Links and more links……
Links and more links……Contained within this page are various useful links to both government planning documents and websites as well as useful third party websites.
Whilst we cannot be held responsible for any data on third party websites, you are encouraged to re-check them every so often as policies do change.
Find your local planning authority (LPA)
General Permitted Development Order:
2015 Original
Amendments: 2015 – 2016 (1) (2) – 2017 (1) (2) – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Use Classes Order
1987 Original
Amendments: 1991 – 1992 (1) (2) – 1994 – 1995 – 1999 – 2005 – 2006 – 2010 (1) (2) – 2011 – 2015 – 2020
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2019
National space standards (sizes for new dwellings)
National Heritage list for England (listed buildings)
Find your council tax band (Residential)
Find business rates valuation (Commercial)
Old Maps (useful for history)
House prices per sq. m (per borough)
Search for domestic EPC by postcode
Search for non-domestic EPC by postcode
Find streets in the UK & who is responsible for them and their USRN
Find Addresses in the UK and their UPRN
Highways England – enquiries about their land, property and roads
WebCAT / PTAL for London (TFL)
BT Wholesale Broadband Checker
Digdat– check before you dig
DEFRA maps – AONB / SSSI / SPAs / Sched Mons / WHS etc.
Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (PDF)
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990
Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Planning and Compensation Act 1991
Environment Act 1995
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Planning Act 2008
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
Localism Act 2011
Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Infrastructure Act 2015
Deregulation Act 2015
Housing and Planning Act 2016
Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
DRAFT: Environment Bill 2019-20
Page updated: 19th November 2020
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