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Planning law

Construction Information Service (CIS) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive source of technical information standards and legislation for construction industry professionals. Includes Building Regulations Approved Documents, Codes of Practice, Specimen Contract Documents, Architects' Journal and the SCI Blue Book.
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Lexis+ Legal Research (previously Lexis+ Library) This link opens in a new window
Large legal database containing UK, EU and international case law, legislation (up-to-date, amended versions), legal journals, commentary texts, current awareness, and news. Very good range of practitioner texts in the Commentary section including Butterworths Company Law Handbook and Butterworths Family Law Service. Includes All England Law Reports, Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, and Halsbury's Laws.
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Lexis+ Practical Guidance (PSL) This link opens in a new window
Contains a homepage for each practice area (Company Commercial, Property and Dispute Resolution) holding essential resources chosen and compiled by an expert team of solicitors and barristers. LexisPSL provides KnowHow, primary law, precedents, forms and excerpts from authoritative Butterworths commentary. Additionally, links to Lexis+ Library take you directly to a broader range of relevant legal resources.
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Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
Large legal database containing UK and EU case law, legislation (up to date revised versions), legal journals, commentary texts such as Civil Procedure (the White Book) and Law Reports such as ICLR Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports. The current awareness section is useful for keeping up-to-date. Also links to Westlaw International for access to all Westlaw content outside of the UK and Europe. First time users may need to register, please use your Leeds Beckett email address. If asked for an institution, please search and select Leeds Beckett University. If presented with a OnePass page, just click 'Sign in'. Practical Law and the News section are not included in our subscription.
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Journals

Websites

British Geological Survey
Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise.
Cyburbia
Site for urban planners and others interested in cities and the built environment, contains a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and urbanism.
Data Archive (UKDA)
A centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK
ELDIS [Electronic Development and Environment Information System]
An online information service providing free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues. Includes links to summaries and full-text research and policy documents.
English Heritage Archives
Enables you to search English Heritage's archives containing thousands of photographs and documents relating to England's historic buildings and archaeological sites. Some records are accompanied by online images.
Geological Society of London
A not-for-profit organisation. Its aims are to improve knowledge and understanding of the Earth, to promote Earth science education and awareness, and to promote professional excellence and ethical standards in the work of Earth scientists.
Historic England
The public body that champions and protects England's historic places.
Human Development Reports (UNDP)
Full text of the United Nations Development Programme's global, regional and national reports covering the economic, social, political, and cultural issues related to development, including human rights, poverty, education, economic reform, HIV/AIDS, and globalization.
Open Geography portal
Allows users to discover, view and download geographical reference data to support National Statistics.
UK in figures: official statistics for the United Kingdom
A summary of official government statistics. Includes statistics on economic and financial trends, environment, housing and the output of selected industries.
World Development Reports - World Bank
An invaluable guide to the economic, social and environmental state of the world today.
Worldmapper
A collection of nearly 700 world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to a particular variable eg. population, food imports and exports, health, income, education etc.

Planning policy and government information

Planning Portal the home of planning and building regulations information and the national planning application service for England and Wales
Hansard the official report of all Parliamentary debates
Official Documents (Government) command papers and official papers

Organisations

British Property Federation
This is the trade association of the property industry. It provides information about current issues and policy and lobbies on behalf of investors in commercial and residential property.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
(Formerly known as the Department for Communities and Local Government). This government web site includes consultation papers, other publications and information about regeneration, housing, planning and urban policy.
RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
RICS is the world's leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property, infrastructure and construction.
Royal Town Planning Institute
The professional body for town planning. Includes information about training and education, continuing professional development and information for the public.
Town and Country Planning Association
The TCPA is a charity, which campaigns for reform of the UK's planning system. The web site includes many useful links to related organisations.

UK planning blogs

Dentons UK Planning Law Blog

A polycentric global law firm

Planning Portal Director's Blog

The purpose of the blog is to reach out and engage with users of the Portal service and of the planning system in general. Posts here will generally be about changes and improvements to the Portal and the planning system.

Planning Resource

Expert comment and blogs on UK town planning news, planning system changes, NPPF, key decisions & appeals, development plans and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

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Subjects: Civil Engineering, Computing and Information Technologies, Human Geography, Housing and Planning