Local resources
City of Durham Parish Council
http://cityofdurham-pc.gov.uk/
Durham City Neighbourhood Plan
http://npf.durhamcity.org.uk/
Durham County Council
https://www.durham.gov.uk/
County Durham Local Plan
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/3266/Development-Plan-for-County-Durham
County Durham Plan Evidence Library
https://durhamcc-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/folder/52317
County Durham Plan supporting documents
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/7444/County-Durham-Plan-supporting-documents
Planning Applications and Advice
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/3276/Planning-applications-and-advice
Find and Comment on Planning Applications
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/8276/View-and-comment-on-current-planning-applications
Building Control and Regulations Guidance
https://www.durham.gov.uk/buildingcontrol
Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP)
gives people and organisations in and around Durham City the opportunity to work together and take action on local issues
https://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamaap
Durham World Heritage Site
https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/
Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site. Management Plan. 2017 – 2023
https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/files/Durham%20WHS%20Management%20Plan%202017.pdf
Durham City Conservation Area
includes the Conservation Area appraisal documents
https://www.durham.gov.uk/DurhamCityCA
National resources
Planning
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-planning-policy-framework
Planning Practice Guidance
supporting the NPPF
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-practice-guidance
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Parliamentary Committee
scrutinises the policy, administration and spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/
Planning Inspectorate
deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England and Wales
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/planning-inspectorate
National HMO Lobby
an association of some fifty community groups in thirty towns in all parts of the UK, who are concerned to ameliorate the impact of concentrations of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on their communities
https://www.hmolobby.org.uk/index.htm
Heritage
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-digital-culture-media-sport
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Parliamentary Committee
scrutinise the work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and its associated public bodies
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/
Historic England
public body caring for England’s historic environment
https://historicengland.org.uk/
National Heritage List for England (NHLE)
official register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England – listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/
Environment
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Committee
scrutinises the administration, spending and policy of the Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/52/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee
Natural England
government’s adviser for the natural environment in England
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
MAGIC
interactive map providing authoritative geographic information about the natural environment, covering rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain
https://magic.defra.gov.uk/
Environment Agency
regulates and protects the environment and supports sustainable development
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Flood Map for Planning
service to find out which flood zone a location is in
https://flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk/
Countryside Code: advice for countryside visitors
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code/the-countryside-code-advice-for-countryside-visitors
Climate change
Climate Change Committee
an independent, statutory body which advises, and reports back, to the UK and devolved governments on controlling emissions
https://www.theccc.org.uk/
DecarboN8
The DecarboN8 network brings together researchers, government, industry and communities to design solutions to reduce emissions. Durham University is involved and Durham County Council is a project partner
https://decarbon8.org.uk/
