Local authority planning application validation support
TerraQuest
Planning Application Validation Service
Supporting local authorities to address planning application backlogs
Planning Application Validation Service
Meet service level commitments
Our Planning Application Validation Service (PAVS) offers an effective solution for local authorities. We provide expert support in addressing your application backlogs to meet service level commitments with our in-house team of experienced planners.
The Planning Application Validation Service ensures a thorough review and validation process for electronic and paper planning applications, aligning with national and local policies.
Expert planning services
Our dedicated team are available to work directly with councils, to support in managing and clearing planning caseloads.
TerraQuest’s expert planning services team goes beyond validation, directly uploading applications into the local authority's back-office system, becoming part of the council’s planning service team.
PAVS is your ideal support solution to ease the complexities of planning resourcing, for local authorities seeking efficient solutions to tackle increased workloads.
Key benefits
Our Planning Application Validation Service supports local authorities to address planning application caseloads. Reviewing and validating planning applications to clear backlogs.
Expert planners
Our expert planners can validate your cases in just 24 – 48 hours
Suitable budget
Suitable for council budgets with a flat fee cost model – get out what you put in
Quick onboarding
Quick onboarding for swift planning support without relying on agency recruitment and complex processes
What is PAVS?
Our Planning Application Validation Service (PAVS) is a full-service solution to support local authorities in reviewing and validating planning applications efficiently and accurately.
PAVS is designed to be an effective use of your planning resource budget. Streamline your workflows to effectively clear planning application backlogs and manage increased workloads, without the need to plan for lengthy external recruitment processes.
We know that securing quality and reliable planning officer resource is a challenge, that’s why our in-house team of expert planners become integral members of your planning team.
TerraQuest goes beyond being a stopgap for planning resources, we’re a full-service offer with additional stages of quality assurance and account management built-in.
Getting started
Getting started with our Planning Application Validation Service is simple and swift. We can onboard our team to your systems and get them set up ready to go in as little as a week.
Planning budget
PAVS is a great way to make the most of your planning budget, our validation service works on a ‘per application’ costing model, so you can plan for exactly how many cases you want to clear and know the costs and outcomes upfront, aligning with your service level commitments.
Proficient in-house team
Our proficient in-house team of planners collaborates closely with your existing planning resources, managing caseloads with precision. We meticulously review planning applications in accordance with both local and national policies, ensuring a high degree of accuracy. Simultaneously, we optimize the process by seamlessly uploading cases directly into the local authority's back-office system for increased efficiency.
Addressing planning application backlogs
PAVS proves highly effective in addressing immediate planning application backlogs, alleviating the heightened workloads experienced by your planning team with additional support from a team of experienced planners and quality assurance professionals.
Integrate seamlessly
PAVS is also designed to seamlessly integrate with your long-term planning validation processes, offering an agile solution to bolster the effectiveness of your ongoing planning procedures.
Key statistics
Use PAVS to meet your authority's service level commitments
8,962
Applications validated
Planning applications processed in 2023
2 hour
Average validation time
Compared to 5 hours (national average)
71%
Average invalidation rate
Planners quickly flag invalid applications, freeing time for valid ones
How we can help
Let’s discuss how we can work with you to clear your validation backlog with TerraQuest's validation service.
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