planning forms
can be downloaded and printed from the Councils website, filled
in and submitted as a paper copy (not electronically) |
| 17 |
Can
drawings/documents etc associated with the online application
be attached to an electronic application? |
Applicants
can attach documents and files to accompany the application
form submitted online. Guidance on the online process should
be given. |
| 18 |
Is
the Structure Plan text available online? |
A
copy of the Structure Plan text is available to view online.
Must be provided in full. Councils providing a synopsis of their
plan, design briefs, master plans, Inspector’s Reports
or summary of the development plan review process were not awarded
a score for this criterion. |
| 19 |
Is
the Waste Local Plan text available online? |
A
copy of the Waste Local Plan is available to view online. Must
be provided in full. Can be presented with the Minerals Plan
as one combined document |
| 20 |
Is
the Minerals Local Plan text available online |
A
copy of the Minerals Local Plan is available to view online.
Must be provided in full. Can be presented with the Waster Local
Plan as one combined document |
| 21 |
Is
the Transport Plan text available online |
A
copy of the Transport Plan is available to view online. Must
be provided in full. |
