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Portals

The Planning Portal acts as a gateway to the world of town and country planning

DirectGov is the place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public services and government information. Book a driving test, find a job, get advice about childcare, renew your passport and lots more

info4local.gov.uk provides a one-stop portal for local authorities to get quick and easy access to information on the web sites of central government departments and agencies

Oultwood.com contains a very good local government web site index - not just UK

The remaining sites have been grouped under the following headings:

Government Departments

Communities and Local Government brings together key responsibilities for regional and local government, fire, housing, planning and regeneration

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for all aspects of environment policy, farming and food production and is a focal point for all rural policy

Department for Transport is responsible for transport issues

Department for Culture, Media and Sport has policy responsibility for museums, galleries and libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport, education, broadcasting and the media and tourism, as well as the creative industries, the Millennium and the National Lottery

Government Offices for the Regions works with partner organisations throughout each region, acting as a bridge between the Government and the community, to deliver policies on behalf of a range of government departments

» Go to the Government Office for London

Government agencies

Planning Inspectorate works for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the National Assembly for Wales on a range of casework under planning and environmental legislation

Highways Agency manages, maintains and improves the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport

English Heritage is the Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment

Natural England (formerly English Nature) is the Government's statutory adviser on the conservation of wildlife and geology throughout England

Forestry Commission is the government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands

Environment Agency is the leading public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales

Health and Safety Executive are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain

Local Government Ombudsman investigates complaints of injustice arising from maladministration by local authorities and certain other bodies

London related sites

Greater London Authority created by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the Mayor and the London Assembly constitute a new and unique form of strategic city-wide government for London

Transport for London is the integrated body responsible for the capital's transport system

London Development Agency is London's economic development body, promoting inclusive and sustainable economic development and regeneration for the capital

Association of London Government represents local government in London

Planning Aid for London is a registered charity that helps people and organisations with planning matters who cannot afford consultant's fees

Professional organisations

Royal Town Planning Institute is the Chartered Institute for town planners

Royal Institute of British Architects (external) is the Chartered Institute for architects

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (external) is the Chartered Institute for all types of surveyor, including those involved in the development of land and buildings

Landscape Institute is the Chartered Institute in the UK for landscape architects, incorporating designers, managers and scientists, concerned with enhancing and conserving the environment

Other sites of Interest

Local Government Association represents all local authorities in England and Wales

Her Majesty's Stationery Office for all government publications (including UK legislation on-line)

The Stationery Office publishes on behalf of the UK's Parliaments and assemblies and is the UK's definitive source of official and regulatory information

Ordnance Survey – when making a planning application you will be asked to provide a site plan – this site should also be able assist you