Do you want to see an IKEA in the green gap between Lancing and Shoreham?
Written by CPRE Sussex
CPRE Sussex has today (28th September) lodged a holding objection to proposals for New Monks Farm at Lancing. Our main concerns relate to the impact on the local road network (particularly the A27,) the impact on the National Park (including access for walkers, equestrians and cyclists) and inadequate measures to prevent flooding. Please feel free to use elements of our response in the letter below to email Adur Council if you would also like to object.
Help us raise £4K for a barrister to fight for a decent Arun Local Plan
Written by CPRE SussexWest Sussex County Council ignores environmental concerns and grants approval for oil exploration at Broadford Bridge
Written by Roger F SmithDespite a strong objection from CPRE Sussex, WSCC today (12th September) approved an application by KOGL for an extension to oil exploration at Broadford Bridge, West Chiltington Parish, Horsham District.. Dr Roger Smith spoke at the hearing - his speech is below.
CPRE Sussex has submitted its response to the consultation on road improvements for the Worthing/Lancing stretch of the A27 (11th September.) We highlighted the fact that the CPRE 'The End of the Road' Report 2017 reveals that road-building is failing to provide the congestion relief and economic boost promised, while devastating the environment. It directly challenges government claims that ‘the economic gains from road investment are beyond doubt’; that road-building will lead to ‘mile a minute’ journeys; and that the impact on the environment will be limited ‘as far as possible’. The report shows how road building over the past two decades has repeatedly failed to live up to similar aims. We therefore believe that any investment in the existing road needs to be part of a wider package of investment to reduce the use of motorised vehicles on our roads including smart planning for growth and investment in infrastructure for walking, cycling and use of public transport.
In the Spring 2017, CPRE Sussex joined with the Brighton and Hove Wildlife Forum (BHWF) to find out more about populations of house sparrows in Sussex. The excellent detailed work being done by BHWF was supplemented by a CPRE survey across Sussex more widely, to seek some broad information about how house sparrows were doing across Sussex at a time when their numbers nationally have reduced significantly.
GUIDED WALK around A27 Arundel bypass options 3 and 5
CPRE Sussex believes that the Arundel Bypass consultation is a missed opportunity to do something really innovative and forward-thinking to reduce congestion and improve air quality.
Brighton’s Larchmont Films are proud to present the screening of DYING BREED: One Year on Three Cattle Farms in West Cornwall , A feature length documentary (85 mins, 12A)
The proposed Mid Sussex District Plan 2014 - 2031: An update August 2017
Written by Michael BrownMid Sussex's new District Plan has at last got through its public examination phase and taken a significant step forward towards implementation. CPRE Sussex took an active part throughout the 9 months of the public examination period, pressing the case for a more appropriate balance to be drawn between the drive for new housing and the District’s special environmental and landscape character. We found ourselves fighting not only the developers but sadly also the Council.
