Useful Links

These sites provide information and services which might also be of interest to our visitors. The links have been grouped into the following categories for convenience.

• Cheshire Districts and neighbouring/nearby authorities
• Central Government and associated sites
• Professional and related bodies
• Building standards
• Building Design & Conservation
• Rural, Countryside & Landscape
• National information initiatives
• Disability issues
• National Planning Portal
• Planning for Business
• Other useful sites

 

All links are external

Cheshire Districts and neighbouring/nearby authorities

Cheshire County Council: http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/  (External Link)

Congleton Borough Council: http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council: http://www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Denbighshire County Council: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk (External Link)

Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council: http://www.ellesmereport-neston.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Flintshire County Council: http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/ (external link)

Halton Borough Council: http://www.halton-borough.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Macclesfield Borough Council: http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/ (External Link)

North Shropshire District Council: http://www.northshropshiredc.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Vale Royal Borough Council: http://www.valeroyal.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Warrington Borough Council: http://www.warrington.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Wirral Borough Council: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Wrexham County Borough Council: http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/ (External Link)

 

 

Central Government and associated sites

Government information (general): http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm (External Link)

The Stationery Office (HMSO): http://www.tso.co.uk/ (External Link)

Communities and Local Government (CLG): http://www.communities.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA): http://www.idea.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Department of Culture, Media and Sport: http://www.culture.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/ (External Link)

Government Office for the North West: http://www.gonw.gov.uk/ (External Link)

National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ (External Link)

2001 Census: www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001 (External Link)

Planning Inspectorate: http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Information for local government from central government: http://www.info4local.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Local Government Association: http://www.lga.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Ordnance Survey: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ (External Link)

The Coal Authority: http://www.coal.gov.uk/

Highways Agency: http://www.highways.gov.uk/ (External Link)

 

Professional and related bodies

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): http://www.rtpi.org.uk/ (External Link)

Planning Officers' Society: http://www.planningofficers.org.uk/ (External Link)

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): http://www.rics.org.uk/ (External Link)

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): http://www.architecture.com(External Link)

Institution of Civil Engineers: http://www.ice.org.uk/ (External Link)

Institute of Structural Engineers: http://www.istructe.org.uk/ (External Link)

Institute of Building Control: http://www.buildingcontrol.org/ (External Link)

 

Building standards

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)- Building Regulations:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1130474 (External Link)

Building Research Establishment ( BRE): http://www.bre.co.uk/ (External Link)

British Standards Institution ( BSI ): http://www.bsi.org.uk/ (External Link)

British Board of Agreement (BBA): http://www.bbacerts.co.uk/ (External Link)

Barbour Index: http://www.barbour-index.co.uk/

Local Authority Building Control: http://www.labc.uk.com

 

Building Design & Conservation

English Heritage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ (External Link)

Crime Prevention: http://www.securedbydesign.com/

Urban Design Group: http://www.udg.org.uk/ (External Link)

Institute for Historic Building Conservation: http://www.ihbc.org.uk/ (External Link)

Urban Design Alliance (RTPI/RIBA/RIBA/UDG/ICE/LI/Civic Trust): http://www.udal.org.uk/ (External Link)

Research for Urban Design Information: http://www.rudi.net/ (External Link)

Civic Trust: http://www.civictrust.org.uk/ (External Link)

Council for British Archaeology (CBA): http://www.britarch.ac.uk/

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE): http://www.cabe.org.uk/ (External Link)

 

Rural, Countryside & Landscape

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs: http://www.defra.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Environment Agency: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Natural England: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ (External Link)

Rural Payments Agency: http://www.rpa.gov.uk/rpa/index.nsf/home (External link)

Magic Project: http://www.magic.gov.uk/ (External link)

British Waterways: http://www.british-waterways.org/

English Nature: http://www.englishnature.gov.uk/

Leader+: http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/ruraldevelopment/rural_funding/ruraldevleader.htm (External Link)

Rural Net: http://www.ruralnet.org.uk/

Ecosert: http://www.ecosert.org.uk/

Cultmark: http://www.cultmark.org.uk/

UK Biodiversity: http://www.ukbap.org.uk/  (External Link)

Cheshire Biodiversity: http://www.cheshire-biodiversity.org.uk/

Landscape Institute: http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/

Cheshire Wildlife Trust: http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cheshire

The Tree Council http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/ (External Link)

Forestry Commission: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Arboricultural Association: http://www.trees.org.uk/ (External Link)

Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE): http://www.cpre.org.uk/ (External Link)

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers: http://www.btcv.org/ (External Link)

The Boat Museum: http://www.boatmuseum.org.uk/ (External Link)

Friends of Caldy Nature Park: http://www.clocsen.org/caldy/welcome.html (External Link)

 

National information initiatives

National Land Information System: http://www.nlis.org.uk/ (External Link)

National Land and Property Gazetteer: http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg (External Link)

National Land Use Database: http://www.nlud.org.uk/ (External Link)

 

Disability issues

Disability Rights Commission: http://www.drc-gb.org/ (External Link)

(this site contains links to numerous sites relating to disability issues)

 

National Planning Portal

The Planning Portal offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Careers & Resources (External Link) - your first stop for the latest planning jobs online.

Guide to Planning  (External Link)- The Guide section offers a brief introduction to the planning system and some explanation of what planning is for and why it is important to us all. This section of the Planning Portal is intended for both householders and business people. It explains why planning controls are necessary and how decisions are made.

Planning Applications (External Link) Create a planning application and send it electronically to your local planning authority along with any attachments, or complete the forms on your computer then print and send them by post as part of a traditional paper application.

Appeals (External Link) - If you seek permission to carry out works to your property and your application isn't decided within a set period, or you get a decision from your local council that you disagree with, you have a right to appeal.

Development Plans & Maps (External Link) -  Your Local Development Plan (LDP) or Unitary Development Plan (UDP) together with supporting development documents.

Policy & Research (External Link) - This part of the Portal is intended to help professional planners, lawyers, research students and academics, and others with a serious, in-depth interest in planning. It is also a resource for those new to planning and is intended to be a learning and reference aid for those wishing to learn more about the process.

 

Planning for Business

Planning and Regulatory Services On Line (PARSOL): http://www.parsol.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Online Planning offices: http://www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk/ (External Link)

Independent information on planning applications: http://www.planning-applications.co.uk/ (External Link)

Planning: A Guide for Business: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1165112 (External Link)

Planning advice: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1144466 (External link)

UK Planning: http://www.ukplanning.com/ukp/index.htm (External Link)

Building application submissions: http://www.submitaplan.com/ (External Link)

Commercial Property Register: http://www.compropregister.co.uk/ (External Link)

Land Registry/Property Prices: http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/ (External Link)

National land and property: http://www.egpropertylink.com/Home/Default.aspx (External Link)

Planning Advice - Planning Aid Services: http://www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk/ (External Link)

Health & Safety Executive: http://www.hse.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Health & Safety Commission: http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/hsc/ (External Link)

 

 

Other useful sites

Planning Magazine: http://www.planning.haynet.com/ (External Link)

National Playing Fields Association: http://www.fieldsintrust.org/ (External Link)

Sport England North West: www.sportengland.org/northwest_index.htm (External Link)

Network Rail: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/ (External Link)

RSPB: http://www.rspb.org.uk/ (External Link)

Friends of the Earth: http://www.foe.co.uk/ (External Link)

Commission for Racial Equality: http://www.cre.gov.uk/ (External Link)

Equal Opportunities Commission: http://www.eoc.org.uk/ (External Link)