Working with Preapplication Outcome

Agency planners determine the applications that are required to be submitted by the applicants, based on the nature of the project they discuss during the preapplication meeting.

Applicants and agency staff review the summary information and comments entered by their assigned agency planner on the Preapplication Outcome page and proceed with creating and linking the required applications. Although accessed from pages displayed using the Redwood Experience, the Preapplication Outcome page is displayed in the classic interface.

Go to the preapplication you are working with, and navigate to the Preapplication Outcome page in the application detail pages. In the left navigation panel, expand the Progress menu section and click the Preapplication Outcome menu link.

Adding a Required Application

As an agency assigned planner you add application types to the Preapplication Outcome page, which lists the required application types added for the submitted planning application. Here applicants can review and take appropriate actions, such as linking an existing application or creating a new application.

  1. On the Preapplication Outcome page, click the Add button to open the Required Application page and enter values for the following fields:

    Page Element

    Description

    Application Type

    Use the look-up prompt to select a type of application that you want add.

    Comment

    Enter text such as, to indicate to the applicant why the particular application is required along with any additional information.

  2. Click Save to return to the Preapplication Outcome page. You will now see the row you just created, with a status of Not Started.

Adding a Review Comment

As an agency assigned planner you add review comments to the Preapplication Outcome page, where the applicants can view the detailed information you have entered regarding the preapplication meeting outcome.

  1. In the Review Comments section on the Preapplication Outcome page, click the Add Comment button to open the Add Comment page and enter comment text.

    You can use the Rich Text Editor option for formatting your comment.

  2. Click Save.

Viewing the Preapplication Outcome

To view the summary information:

  1. In the Required Application section on the Preapplication Outcome page, view a list of application types that are required for your submitted planning application. Find additional information:

    Page Element

    Description

    Application Type

    View the type of application required.

    Application

    Use the available options:

    • Create: Click to open the Create Application page. The system automatically populates the application form with values copied from the applicant’s preapplication. You can make changes and save or submit the application.

    • Link: Click to open the Link Application modal page. Use the look-up prompt to select an existing application and click Save. The Preapplication Outcome page now lists the application you just selected.

    • <Application>: Click to open the Overview page of the linked planning application.

    • Unlink: Click to remove the link from the required application type.

    Status

    View the status of the application type. For example, Not Started and Inspection. The Not Started status Indicates that no application has been created or linked for the identified application type.

    Comments

    View the comments included by the planner regarding the application type.

    Action

    Select an action you want to perform on the transaction:

    • Edit Comments: Click to open the Required Application page and update the comments.

    • Delete: Click to delete the required application type. you can't delete a required application type that is linked to an application.

    Note:

    These actions are available only to planners.

  2. In the Review Comments section, view a list of review comments entered by the assigned planner of your preapplication. Only planners can create and edit the review comments.