Nadhim Zahawi, a backbench Conservative MP, has been told to support the Government’s planning reforms or quit as a Number 10 policy adviser.
On Wednesday, Mr Zahawi had warned of “intense attacks” on the countryside by “rapacious developers”. He said the “physical harm” to the countryside as a result of the planning reforms could become “the defining legacy of this Government”.
From the Daily Telegraph, 10 Jan 2014. Read the full article here
Telegraph: Government takes 'nuclear option' with new planning law
Written by CPRE SussexThe Coalition is preparing to mount a fresh assault on planning laws by giving developers the power to push though applications without the need for council approval or environmental assessments.
The following letter was sent by CPRE Adur & Worthing representative Bill Freeman to local councillors in Adur and West Sussex County Councils, as well as to councils neighbouring Adur, Southern Water, the Highways and Environment Agencies and other relevant bodies:
I am sure every one of us is fed up to the back teeth and dismayed, anxious and frustrated with hearing about the flooding problems here in Adur. I know I am.
Tours and Talks: Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility
Written by Lorna Train
9.45am Tuesday 6 May 2014
North Quay
Newhaven
BN9 OAB
Free visit
Max 15 people – approximately 1hr 30
Tours and Talks: Peacehaven Wastewater Treatment Facility
Written by Lorna Train
2pm Wednesday 9 April 2014
2pm Wednesday 30 April 2014
Lower Hodden Farm
Peacehaven
£2 to be paid on the day
Max 12 people per visit
"Mayfield is selling castles in the sand" says CPRE Sussex Trustee
Written by William Shaw
Responding to a recent article by Mayfield Market Towns director Peter Freeman, CPRE Sussex Trustee Michael Brown has blasted Freeman's company as "a development company that is selling castles in the sand" in the Mid Sussex Times, on 16 January 2013.
"Mayfield is selling castles in the sand" says CPRE Sussex Trustee
Written by William Shaw
Responding to a recent article by Mayfield Market Towns director Peter Freeman, CPRE Sussex Trustee Michael Brown has blasted Freeman's company as "a development company that is selling castles in the sand" in the Mid Sussex Times, on 16 January 2013.
What kind of priorities do you have for the Sussex countryside in 2014? Please take a few minutes to do our short survey. It's going to help us in sending out clear messages to the public and to politicians in the coming months.
Government fails to make the CAP deliver value
Written by William Shaw19 December 2013
CPRE expressed disappointment at today's announcement by Defra on how much money rural development measures, including green farming schemes, will receive.
