Brighton & Hove
The Brighton & Lewes Downs Biosphere was assigned the designation by the United Nations on June 11 2014 as part of the Man and the Biosphere project led by UNESCO.
City Plan and the Lightwoods Proposed Development at Ovingdean / Woodingdean
The Brighton & Hove group initiated contacts that have led to CPRE Sussex becoming actively engaged with the Deans Protection Group in Ovingdean and Rottingdean, who are campaigning under the banner of “Save Our Deans.” Save Our Deans is fighting proposals by Lightwoods Property for the construction of 112 houses on Meadow Vale field, a greenfield site at the junction of the villages of Woodingdean, Ovingdean and Rottingdean, bordering the South Downs National Park.
9 March 2014
Following the unveiling of a proposal by property developer Lightwoods to build 315 new homes on land bordering the South Downs National Park between Woodingdean and Ovingdean, Brighton and Hove CPRE sent the following letter to The Argus:
Brighton & Hove District Report: Winter 2013
Written by Stuart Derwent
The countryside “Urban Fringes” lie between the built up area and the boundary of the SDNP. They are important open areas representing our own countryside close to and in many cases within the areas where we live.
Developers Urban Splash have submitted proposals for a 231 flat development on Brighton's Preston Road, overlooking Preston Park. Residents and local civic bodies complain that not only will the building affect the character of the area and the Grade II listed park, but architect's working with The Brighton Society calculate that the building's twin towers, the highest over 160 feet tall, will seriously shadow the park during six months of the year.
Local people are being asked to have a say and back the proposal for the Brighton & Hove and Lewes Downs to become recognised as a world-class environment, by achieving international Biosphere Reserve status from the United Nations.
Brighton & Hove City Plan
The City’s vision for development and growth up to 2030 it includes long expected development plans for Toads Hole Valley, one of the last large areas of green space on the north west city edge, bounded by housing and the A27.
We have challenged the proposed density.
Rampion Wind Farm
Response to the Environmental Impact Assessment submitted asking for greater attention to the effect on both land and seascapes.
