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Planning Portal Director [Blog] Website

Catalogue reference: AT 137

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AT 137

This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Planning Portal Director website. This website is a blog that was setup to encourage public engagement with the Planning Portal. [Please note: These records may be accessed via...

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Reference
AT 137
Title
Planning Portal Director [Blog] Website
Date
From 2009
Description

This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Planning Portal Director website. This website is a blog that was setup to encourage public engagement with the Planning Portal. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].

Arrangement

Please see information at Divisional level.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Department for Communities and Local Government, 2006-2018
Physical description
archived website(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition
Gathered from original website
Accruals
Future website versions may be anticipated.
Administrative / biographical background

The Planning Portal was launched in 2002 to allow planning applications in England and Wales to be processed electronically and it received its first electronic planning application in April 2003.

The Portal later added information content for Building Regulations (though not their submission) and the ability to purchase site location plans. In February 2012 the one millionth application was submitted through the Planning Portal and by November 2012 over 60% of all planning applications submitted in England and Wales were done so.

In March 2015 the business was privatised and on 11 March 2015, the Planning Portal transferred ownership from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to a joint venture between DCLG and private company TerraQuest.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14933381/

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