Free, independent, professional advice on planning issues via the Royal Town Planning Institute - Planning Aid www.rtpi.org.uk/planning-aid/
Free, independent, professional advice on environmental issues via the Environmental Law Foundation, a charity which provides free information and advice via their in-house and university based law clinics, and via their network of specialist environmental lawyers and technical experts. http://elflaw.org/
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Its job is “to create great places to live and work, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area”.
Responsibilities:
- driving up housing supply;
- increasing home ownership;
- devolving powers and budgets to boost local growth in England;
- supporting strong communities with excellent public services. DCLG Web Site Contact DCLG
The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is responsible for overall leadership of the department [email protected]
Gavin Barwell MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Minister for London [email protected]
Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Local Government [email protected]
Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse [email protected]
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities [email protected]
Nick Boles restates the Government’s view of Green Belt policy and Local Plan examinations - see his letter to St Michael Pitt.
National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) and the National Policy Planning Framework are now on a dedicated website with an easy to use search facility