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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 Development Agency (EMDA)
East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA)
English Heritage
Environment Agency
Forestry Commission
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