CPRE welcomes the announcement that the coalition Government has heeded its call to take another look at the draft Energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
CPRE gave evidence to the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee which focused on the need to redraft the Energy NPSs to ensure sustainable development in the countryside.
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Without new affordable housing many villages and rural areas will become enclaves of the wealthy, with local shops and services a distant memory. This is why the National Housing Federation (NHF), with support from a number of partners including Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), are today (Tuesday) launching a new a guide, ‘Affordable housing [...]
In response to confirmation today (Tuesday) by Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, that Regional Spatial Strategies will be abolished, Fiona Howie, Head of Planning for CPRE, says:
“There will not be many tears shed following the scrapping of top down housing targets. In recent years regional plans have too often been [...]
Responding to today’s (Tuesday) publication of the 2010 State of the Countryside report by the Commission for Rural Communities, Ben Stafford, Head of Campaigns at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said:
“The State of the Countryside report is packed with information about how our countryside and the people who live in it are affected by [...]
Following the Government’s announcement today (Tuesday) confirming the Infrastructure Planning Commission will be abolished, Fiona Howie, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Head of Planning, says:
“This announcement will be seen as a victory for local people who will no longer fear the threat of unelected bureaucrats forcing through unwanted development. Decisions on major infrastructure projects [...]
In response to the Budget delivered today by George Osborne, In response to the Budget delivered today by George Osborne, Ben Stafford, Head of Campaigns at CPRE, says:
“In a Budget that focused on significant cuts to spending and changes to taxation, the Chancellor had relatively little to say on the environment. We hope this does not [...]
CPRE today (Wednesday) calls for close attention to be paid to an ambitious report that proposes to make Britain carbon neutral by 2030, and particularly its implications for the countryside.
The report, “Zero Carbon Britain 2030″, published by the Centre for Alternative Technology, rightly puts energy reduction at the heart of their proposals. These include plans [...]
The Campaign to Protect Rural England welcomes the emphasis on carbon storage and water management in a new report published today (Tuesday) by the CRC on the challenges facing England’s upland areas which contain almost three quarters of our most valued landscapes. The latest in a long line of reports, CPRE hopes its recommendations can [...]
Following a written Ministerial statement today (Wednesday) by the Minister for Decentralisation, Greg Clark MP, on the Government decision to remove gardens from the definition of brownfield land and to scrap minimum housing density standards Shaun Spiers, CPRE Chief Executive, says:
“One of the biggest yet unsung environmental successes of recent years has been the regeneration [...]
Countryside campaigners CPRE are today (Wednesday) calling for action to reduce the proliferation of man made clutter that is choking the landscape. The charity argues that our ‘Green and Pleasant land’ is being lost under a blanket of overhead wires, phone masts, advertising boards, pylons and unnecessary road signs. The Government, through encouraging the responsible [...]