CGLG01. CENTRAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTEXT FOR PLANNING:
KEY REFERENCES
(updated: May 18, 2006 )

• Detailed Topic Index / Main Planning bibliographies Index
• For relevant addresses, telephone/fax numbers, email & website addresses see
  PLANNING & PLANNING RELATED ORGANISATIONS
  
  See also the Central & Local Government Context for Planning Index and in particular:
• Access to info., Beacon Councils, Best Value, Central gov (& plg.), Community plg. & strategies,
  Councillors & Officers, Local gov. (& plg.), (Other) Euro/International context/comparisons,
  Parish & Community Councils, Partnerships, PFI, Public sector management & plg.,
• Development Plans: (Regional plg. / Structure plg. / LDDs & LDFs / Local plg. / Unitary Dev. Plans (UDPs),
• Euro Impact on strategic & urban plg. / Local Gov. reorganisation, devolution & plg.
  (including London Mayor & Assembly) in the Strategic Planning bibliography
• Plg. aid / Plg. conditions / Plg. consultancy / Plg. enforcement / Plg. implementation / Urban Design in
  the Effectiveness of Planning etc. bib'y
• N.B. also the RTPI library catalogue on the web - go to http://www.rtpi.org.uk - then to library search.
  
  and these websites, etc.:-
• Audit Commission: http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk
• CLIP (Central Local Information Partnership) guidance on data collection: http://www.clip.gov.uk/
• Commissoner for Local Government Administration (Local Government Ombudsman): http://www.open.gov.uk/lgo
• Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (from May 2006): http://www.communities.gov.uk/
• Directory of regional bodies and local authorities: http://www.open.gov.uk/index/orgindex.htm
• Information for Local Government: http://www.info4local.gov.uk
• Local Government Association (LGA): http://www.lga.gov.uk
• 'Local Government Chronicle' and 'Municipal Journal' periodicals
• Local Government Information Unit (LGIU): http://www.lgiu.gov.uk
• Local Government Management Board bestvalue: www.bestvalue.lgmb.gov.uk
• National Association of Local Councils: http://www.nalc.gov.uk
• New Local Government Network: http://www.nlgn.org.uk
• Planning Officers Society planning and best value: http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/planning/home.html
• Planning Portal (Planning Inspectorate): http://www.planningportal.gov.uk
• Policy Brief: http://www.policybrief.org
• Policy Network: http://www.policy-network.org/
• Publc sector site: http://www.publicsector.org
• Society (The Guardian regeneration, environment and public sector section): http://society.guardian.co.uk
• SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives): http://www.solace.org.uk
• The e-envoy site (e-government targets for online delivery of services by 20005): http;//www.e-envoy.gov.uk
• UK Online: http://www.Ukonline.gov.uk
• Welsh Local Government Association:http://www.wlga.gov.uk

OFL = Ordered for Library - please check University Library catalogue for latest on availability:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/library/
* indicates most up to date and/or useful references

Cullingworth, John & Nadin, Vincent, 1997 & 2001., 'Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom' (12th edition), Routledge, London. GP5511.CUL (13th edition, September 2001; OFL on 8.8.01)

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions; DTLR (June 2001-)
- website: http://www.dtlr.gov.uk
'Strong Local Leadership - Quality Public Services (Local Government White Paper)', Decemnber 2001,
http://www.local-regions.dtlr.gov.uk/sll/index.htm

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) (June 1997-June 2001)
(replaced by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions; DTLR)
'Modernising Local Government; Local Democracy and Community Leadership' (Consultation Paper), February 1998.
'Modernising Local Government; In Touch with the People', The Stationery Office, July 1998.
'The Modernising Government White Paper', The Cabinet Office,; further details from Cabinet Office Press Office, 70 Whitehall, London SW1A 2AS, April 1999.

Institute of Public Policy Research, 2001, 'The future of the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions' (?exact title), IPPR, London, tel. (020) 7470 6120, April.

Rydin, Yvonne, 1996, 'The British Planning System: An Introduction', Macmillan, (2nd edition). (OFL)

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), 41 Botolph Lane, London EC3 4DR,
tel. (020) 7929 9494, fax. (020) 7929 9490, email: online@rtpi.org.uk
- website: http://www.rtpi.org.uk
'The local delivery of planning services: A summary of the Commissioned Study', commissioned from Spawforth Urban Regeneration and Planning Ltd., 1996 (OFL).
'The Role of Elected Members in Plan-Making and Development Control', 1997. (OFL)

• Main Planning bibliographies Index
• Detailed Topic Index