Press Release Date: 19th May 2004

New Submit-a-Plan & Planning Portal Marketing Pack

Joint Marketing Pack

Submit-a-Plan and the Planning Portal are pleased to announce that a new joint marketing pack will be made available to Local Authorities. The new pack has been jointly designed by Submit-a-Plan and the Planning Portal to promote the use of online submissions of Building Control and Planning applications through www.Submit-a-Plan.com and www.Planning-portal.gov.uk which are the national Portals for making online applications.

The new pack will include A2 posters for the reception walls of Building Control and Planning as well as leaflets for in reception and posting to customers. Electronic versions in PDF will also be made available.

The campaign focuses on the five main benefits of online applications, which are:

1: Applying online is free to use.

2: Applications can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3: No printing or postage required.

4: Registering and submitting applications is simple.

5: Progress of applications can be monitored online.