Planning Aid is managed by the Royal Town Planning Institute [RTPI], on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister [ODPM] (referred to as 'We' below). In entering our site you as a user ('You') are accepting our terms and conditions.
Using Planning Aid
Planning Aid is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The access and use of Planning Aid featuring these terms and conditions constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this website.
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site.
Information collected by us is used for internal review to:
* improve the content of Planning Aid
* customise the content and/or layout of Planning Aid
* notify users about updates to Planning Aid
* contact users for marketing purposes
Information collected is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes. Read our privacy policy
Disclaimer
The Planning Aid website and material relating to planning aid, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material within this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the site.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Virus Protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet.
We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.
Links from Planning Aid to external websites
Links on Planning Aid will lead to other websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
Linking to Planning Aid
Planning Aid welcomes and encourages other websites to link to the information that is hosted on these pages. You do not have to ask permission to link but we can provide wording and linking graphics. You can request more details via the feedback page.