Author: CPRE
The Government’s proposed new housing algorithm – October 2020
Our analysis The Government’s proposed new housing formula or algorithm will fail to deliver the affordable new homes that rural communities in Devon so desperately…
Devon CPRE Members’ Planning Surgery – 20th October 2020
Have you got a planning question you’d like to ask, or planning topic you would like help with? Please join us virtually via Zoom for…
AGM – 29th October 2020
We have rearranged our AGM, following the postponement from April due to the coronavirus pandemic. We will now be holding a virtual meeting, by Zoom,…
Member’s Virtual Planning Surgery – 29th September 2020
We are delighted to have organised our first Zoom planning surgery for our members, with our planning consultant, Jo Widdecombe. Our first surgery will be…
Changes to the Planning System. September 2020
The Government has produced two consultation documents relating to future changes to the planning system. These are ‘Changes to the current Planning System’ and a…
Devon’s Biggest Solar Farm -September 2020
There is still time to submit your objection to North Devon District Council to an application for what would be Devon’s biggest solar installation –…
Recent articles in the news – September 2020
We’ve been busy commenting on the Government’s proposed planning reforms and their plans to Build, Build, Build. With thanks to the Western Morning News, who…
The Government wants to build more than 3million new homes than are needed!
Our new independent report, How Many Homes? shows the Government is planning for almost twice as many new homes as England needs over the next…
How Many Homes? Reviewing the National Housing Need for England. July 2020
With the recent Government announcement about planning reforms and their proposals to ‘Build, Build, Build’ our new report, produced for us by Opinion Research Services,…
My Outdoors 2020 – Competition results
What an amazing year its been for our annual My Outdoors childrens writing and art competitions. The entries came pouring in from primary schoolchildren in…