TerraQuest
Planning Application Case Evaluation Service
A support solution for local authority planning departments
Expert support
Our Planning Application Case Evaluation Service (PACES) is a practical solution designed for local planning authorities to help manage planning application caseloads. PACES provides expert support in reviewing and evaluating all types of electronic and paper planning applications, from validation and evaluation up to council decisions.
Our experienced in-house team seamlessly integrate with and help to enhance your existing planning department’s resource and procedures. Our qualified case officers come with decades of planning experience to efficiently handle your caseloads.
Proven history
TerraQuest has a proven history of providing high-quality planning evaluation services directly to councils. Distinguishing ourselves from other external resource providers and agencies, our in-house planning team are dedicated to meeting bespoke, pre-agreed service level commitments for you, meaning you can rest assured that the quota you are expecting will be fulfilled without exception.
PACES serves as a strategic tool in alleviating the complexities associated with securing quality planning resources. It also aids in the evaluation of planning applications and helps efficiently address application backlogs.
Our bespoke approach
Find out how our team of in-house planning experts can support you and meet pre-agreed service level commitments.
What is PACES?
Our Planning Application Case Evaluation Service (PACES) is a sophisticated solution that fully supports local authorities in effectively reviewing and evaluating all types of planning applications, clearing backlogs and managing increased planning workloads.
Our team work to pre-agreed service level commitments, based on a flat fee cost structure, from day one, making PACES the most effective use of your planning resource budget. PACES can help you to effectively clear all kinds of planning applications, including homeowner, minor and major applications.
Securing quality and reliable planning officer resource is an ongoing industry challenge. With PACES, our in-house team of expert planners become integral members of your planning team, providing support in application evaluation and working directly with you to review cases to the highest standards.
TerraQuest’s Planning Application Case Evaluation Service is more than just a temporary solution for planning resources; we offer a comprehensive service that includes further stages of quality assurance and integrated account management. Our goal is to ensure that your caseload is effectively managed throughout the entire process.
Key benefits
TerraQuest has a rich history of supporting organisations towards innovative solutions.
Flat fee
model
Perfect for limited council budgets -with a flat fee cost model, you will get out what you put in.
Swift council support
Quick onboarding for swift planning support, circumventing convoluted agency recruitment processes.
Evaluation framework
Applications evaluated based on local and national frameworks.
Getting started
Getting started with our Planning Application Case Evaluation Service is swift and simple. Our team get to know your systems and can be initiated, ready to go, in as little as a week.
Planning budget
Our planning application services work on a ‘per application’ costing model, so you can plan exactly how many cases you want to clear and understand the costs and outcomes upfront, aligning with your service level commitments and helping you future-proof your planning resource.
Proficient in-house team
Harness the expertise of our in-house planning team, collaborating seamlessly with your existing resources. Our skilled team meticulously review planning applications in adherence with local and national policies, ensuring a precise assessment. Simultaneously, we optimise efficiency by uploading cases directly into the local authority's back-office system.
Long-term case evaluation process
PACES is strategically designed to seamlessly integrate into your long-term planning case evaluation process, delivering an agile solution to enhance the efficiency of your continuous planning procedures.
Projects
Explore our recent projects to find out more about what we do.
Boston Alternative Energy Facility
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Head of Consulting
Passionate about transformative change, Bhumi leads TerraQuest's consulting services. With over a decade of experience, she specialises in innovative solutions that drive efficiency and growth.
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