Mid Sussex District Planning Update - December 2016
Written by Michael Brown
After some evident hesitation on the part of the Planning Inspectorate (PI), the public examination has started into the housing policies proposed by the District Council in their draft District Plan. MSDC has calculated the District’s need for new housing during the period 2014 – 2031 at 13,536 new homes, and planned to overcome PI criticism of its previously inadequate co-operation with neighbouring authorities by offering to build 864 homes towards the needs of Crawley BC which, like a number of adjacent districts, is unable to meet its own housing needs. To meet this need the draft Plan therefore envisages new houses being built at a rate of 800 p.a. throughout the Plan period – MSDC’s annual housing target.
Lord Tariq, Aviation Minister's reply to CPRE Sussex
Written by CPRE SussexDownload Lord Tariq's reply below.
A GreenSpaces demonstration took place on Tuesday outside Hove Town Hall directed at the Brighton & Hove City Council's Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee. Questions were put to the committee from groups involved in the recently formed Save Our Green Spaces SOGS and in the new year the council will prioritise what it funds based on it's recent questionnaire the 'Big Conversation' i.e. it will make cuts to those areas deemed less popular. Pressure will continue in this direction. The next committee meeting is on 17th Jan (4pm, Hove Town Hall).
‘Making Places’ 29 November 2016 at RIBA, Portland Place, London
We had a great turn out a the HQ of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London on 29th November to launch our ‘Making Places’ Manual. This is the result of a one year project commissioned by CPRE Sussex with Action in rural Sussex, Rabble Place and 7 Sussex Parishes to explore what ‘good design’ means for local communities and can be downloaded here.
CPRE Sussex requests dialogue over sale of Downland.
Written by CPRE SussexThe Chairs of CPRE Sussex and the South Downs Society have written to Council Leader Warren Morgan requesting a dialogue about land sales.
Freedom of Information request reveals Brighton Council's downland sales
Written by CPRE Sussex
Under a Freedom of Information information request made by Dave Bangs, Brighton and Hove City Council have revealed information about recent sales of downland land.
The areas marked in purple are the areas sold for a total of £378,100.
Hugh Merriman MP meets with High Weald Network
Written by CPRE Sussex
4 November 2016
CPRE Sussex meets with Hugh Merriman MP as part of the High Weald Network to talk about the AONB.
More than a million homes possible on suitable brownfield land
Written by CPRE National Office
New research published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that suitable brownfield sites across England can provide at least 1.1 million new homes.
Global wildlife populations to decline by 67% by 2020
Written by CPRE Sussex
New data released by WWF and the Zoological Society of Londn reveals that overall global vertebrate populations are on course to decline by an average of 67% from 1970 levels by the end of this decade, unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact on species and ecosystems.
