Useful websites

General planning information

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/ - the planning portal offers guidance and information on the planning process and also allows planning applications and associated fees and appeals to be submitted online.

http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/ - the planning inspectorate website provides information and forms for planning appeals and enforcement appeals.

http://www.ribafind.org/ - the royal institute of architects on-line directory to help you find the right architect for your project.

http://www.archsearch.co.uk/ - an online resource of images and information that helps you find the right architect for your residential project.

http://www.rtpiconsultants.co.uk/  - an online directory that lists approximately 500 consultancies providing expertise in every field of planning which a client may be seeking.

http://www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk/ - planning aid provides free, independent and professional help, advice and support on planning issues to people and communities who cannot afford to hire a planning consultant.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/  - the environment agency has an important role in warning people about the risk of flooding, and in reducing the likelihood of flooding from rivers and the sea.

http://www.rtpi.org.uk/  - royal town planning Institute website.

http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/ - land register online provides easy access to details of more than 20 million registered properties in England and Wales. The district council are not able to resolve boundary disputes and therefore any queries should be forwarded to land registry.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/ - the planning section of the department for communities and local government website provides planning guidance and policy documents, research and statistics and links to other related sites which further explain the planning system.

http://www.goem.gov.uk/ - the Government Office for the East Midlands carries out a wide variety of town and country planning work on behalf of the First Secretary of State. National and regional policy is applied in the local context and fed back to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

http://www.drc-gb.org/ - The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.

http://www.emra.gov.uk/ - The East Midlands Regional Assembly is one of eight established in England (outside London). It is responsible for scrutinising the development and delivery, by the region's economic development agency (emda) of a successful economic strategy for the East Midlands.

http://www.emda.org.uk/ - East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.

http://www.officefordisability.gov.uk/ - the office for disability is tasked to ensure government achieves substantive equality for disabled people by 2025.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ - English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.

http://www.surveyline.com/ - Surveyline offers a complete range of professional property advice, whether you are purchasing a home, a commercial building or involved in property matters or negotiations of any kind.

Conservation and listed buildings

http://www.towns.org.uk/ - Action for Market Towns is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of small towns through an integrated approach.

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/ - The Architectural Heritage Fund is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of historic buildings in the UK.

http://www.bura.org.uk/ - BURA was formed in 1990 to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, experience and information for the emerging regeneration sector.

www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/art_brooking.shtml - Dartford archive is the home of the brooking collection, one of the very few places in the country where people can come to research their restoration of a period building.

http://www.civictrust.org.uk/ - The Civic Trust was founded in 1957 to encourage high standards of planning and architecture.

http://www.cabe.org.uk/ - CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ - The CBA is an educational charity working throughout the UK to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and future generations.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/ - The Deparment for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ - English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.

http://www.ehtf.org.uk/ - English Historic Towns Forum (EHTF) was founded in 1987 "to establish and encourage contact between local authorities having responsibility for the management for historic towns and cities, and between these authorities and other public, private and voluntary sector agencies:

http://www.spab.org.uk/  - The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects. Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.

http://www.c20society.org.uk/ - The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards.

http://www.victorian-society.org.uk/ - The Victorian Society is the national society responsible for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture.

http://www.ihbc.org.uk/ - The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is the professional institute which represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

http://www.securedbydesign.com/ - Secured by Design - This is a police initiative to encourage developers to adopt crime reduction measures.  Designing out crime, reducing the fear of crime and creating a safer environment leads to a sustainable community. Greater emphasis needs to be placed on the quality of design to provide a secure environment for the occupier and service users.

Neighbouring authorities

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