Living In
How to apply for planning permission. Historic buildings and conservation areas, village management.
- Visitor Centres
Locations and contact details of our four visitor centres - Pedal Peak District
Route maps, bike hire and how to get fit for free - Guided Walks and Events
Free guided walks suitable for all and other events all year round - Getting here
Make use of the best public transport links for any National Park
Useful websites
Pages on our website
Local sustainable development projects and organisations
National organisations
Renewal energy and technology
Heritage skills and training
Pages on our website
Environmental Quality Mark (EQM) - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/eqm
Community Grants - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cash
Live and Work Rural - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/liveworkrural
Grants for farmers - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/farmersupport
RDPE, Woodland Grant Scheme, EES, Birds etc
Historic buildings grants for repair and restoration - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/grantsrr
Planning - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning
Business Grants - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/businessgrantsqa
Renewable energy in the Peak District National Park - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/renewenergy
Local sustainable development projects and organisations
Bollington Carbon Revolution - www.bollingtoncarbonrevolution.org.uk
Bonsall Energy Group - www.bonsallvillage.org/default.aspx?tabid=3304
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - http://www2.btcv.org.uk
Community and Voluntary Support (CVS): find your local office - http://webdb.navca.org.uk
East Midlands Bio-Energy Group - www.bioenergygroup.org
Everybody’s Talking about Climate Change - www.everybodys-talking.org
Friends of the Peak District - www.friendsofthepeak.org.uk
Green Your World - greenyourworld.org.uk
Groundworks East Midlands: - www.groundwork.org.uk
Marches Energy Agency - www.mea.org.uk
Matlock Area Climate Action Forum - http://everybodys-talking.org/community-groups/matlock-area-climate-action-forum
Moors for the Future Partnership - www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/mftf/main/Home.htm
Peak District Sustainable Energy Group - www.derbyshirercc.org.uk/pdseg_intro.htm
Sustainable Bakewell - http://sustainablebakewell.org.uk
Sustainable Edale - http://everybodys-talking.org/community-groups/sustainable-edale
Sustainable Winster - www.winster.org/sustainable
Sustainable Youlgrave - www.sustainableyoulgrave.org
Adapting to Climate Change Programme - www.defra.gov.uk/ENVIRONMENT/climatechange/adapt/programme
Carbon Trust - www.carbontrust.co.uk
Committee on Climate Change - www.theccc.org.uk
Climate Change Act 2008 - www.defra.gov.uk/ENVIRONMENT/climatechange/uk/legislation
Department of Energy and Climate Change - www.decc.gov.uk
Energy Saving Trust - www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Global Action Plan “Eco Teams” - www.globalactionplan.org.uk/communityhousehold.aspx
Low Carbon Communities Network - http://lowcarboncommunities.net
Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change - www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/nottingham
Sustainable Development Commission - www.sd-commission.org.uk
UK Climate Impacts Programme - http://www.ukcip.org.uk/
UK Government Sustainable Development - www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/government
Waste Watch - www.wastewatch.org.uk
Water Wise - www.waterwise.org.uk
WRAP (Waste &Resources Action Programme) - www.wrap.org.uk
Renewable Energy and Technology Links
Renewable energy in the Peak District National Park - www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/renewenergy
Biomass - www.nef.org.uk/logpile
Biomass - www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk
British Wind Energy Association - www.bwea.com
CADDET (information on commercial energy-saving and renewable energy technologies) - www.caddet.org
Centre for Alternative Technology - www.cat.org.uk
Centre for Sustainable Energy - www.cse.org.uk
Combined Heat and Power Association - www.chpa.co.uk
Heat Pump Association - www.heatpumps.org.uk
Heat Pump Centre - www.heatpumpcentre.org
Microhydro Power - www.microhydropower.net
National Energy Foundation - www.nef.org.uk
REAL Assurance Scheme - www.realassurance.org.uk
Renewable Energy Association - www.r-e-a.net
Solar Trade Association - www.solar-trade.org.uk
Heritage Skills and Training Links
Building Conservation - www.buildingconservation.com
Building Limes Forum - www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk
College of the Peak - www.collegeofthepeak.org.uk
Dry Stone Walling Association - www.dswa.org.uk
East Midlands Centre for Constructing the Built Environment – www.emcbe.com
Green Spec (Directory of Sustainable Construction Products) - www.greenspec.co.uk
HELM (Historic Environment Local Management - www.helm.org.uk
National Hedgelaying Society - www.hedgelaying.org.uk
Stone Roofing Association - www.stoneroof.org.uk
Welsh Centre for Traditional and Ecological Building - www.lime.org.uk
