As promised I have looked at Circular 11/95, T & CP Acts 1947, 1954 and 1959 plus the Housing Act 1957. There is no legislation determining how long to keep records but there are indications of records to be kept. The full extracts ( Six pages) are available from me free! Email me at [log in to unmask] I await the rush!! regards Keith Original Message: ----------------- From: Lawrence Serewicz [log in to unmask] Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:00:28 +0100 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Retention Guidelines Town and Country Planning Act 1947 recent Ombudsman ruling on destruction of statutory planning documents Dear All, I saw this news story and it mentions that planning applications need to be retained indefinitely based upon the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. I cannot find a reference to this requirement or a copy of this Act. Does anyone have a copy of this Act as well as any guidance on the retention period? http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=art icle&id=6431%3Algo-slams-council-for-qinexcusableq-destruction-of-statutory- planning-records&catid=63%3Aplanning-articles&q=&Itemid=31 LGO slams council for "inexcusable" destruction of statutory planning records Tuesday, 26 April 2011 The Local Government Ombudsman has criticised a local authority for an "extraordinary and inexcusable" act of maladministration after it wrongly destroyed a range of statutory planning records. Thanks Lawrence Principal Information Management Officer Durham County Council Room 4/140 County Hall County Durham DH1 5UF 0191-372-8371 VPN 7777 8371 ________________________________ Help protect our environment by only printing this email if absolutely necessary. The information it contains and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are only intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. It may be unlawful for you to use, share or copy the information, if you are not authorised to do so. If you receive this email by mistake, please inform the person who sent it at the above address and then delete the email from your system. Durham County Council takes reasonable precautions to ensure that its emails are virus free. However, we do not accept responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of viruses we might transmit and recommend that you should use your own virus checking procedures. To view the list archives go to: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the words UNSUBSCRIBE RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web To view the list archives go to: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the words UNSUBSCRIBE RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]