Useful links and contacts

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
A membership organisation which campaigns on many countryside issues. Members receive regular planning system updates and they run a telephone planning hotline service.
www.cpre.org.uk

National CPRE
Campaign to Protect Rural England
128 Southwark Street
London
SE1 OSW
Tel: 0207981 2800
Email: info@cpre.org.uk

CPRE Northamptonshire
The Events Coordinator and Membership Secretary for the Northants branch, Sue Baylis, can be contacted as follows:
CPRE Northamptonshire
Branch Office
P.O. Box 431,
Weedon,
Northants
NN7 4ZP
Tel: 01327 349409
Email: sbaylis@nildram.co.uk

East Midlands Planning Aid Service
A free professional advice service provided by volunteer planners, for individuals, and community/voluntary groups facing barriers to effective participation in the planning system.

RTPI East Midlands Branch Office
PO Box 5760
Nottingham
Notts
NG1 1XB
Tel: 0115 924 2243
Fax: 0115 924 2243
Email: emidlands@rtpi.org.uk

The Town and Country Planning Association
Campaigns for the reform of the UK's planning system to make it more responsive to people's needs and to promote sustainable development. Mainly strategic level involvement e.g. influencing policy, conferences and publications.
www.tcpa.org.uk

The Town and Country Planning Association,
17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AS
Tel: (020) 7930 8903
Fax: (020) 7930 3280
Email: tcpa@tcpa.org.uk

Useful web sites

The planning portal
A government run website containing a summary of the planning system, advice on how to make planning applications and appeals, updates on changes in the planning system, and more…
www.planningportal.gov.uk

The Countryside Agency
For information on Village Design Statements and Parish Plans.
www.countryside.gov.uk

Online Planning Offices
www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk
Information on all aspects of planning and building control including listings of Council Planning Offices and local relevant services and suppliers. Also advice on applying for planning application.

Welland Partnership
Community websites, with online planning and advisory service, which links the public, business, and other users of the planning system to a range of advice, guidance, and planning services.
www.oundleonline.co.uk
www.thrapstononline.co.uk

Useful links and contacts These links and contacts are specific to the Rockingham Forest area.

Rockingham Forest Trust For support in your VDS project, and to join the Community Planning Network. Rockingham Forest Trust Drill Hall House 1A Benefield Road Oundle Peterborough PE8 4BE Tel: 01832 274 278 Email: info@rftrust.org.uk Local Planning Authorities For all planning matters, including Local Plan policy, building conservation advice and site specific planning enquiries, contact your local authorities planning department. *East Northamptonshire Council* East Northamptonshire House Cedar Drive Thrapston Northants NN14 4LZ Tel (01832) 742000 www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk *Corby Borough Council* Deene House New Post Office Square Corby NN17 1GD Tel (01536) 402551 www.corby.gov.uk *Kettering Borough Council* Bowling Green Road, Kettering, Northants NN15 7QX Tel 01536 534316 www.kettering.gov.uk The County Council can be contacted at the following address Northamptonshire County Council County Hall Northampton NN1 1DN Tel: (01604) 236236 www.northamptonshire.gov.uk Northamptonshire ACRE For advice on Parish Plans and Village Design Statements. Northamptonshire ACRE Hunsbury Hill Centre, Harksome Hill, Northampton NN4 9QX Tel: 01604 765 888 Email: acre@northantsacre.org.uk www.ruralnet.org.uk/~northantsacre/		Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) A membership organisation which campaigns on many countryside issues. Members receive regular planning system updates and they run a telephone planning hotline service. www.cpre.org.uk *National CPRE* Campaign to Protect Rural England 128 Southwark Street London SE1 OSW Tel: 0207981 2800 Email: info@cpre.org.uk *CPRE Northamptonshire* The Events Coordinator and Membership Secretary for the Northants branch, Sue Baylis, can be contacted as follows: CPRE Northamptonshire Branch Office P.O. Box 431, Weedon, Northants NN7 4ZP Tel: 01327 349409 Email: sbaylis@nildram.co.uk East Midlands Planning Aid Service A free professional advice service provided by volunteer planners, for individuals, and community/voluntary groups facing barriers to effective participation in the planning system. RTPI East Midlands Branch Office PO Box 5760 Nottingham Notts NG1 1XB Tel: 0115 924 2243 Fax: 0115 924 2243 Email: emidlands@rtpi.org.uk The Town and Country Planning Association Campaigns for the reform of the UK's planning system to make it more responsive to people's needs and to promote sustainable development. Mainly strategic level involvement e.g. influencing policy, conferences and publications. www.tcpa.org.uk The Town and Country Planning Association, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AS Tel: (020) 7930 8903 Fax: (020) 7930 3280 Email: tcpa@tcpa.org.uk Useful web sites The planning portal A government run website containing a summary of the planning system, advice on how to make planning applications and appeals, updates on changes in the planning system, and more… www.planningportal.gov.uk The Countryside Agency For information on Village Design Statements and Parish Plans. www.countryside.gov.uk Online Planning Offices www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk Information on all aspects of planning and building control including listings of Council Planning Offices and local relevant services and suppliers. Also advice on applying for planning application. Welland Partnership Community websites, with online planning and advisory service, which links the public, business, and other users of the planning system to a range of advice, guidance, and planning services. www.oundleonline.co.uk www.thrapstononline.co.uk