AT1835-2023Records created or inherited by the Department of the Environment, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Records created or inherited by the Department of the Environment and other related bodies.
The records concern housing, planning, new towns, inner city matters, finance and local government, environmental protection and services, the countryside, sport, recreation and parks, water services; ancient monuments, estate management, construction, traffic and transport, the third London airport, the administration of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, and research into building and hydraulics.
The records include many which pre-date the formation of the Department of the Environment, which were re-registered from earlier series created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (HLG) and successive Works Departments and the Ancient Monuments Boards and Inspectorate (WORK).
For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.