CPRE Sussex criticises "unrealistic and excessive" house targets
Written by CPRE Sussex19 September 2014
The Sussex County Times published a major article yesterday on planning, quoting Dr Roger Smith of CPRE Sussex's Horsham District discussing the recent report Targeting The Countryside.
CPRE Sussex key to Lewes Planning committee decision
Written by CPRE Sussex18 Sept 2014
Lewes District Council Planning Applications Committee unanimously refused, against a strong recommendation from their officers, an application by Gleeson Strategic Land to build 110 houses on a greenfield site in Ringmer.
Planning loophole causing glut of house building in the countryside
Written by CPRE National Office
A new research paper from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) published today shows that steep targets for the amount of land councils must allocate for housing are opening the door to major housing developments in the countryside.
Since the last District report in May, there have been a few planning decisions to cheer. These decisions encourage us in our ongoing campaign to ensure that environmental considerations that foster our precious local countryside and its rural heritage are properly weighed in the planning balance against the need (which we fully recognise) for new homes.
CPRE Sussex Countryside Awards 2014 - Finalists announced!
Written by CPRE Sussex
After several months of reviewing entries and visiting projects, we are pleased to announce that the following projects have become our finalists for this year’s ceremony, which takes place at Firle Place on the evening of the 16th October.
The Annual CPRE Sussex Countryside Trust Bursary of £500.00 will be awarded to a student from the University of Sussex studying Environmental Sciences who has a serious interest in raising awareness of environmental and countryside issues over the full course of the coming year (between October 2014 and July 2015).
Housing targets appeal has implications for local plan
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 4 September 2014:
Implications of Planning Appeal Decision – is Horsham District Council aware?
CPRE Sussex: Formal objection to Ovingdean estate
Written by CPRE Sussex
2 September 2014
CPRE Sussex submitted our formal objection to the 100 home development on the 9-acre site at Meadow Vale. Lightwood Property have submitted an application to Brighton and Hove Council to build homes on the greenfield site. The full text of our objection, submitted by CPRE Chair David Johnson, can be read below.
Horsham District: "at the mercy of developers"
Written by Roger F Smith7 August 2014
The following letter has been published in West Sussex County Times:
