Help with downloads
This website sometimes uses files that your computer may need an
extra programme, or piece of software, to open.
In most cases this software, such as Adobe Reader, is already
supplied with new computers.
We only use document formats that can be opened using a free
reader that you can download by following the links on this
page.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Many of the files held on this website are in Adobe PDF format,
which means you'll need special software to view them. This
software is available to download free of charge from this
page.
The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print
PDF files across all major computing platforms. PDF stands for
Portable Document Format and means a document that can be viewed or
printed out on any platform, whether Windows, Macintosh or
Linux.
To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the link below, which
will open a new window on the Adobe website:
PDF files and accessibility
We try to ensure that the information in the PDF content is
made accessible to all our users by enriching it with PDF
tags. This means the PDF documents can be easily read by
screen readers. However, in rare cases it is impossible to
make PDF documents as accessible as we would like, for example in
the case of PDF's containing maps and other diagrams.
Image-based PDF Documents
Where PDF documents are imaged based, for example maps, planning
applications etc, it is impossible to make the document fully
accessible. In those instances we will try as best we can to
offer an alternative solution, although this may not always be
possible.
Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint Viewers
Some documents on this website were produced in Microsoft
packages such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint. There's no need to buy
the software as a free viewer is available from the Microsoft
website. To download your free copy, click on the links below: