Online planning resources 

Below are a number of useful links providing more detailed information about a range of topics and organisations relevant to the planning system, both at nationally and regionally.

Government

• English Heritage
• English Nature
• Environment Agency
• Government Office for the West Midlands
• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Planning 
• Planning Inspectorate
• Planning Portal
• West Midlands Local Government Association
• West Midlands Regional Assembly

Groups

• Black Country Consortium
• West Midlands Biodiversity Audit
• British Waterways
• West Midlands Planning Aid Service
• Ecorecord
• UK Biodiversity Action Plan

Professional

• Architecture
• Architectural Association
• Association of Town Centre Management
• Chartered Institute of Housing
• Council for British Archaeology
• Federation of Master Builders
• House Builders Federation
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Landscape Institute
• Local Authority Building Control
• National House Building Council
• New Engineering Contracts
• Royal Town Planning Institute
• Planning Matters
• Professionals 4 Free
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)