About this Forum
This forum is part of a series of participative exercises being piloted by DCLG and other government departments.
Our approach is being evaluated by the independent, non-partisan Hansard Society, who would appreciate you taking the time to fill out their feedback survey (you need to be logged in to do so). This survey concerns your experience participating in the forum rather than e-planning issues raised on this forum.
Moderation
We always aim to be fair and reasonable. We are concerned with the quality of the discussion, not the interests of one individual, group or idea over another.
To maximise the impact of your post, you should keep it respectful, relevant, address the issues with the challenge of implementing e-planning solutions and provide considered reasons for your views. If you disagree with the existing system or proposals offered, we encourage you to provide alternative solutions. This is a dialogue, so please comment on other posts and keep the conversation going.
To ensure a lively and safe online space for a discussion, comments will not be posted that the Review team feels do not help take the discussion forward or contravene the forum discussion rules. In this instance, the Review team will usually email to advise you of the reasons why the comment was not posted, but no ongoing discussion will be entered into.
The forum is moderated by members of the LPA community it serves, as well as by Planning Portal representatives. If you are interested in becoming a moderator please contact: marketing@planningportal.gsi.gov.uk.
Read the full moderation policy.
About the Planning Portal
The Planning Portal is the one-stop-shop for planning and building regulations online. It is part of the Department for Communities and Local Government and provides information and services on planning and building regulations for England and Wales.
For more information see:
www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/government/en/ (England) or www.planningportal.gov.uk/wales/government/en/ (Wales)
‘Digital Dialogues’ pilot
This online forum is being run within the Department for Constitutional Affairs’‘Digital Dialogues’ pilot.
The pilot will explore the potential of information and communication technology to support central government communications and consultations. Support and evaluation is being provided by the Hansard Society, an independent, non-partisan charity.
More information about the Hansard Society and its work is available at www.hansardsociety.org.uk.