Have your say

Planning applications generate around one million consultation requests per year: from Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to a wide range of consultees including national agencies, regional bodies, highways departments, parish and town councils, amenities societies, utility companies and the citizen.

These consultations are often paper-based and can be expensive, time consuming and inefficient for each LPA and consultee to handle.

To help improve this process, and to complete the e-planning process, the Planning Portal is launching a new e-Consultation Hub which will enable all the stakeholders in the planning process to complete their consultations online.

As a part of the ongoing stakeholder consultation they are inviting opinions and comment from Parish and Town Councils and are hosting an online questionnaire (which can also be printed off and returned by post) on e-Consultation and how it may affect your work.

The online questionnaire closes to responses on Tuesday 13 May 2008. The responses will be used by the Planning Portal to help them engage with Parish and Town Councils and help address any issues which may arise.

Don't miss your chance to get involved and register the opinions of your Parish or Town Council www.planningportal.gov.uk/econsultation