CPRE Sussex
Volunteer with us!
The Sussex countryside has never been under greater threat and we are now recruiting new volunteers to help with our vital work to protect it. CPRE Sussex is a small but highly effective charity which relies on a dedicated team of people bringing their skills and time to work with us in protecting and enhancing our beautiful rural landscapes. Join us in this important and rewarding work!
'Flood plan housing "could be district's biggest mistake"'
Article from Lancing Herald, 25 March 2016 on the Adur Council meeting which attempted to scrap plans to allocate up to 600 homes on flood plain at New Monks Farm, Lancing. Download the article below.
Crowdfunding Bexhill Hastings link challenge
24 March 2016
We have received this appeal for legal funding from Coombe Haven Defenders and the South Coast Alliance for Transport and the Environment, (SCATE). Please share it with anyone who may be interested.
Can you help shape our National Parks for the future?
As part of their 80th anniversary, the Campaign for National Parks are starting a ‘Big Conversation about National Parks’ and encouraging as many people as possible to help shape National Parks for the future by completing their survey.
Fiona Howie, their chief executive said, "We are proud to stand up for National Parks. But, in our heart of hearts, we know they can be even better. To feed into our thinking about this, we are asking people to tell us what they think those changes could be."
Please help them by completing this survey!
Photo © Tez Goodyear
How to respond to planning applications: an 8-step guide
Download the CPRE's How to respond to planning applications: an 8-step suide.
CPRE Sussex Draft Strategy Document: Plan for Tomorrow
Download the DRAFT CPRE Sussex Strategy Action Plan January 2016 – January 2019 below.
Making Places
Mon 21 March 2016
The importance of good design in local planning was under the spotlight in Newhaven last night at a workshop organised by CPRE Sussex and Action in Rural Sussex.
The event, at The Hillcrest Community Centre, was the final in a series of ‘Making Places’ workshops tackling “developer mediocrity” and poor design, in an initiative to safeguard the distinctive character of Sussex.
Wealden CPRE meeting
Thanks to everyone who came to our recent meeting about the Wealden Local Plan. Here are the notes from our discussion.
South Downs National Park calls for tighter ‘fracking’ controls
The Midhurst and Petworth Observer has today (10 March 2016) released a story explaining how the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) wants tighter fracking controls as part of the joint West Sussex County Council and SDNPA Waste and Minerals Plan.
The story goes on to say:
TIGHTER policies on ‘fracking’ have been called for by members of the South Downs National Park (SDNPA) as they shape their joint minerals local plan to cover the next 25 years.
Facts Before Fracking: Health
A free event by MEDACT and Frack Free Sussex
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 from 7pm - 9pm
Capitol Theatre, Horsham, RH12 1RG>
This public meeting provides an opportunity for you to find out more about the health risks of fracking. West Sussex is a key area for shale oil and has faced a number of applications for exploratory drilling.
