Useful Links   

The links contain useful and relevant information about planning and the planning system. Geoffrey Searle Planning Solicitors is not responsible for the content of any external website

Planning Portal

A central government run site which links through to local development plans, enables online planning applications and appeals and can provide site location plans
www.planningportal.gov.uk

Department for Communities

The website for government department that controls the planning system. The site contains all national planning guidance as well as statistics about planning, government papers as well as decisions in cases which have been called in or recovered by the Secretary of State
www.communities.gov.uk

Legislation.gov.uk

This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government and publishes all UK legislation as a a core part of the remit of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO), part of The National Archives, and the Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland.
www.legislation.gov.uk

The Law Society

The site for the body that represents solicitors in England and Wales
www.lawsociety.org.uk

The Royal Town Planning Institute

This site is for the organisation that regulates and promotes the planning profession. It contains links through to Planning Resource through which planning appeal decisions can be obtained
www.rtpi.org.uk         
www.planningresource.co.uk

Legal 500

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www .legal500.com

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors 
www.rics.org

The Royal Institute of British Architects
www.architecture.com