See also:

• Science: Social Sciences: Urban and Regional Planning: Agencies: United Kingdom  (8)

• ACES - Association of chief estates surveyors and property managers in local government. Includes a list of branches, news, publications, and a forum.
• The Advisory Panel on Standards - An independent body whose purpose is to advise on the maintenance of professional standards in the Planning Inspectorate. The site provides the APOS annual reports.
• British Government Panel on Sustainable Development - Recent reports and a description of the Panel's function.
• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - Promotes design and architecture to raise the standard of the built environment.
• London Plan Examination in Public - Provides an opportunity for a structured discussion and testing of the Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan. This will provide the main basis on which the Mayor can decide whether any further changes are required to the Plan.
• Planning Advisory Service - PAS aims to facilitate self sustaining change and improvement in the local authority planning sector. PAS runs a number of programmes aimed at helping the local authority planning sector.
• Planning Aid - Provides free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay planning consultant fees.
• Planning for a Sustainable Future: White Paper - The White Paper sets out the Communities and Local Government's detailed proposals for reform of the planning system.
• The Planning Inspectorate - Explains the work of the Inspectorate in appeals and other casework under planning, housing, environment and highways legislation.
• Planning Portal - Government gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans, appeals, applications, contact details, research areas.
• Regional Spatial Strategy - The Planning Inspectorate - Provides information on what a Regional Spatial Strategy deals with; the process, including the Examination in Public; and the various legislations.