What can I find out on this website?
On this site you can find out about our services; whether you qualify for Planning Aid assistance; and how to contact Planning Aid in your area. You can also find out about how to become a Planning Aid volunteer.
For planning advice, please follow this link to the 'Contact Us' page, and speak to the Planning Aid Caseworker in your region. To download a copy of an information pack on different aspects of the Town and Country Planning system, please follow this link to The Planning Pack. A Handy Guide to the Planning System is also available to download from the Urban Forum website by clicking on the following link Handy Guide to the Planning System. We have also produced a jargon buster which helps clarify most of the technical terms used in planning, to see this click on the following link to'Jargon Buster'.
What do you think of our website? Our feedback form takes two minutes to complete and can be done at the click of your mouse! We look forward to hearing your views!
What is happening in my region?
On this site you can find out what Planning Aid is doing in your local area. Where there are regional options to choose from, simply click on your region and see what's going on where you live.
Free and independent planning advice! Planning Aid provides free, independent and professional help, advice and support on planning issues to people and communities who cannot afford to hire a planning consultant. Planning Aid complements the work of local authorities but is wholly independent of them. In most UK regions Planning Aid is run by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI, a charity registered in England 262865 and Scotland SC 037841).
Volunteering for Planning Aid just got easier!
Following the introduction of our new online application service you and your colleagues can now get involved as Planning Aid volunteers faster than ever (it literally takes a few minutes).
To join the 700+ other Planning Aid volunteers who regularly give their support, please apply here using our new online service. Thank you so much for your support.
If you'd like to find out more about volunteering with Planning Aid, or know someone who might, please contact Shereen Shafi on 07811 148070 or volunteers@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk