Policy and Campaigns for 2010

Housing in the Avonside Area

Until the 2010 General Election there were targets for housing provision set out in the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), a 20 year plan for the South West 2006-2026. However the RSS was never ratified and the Coalition Government has now revoked RSSs nationally. The local spatial plans, or Development Frameworks of the local authorities in the Avonside area, which were supposed to reflect the RSS proposals, are all currently being produced. While the new planning system places the responsibility for determining housing provision in the hands of local authorities, it is still not entirely clear how the new system will work. Bristol’s Core Strategy is currently being examined for soundness by a Planning Inspector and we expect his decision in the autumn on Bristol’s proposals for a lower figure than that in the RSS.

We strongly opposed the RSS levels of housing growth and continue to argue for housing provision according to evidenced local need.

For details of what we said about the RSS click here »

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For details of campaigns we are running within the geographical area of each of our District groups, click on the link to that District.

Village of the year

You can see the winners of our 2009 competition and download details of how to enter the competition in 2010 on our Village of the Year page

Volunteering

The Branch and District Groups are run entirely by volunteers. Please visit http://www.cpre.org.uk/support/volunteer to see the ways in which you could help us.