Visitor resting at the top of Stanage Edge in the Peak District

Living In

How to apply for planning permission. Historic buildings and conservation areas, village management.

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

National Links

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

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