Empty Homes, works to help people create homes from empty properties and campaigns for more empty homes to be brought into use for the benefit of those in housing need. W
Rainwater harvesting
UK homes using some form of rainwater harvesting system can reduce their mains water usage by 50% or more. W
Planning Aid provides free urban and environmental planning advice to individuals and community groups who cannot afford to pay a professional consultant, via a number of charitable organisations throughout the UK. W
Spinwatch report on lobbying & abuses in planning, Anna Minton, March 2013 (PDF)
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Susdrain, Free interactive community supporting the delivery of sustainable drainage (managed by CIRIA) W
Ten simple ways to make your street a safe and green place to live, sustrans.org.uk
Book reviews
'How to Save Town Centres' by Julian Dobson. Transition Network, March 31, 2015
Neighbourhood Planning
Since 2012, (and as of Sep 2017) over 2,200 groups have started the neighbourhood planning process, covering areas of nearly 12 million people across England. Over 400 successful neighbourhood planning referendums have now taken place, with an average ‘yes’ vote of 88%. [1]
Association for Environment Conscious Building, network for sustainable building professionals in the United Kingdom. Membership of the AECB includes local authorities, housing associations, builders, architects, designers, consultants and manufacturers. The Association was Founded in 1989 to increase awareness within the construction industry of the need to respect, protect, preserve and enhance the environment and to develop, share and promote best practice in environmentally sustainable building. W
Town and Country Planning Association, independent charity which campaigns for the reform of the UK’s planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and aspirations and to promote sustainable development. Representing the views of membership organisations and individuals from local authorities, planning academics and practitioners under the policy guidance of its Policy Council, the TCPA claims to put social justice and the environment at the heart of policy debate and aims to inspire government, industry and campaigners to take a fresh perspective on major issues. W
Self-build
BuildHUB, social network aimed at the self-build community