The Planning Portal is a website for submitting planning applications and finding planning guidance. It is owned by TerraQuest Solutions Limited. Planning Portal was established by UK Government in 2002 to allow
planning applications
Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.
House building permits, for example, are subject to buil ...
in England and Wales to be processed electronically. It later added guidance and information content, interactive guides, an application service for
Building Regulations approval and the ability to purchase site location plans.
The Planning Portal provides a conduit between those submitting planning applications (such as
architects
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
) and the local planning authority who will determine the application.
The business became PortalPlanQuest in March 2015 when it was privatised and is now a joint venture between the UK Government (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities) and TerraQuest Solutions. The CEO of TerraQuest is Geoffrey Keal.
References
External links
*{{official website, https://www.planningportal.co.uk
Government services web portals in the United Kingdom
Internet properties established in 2002
Town and country planning in the United Kingdom