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Local Government:
Councils in Leicestershire and Surrounding
Central Government Offices and Portals relating to Planning:
DirectGov: Government portal for a wide range of public service information
Government Office for the East Midlands (GO-EM)
Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
Government Agencies:
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE): the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space
East Midlands Councils: East Midlands Councils is the consultative forum for all 46 Local Authorities in the East Midlands
East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) : EMDA is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England, set up in 1999 by Government to bring a regional focus to economic development.
East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) : EMRA closed its doors on 31 March 2010. From 1 April a new organisation, East Midlands Councils which includes the East Midlands Leaders' Board is taking on some of its work.
English Heritage
Environment Agency : The Environment Agency is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Its principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development.
Forestry Commission
HELM - Historic Environment Local Management
Natural England (formerly English Nature)
Planning Inspectorate: planning appeals
Planning Information:
Legislation: links to sites which provide on-line access to planning and other legislation
Government policy and guidance: (Government circulars, etc) Communities and Local Government web site
Planning Aid
Planning Portal : a government web site giving essential planning information
Planning Resource: Haymarket Publications
Professional Organisations:
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Royal Town Planning Institute
Town and Country Planning Association
