Dr Roger Smith meets DEFRA Minister, Lord Gardiner
Written by Roger F Smith
The photograph above was taken during the DEFRA Minister, Lord Gardiner's visit to West Sussex, 1 December. It shows centuries-old oak, estimated 1000+years, (right of centre), one of several venerable trees that have survived to present day within Cowdray Park, near to Benbow Pond, Midhurst. This was the afternoon phase of a day-long event to support National Tree Week, hosted and facilitated by the South Downs National Park Authority, the Tree Council, and the Cowdray Estate.The theme of this phase, which involved myself, was ‘healthy trees, healthy landscape’.
Thank you to all who joined us in the wonderful Council Chamber at Littlehampton Town Hall. We were delighted to see so many people willing to turn out on such a cold night who share our concerns about the mounting threats to Arun’s precious countryside, villages and towns. We were delighted to welcome Tony Whitbread from the Sussex Wildlife Trust and discovered so much about the uniqueness and wonder of the Arun Valley, its flora and fauna.
Letter: Close loophole that is enbling developers to evade affordable-homes obligation
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by West Sussex County Times, 7 December 2017
The Lewes Groups is concerned about one abuse already being operated in the house building business, and a second being lined up for the future through the Right Homes in the Right Places proposals recently consulted on.
Measures to promote the better use of urban land, particularly high quality high density development, while committing to continued Green Belt protection, mean CPRE gives a cautious welcome to today’s Budget.
Adur District has grown increasingly popular for residents moving from Brighton and London, with Shoreham Beach sometime referred to as ‘a new Sand Banks’ with its grandiose and occasionally prize winning homes replacing old railway carriage based bungalows.
The Brighton & Hove Local CPRE Group was reformed in the autumn of 2016, having been dormant for few years. Since then four meetings have been held in the Old Ship Hotel on Brighton seafront.
Numbers’ hocus-pocus has huge ramifications for Horsham District.
Written by Roger F SmithApproval in 2015 of the Horsham District’s local plan, the ‘HDPF’, by the examining Planning Inspector, was conditional on the Council’s acceptance of his imposed interim-housing target of 800 houses per year, to be reviewed by Horsham District Council (HDC) by November 2018.
CPRE Sussex responds to the South Downs Local Plan Pre-submission Consultation
Written by CPRE Sussex
CPRE Sussex has submitted comments as part of the South Downs Local Plan Pre-submission Consultation.
