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ePlanning - Planning Delivery Grant (PDG) Allocation Criteria 2007/08

The table below details this Authority's progress towards Nationally set criteria for the delivery of electronic planning services.  An external assessment of these services will be made between 2nd and 9th of April 2007.

This work forms part of our continuing commitment to development modern customer focussed planning services.  If you have any comments to make about any of the electronic planning services provided by Dartmoor National Park Authority, please contact devcl@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Gov't
Banding
Required standards - Brief headings (Full headings shown in italics)
(For more information please refer to PARSOL, (external link - opens new window).
Enabled?
Band 1(Authorities must meet all of the standards in Band 1 to qualify for payment)
1.11(18)

Development Plan Documents (DPDs) viewed online

All DPDs including the Statement of Community Involvement can be viewed online including the supporting materials with links to RSSs and county websites where applicable.

Achieved
2.5

Online pre-application advice

General pre-application advice is available online.  This includes:

  • The application process including the need for planning permission and detail about committee and delegated decisions.
  • The consultation process and how to make comments.
  • The appeals process and how to make an appeal
Achieved
2.10(13)

Online access to general information about Constraints

Customers have online access to general information relating to flood risk; contaminated land; TPOs; Conservation Areas and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Article 4 Directions*; Article 3 restrictions on permitted development rights; and listed buildings*.  Where appropriate the information should be through links to internal websites.

Achieved
3.18(10,11,12)

Reports, etc Online

The LPA publishes planning committee agendas, reports and minutes online.  If the documents are provided as part of a corporate system then links should be provided on the relevant planning pages.  Documents must be regularly updated, and it should be made clear when they will become available and when they were last updated.  Minutes must be available no later than a week after the meeting approving them.

Achieved
3.24 (4)

Appeals published online

The LPA publishes details of planning appeals online.

Achieved
4.1

Inform of breaches online

The public and stakeholders can inform the LPA of alleged breaches of planning control online or by e-mail.

Achieved
Band 2(Authorities must meet all of the standards in Band 2 and the success measure, to qualify for payment)
1.2(19,20,21)

Interactive proposals map

The LPA has their Development Plan with a fully interactive (i.e. providing links between the areas defined on the map and the full text of the relevant polices and proposals) online Proposals Map.  The online Proposals map should indicate the level (two tier authorities) and status of the map.

Achieved
1.3

IT based policy and consultation
(There are no current consultations online, but online consultation is used whenever our Planning Policies are under consultation)

The LPA has an IT based system for managing planning policy development and consultation.

Achieved
SM1.1

10% or more of the representations on DPDs online
(65.6% of consultations on the Core Strategy Preferred Options received electronically)

10% or more of representations received electronically (online or by structured e-mail) on relevant DPDs where the consultation period has closed.

Achieved
Band 3(Authorities must meet all of the standards in Band 3 and a minimum of 1 out of 2 of the success measures, to qualify for payment)
2.13

Online application advice and checklists

The LPA publishes online advice and Planning Application Requirements (validation checklists) on the completion of application forms.

Achieved
3.7(3,7,8)

Electronic 'case file' online

An electronic ‘case file’ for each current application can be viewed online comprising completed application forms, application drawings, and any associated documents submitted as part of the application is available online (in accordance with the PARSOL Planning and building control information online – Guidance notes for practitioners 2nd edition) within five working days of the receipt of the application and before consultation requests are sent out.

Achieved
3.12(2,6)

Application status details online
(Information is contained within the electronic 'case file')

There is online access to further information about an application including: application status, case officer, contact details, date received, validation/registration date, target date for decision, start/end dates for public consultation, actual decision date.

Achieved
4.7

Search for Enforcement Notices online

There is online access to the enforcement register including access to actual enforcement notices for the past five years.  This is updated within one working day of a change to the information.

SM3.110% or more of all planning applications received online. Achieved
SM3.420% or more of planning application consultation comments from all sources received electronically (on-line or by email)
Band 4(Authorities must meet all of the standards in Band 3 and a minimum of 1 out of 3 of the success measures, to qualify for payment)
3.2

Active Promotion of online applications
(Referred to in all public consultation letters, workshops hosted for Parish Clerks, email footers for all Development Control staff contain links to eServices on the website)

The LPA actively promotes applications to be made online through means such as agent forums, leaflets, web banners and e-mail promotions.

Achieved
3.4

Online applications update the back office
(Planning Portal module for planning system installed, and implemented in February 2007)

Applications received online automatically update the back office system.

Achieved
3.11

Online application map
(Currently being developed in-house for implementation in February 2007)

Customers can access an online map which allows them to click on a property or application and then links to relevant application case files.

Achieved
3.16

Online comments update the back office
(Comments on planning applications made through the website, automatically update within the Document Management System)

Comments on applications received online automatically update the back office system.  

Achieved
5.1

IT based system for capturing application performance data
(Reporting mechanism included in the back office planning system)

There is an IT based system for capturing application related performance data, at authority, down to individual officer, level which shows: cases on hand; applications nearing their 8 and 13 week targets; and whether 95% of applications are validated and registered within three working days and 100% within five working days.  

Achieved
SM1.1

30%, or more, of representations on Development Plan Schemes online
(65.6% of consultations on the Core Strategy Preferred Options received electronically)

30% or more of representations received electronically (online or by structured e-mail) on relevant DPDs where the consultation period has closed

Achieved
SM3.120% or more of all planning applications received online
SM3.440% or more of planning application consultation comments from all sources received electronically (on-line or by email)
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