British Government Panel on Sustainable Development - Recent reports and a description of the Panel's function. ACES - Association of chief estates surveyors and property managers in local government. Includes a list of branches, news, publications, and a forum. Planning Advisory Service - PAS aims to facilitate self sustaining change and improvement in the local authority planning sector. PAS runs a number of programmes aimed at helping the local authority planning sector. Planning Aid - Provides free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay planning consultant fees. Planning Portal - Commercial gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans, appeals, applications, contact details, research areas. The Planning Inspectorate - Explains the work of the Inspectorate in appeals and other casework under planning, housing, environment and highways legislation. Scape Group - Company owning a steel building system for use by Local Authorities to provide buildings for education, community, leisure and emergency services. links to videos and social media, contacts in Glasgow, London, and head office in Nottingham.