Community Council Resources

If you are a Community or Town Councillor or wish to find out more about the work of Community and Town Councils then you may find the following resources useful. Be aware that some of the sites are for England only, though we have included the links since you may still find some of the information relevant to Wales.

http://www.nalc.gov.uk/ - National Association of Local Councils, represents the 10,000 community, parish and town councils in England and Wales, in partnership with county associations.

http://www.nalc.gov.uk/links/counties/goodcouncillors.pdf - a PDF of the Good Councillor Guide produced by the Welsh Assembly Government.

http://www.nalc.gov.uk/links/counties/powers.pdf - a PDF of a sub-set of the above document detailing the areas of responsibility of Community and Town Councils.

http://www.onevoicewales.org.uk/ - One Voice Wales - the voice of Community and Town Councils in Wales. You need to be a Community Councillor with a login to access the main content on this site.

http://www.lga.gov.uk/ - the Local Government Association.

http://www.wales.gov.uk/subiplanning/ - Welsh Assembly planning information.

http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/cymru/wal/index_e.htm - the Planning Inspectorate (Wales).

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/ - the Planning Portal, a one-stop-shop for planning information and services online.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/ - Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/ - The Countryside Agency (for England only).

http://www.towns.org.uk/ - Action for Market Towns.

http://www.lga.gov.uk/ccn - County Councils Network.

http://www.slcc.co.uk/ - Society of Local Council Clerks.

http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/ - Audit Commission.

http://www.nlgn.org.uk/ - New Local Government Network.

http://www.lgnto.gov.uk/lifelong/index.htm - Local Government National Training Organisation.

http://www.info4local.gov.uk/ - Info4local.

http://www.postwatch.co.uk/ - Postwatch