Whitehall steps up electronic upgrade

Morris, Huw

Whitehall steps up electronic upgrade - 2005 - Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) (1638) 30 September 2005, 14-17(3) .

Investigates e-planning which is top of the modernising planning agenda and is at the centre of the Gershon drive for great public service efficiency and the local e-government strategy. Government has set e-targets for the key segments of the planning service and next year's planning delivery grant will be distributed largely according to how successfully local planning authorities have implemented online planning services. The e-planning strategy aims to benefit all of the planning system's stakeholders. Gives an overview of the planning system nationally, its throughput and the scale of costs associated with it. Describes government efforts to improve e-planning quality including the Planning Portal's self-assessment scheme for planning authorities and points to innovations arriving in the near future such as the single national planning application form.