Accessibility of planning documents https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=53683759&threadId=293776805 2026-04-11T12:07:40Z 2026-04-11T12:07:40Z Hans Bray https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=53683759&messageId=293776804 2020-03-20T11:52:49Z 2020-03-20T11:41:35Z

<p>Hello, with the new public sector accessibility requirement law coming into force in September I have been assessing what we need to do.</p> <p>Preliminary thoughts are that PDFs published on that planning register which come from a third party, i.e. applicant/rep/consultee, etc. and we are just re-presenting/publishing it - we have an exemption from responsible for the accessibility of that document. Although there is an interesting grey line if we perform document redactions...</p> <p>Documents we produce and publish on the planning register, such as site notices, officer reports, neighbour information notes, decision notices must be accessible. As these are usually generated from Word templates it is those templates that need to be made accessible so when converted to PDF they are correct. However, there are complex interrelations between the planning software, Word and case officers/technicians local 'Normal' templates.</p> <p>Is this on anyone else's radar/already looked at this?</p>

Hans Bray 2020-03-20T11:41:35Z