CPRE Sussex Winter/Spring Review 2019. Contents include:

Sussex’s beautiful countryside is a world-famous national treasure and makes a huge contribution to the economy and our sense of who we are as individuals and communities, yet is at risk of being side-lined in this election.
 
The next Parliament will be working hard to address a number of pressing social and environmental challenges and we believe this can be done without undue harm to our finite green-spaces and beautiful landscapes.
 
Our manifesto for Sussex, linked to the main CPRE  manifesto, calls on all politicians to support;

• Full consideration of the natural environment, biodiversity and landscape and scenic beauty in strategic plans and specific development proposals – even for sites without designation or protected status
• Measures to tackle pollution, achieve higher standards in air and water quality, protection of rural tranquillity and dark night skies
• A new vision for sustainable travel in Sussex to reset current roads policy with a smarter travel investment strategy, particularly in relation to the A27
• Airspace modernisation which prioritises the well-being of local people and wildlife. A commitment against further expansion at Gatwick
• More homes which are truly affordable and meet an identified local need. Greater investment in urban regeneration and better use of the existing housing stock, including under-occupied or empty homes
• A significant shift towards a low-carbon economy and away from the extraction of fossil fuels
• Well designed and located housing proposals which have been developed with proper involvement of the local community.

 Nationally, CPRE's manifesto calls on all parties in the election to recognise the countryside’s huge contribution to the economy and our sense of who we are as individuals and communities, and to develop policies that will protect and enhance rural areas. This can be downloaded below.

Use this list of local media to keep in touch with what is being written about your area. Consider writing to these newspapers if there is a campaigning issue that affects you. If you do write a letter to a local newspaper or news service about a CPRE Sussex campaigning issue, please copy us in at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (SUSSEX) and LAMBS: MEDIA RELEASE

Monday 18 November 2013

LOCALISM FLOUNDERS IN SUSSEX

The Government’s much criticised Localism Act could be about to stumble at its first hurdle in Sussex.

Mid Sussex District Council faced what was described as a “Kangaroo court” as it tried to defend its District Plan at an Examination in Public last week. The Council was giving evidence on a technicality called the ‘Duty to Cooperate’ which is a new requirement under the Localism Act.

Madeleine to run marathon for CPRE Sussex

4 April 2013

A first time marathon runner is taking on the challenge of the Brighton Marathon on 14 April in memory of her godfather, Nic Packwood, who died suddenly last year at the age of 55. Madeleine Voice, 25, is fundraising for CPRE Sussex Countryside Trust as a tribute to Nic, who was a dedicated volunteer for many years for the Sussex branch of Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

Monday 16 December 2013

Media release: Durand Academy’s plans to build new state boarding school ‘inappropriate’ in the South Downs National Park

Local campaigners, led by Campaign to Protect Rural England (Sussex) Trustee, Anne Reynolds, were successful in their bid to halt the controversial application to build a 375 pupil boarding school which was turned down at last Thursday’s South Downs National Park Authority planning committee meeting.

17 December 2013

Gatwick included in short-list

Joint media release by CPRE Sussec and Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC)

This is no surprise. For the past year GACC has assumed that Gatwick would be included in the short-list of potential sites for a new runway.

Brendon Sewill, chairman of GACC, said: ‘Now the battle is for real. The battle lines are drawn.’

4 December 2013

CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (SUSSEX) and LAMBS: MEDIA RELEASE 

ANOTHER ‘NAIL IN THE COFFIN’ FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Countryside campaigners are united in fury at the news that the Mid Sussex District Plan has been rejected on a technicality- leaving the door open to speculative property developers who are determined to build on green field sites.

7 October 2013

MPs JOIN CPRE SUSSEX AND LOCAL CAMPAIGNERS IN CONDEMNING PLANS FOR NEW TOWN IN SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE

PHOTOCALL MAYFIELD MARKET TOWN MEETING: Friday 18 October 7.30pm Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks

Nick Herbert MP for Arundel and South Downs and Nicholas Soames MP for Mid Sussex will speak at a meeting organised by Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Sussex and Locals Against Mayfield Building Sprawl (LAMBS) on Friday 18 October 7.30pm.

Chairman of the Sussex branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, David Johnson is urging the government to reject all the Airport Commission’s recommendations for aviation expansion in the south. He says politicians should focus instead on safeguarding people’s quality of life, and protecting the irreplaceable countryside and communities which are under threat.