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 focussing on North Devon & Torridge districts. So if you have a planning related question you wish to ask or planning issue for discussion, this will be a great opportunity […]
Member’s Virtual Planning Surgery – 29th September 2020
September 28th, 2020Changes to the Planning System. September 2020
September 10th, 2020The Government has produced two consultation documents relating to future changes to the planning system. These are ‘Changes to the current Planning System’ and a White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’. The consultations end on 1st October and 29th October 2020 respectively. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-current-planning-system https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future We will be responding to both consultations. Devon CPRE Trustee, Phillip […]
Devon’s Biggest Solar Farm -September 2020
September 9th, 2020There is still time to submit your objection to North Devon District Council to an application for what would be Devon’s biggest solar installation – at Litchardon Cross, Newton Tracey near Barnstaple, North Devon. The proposed solar installation would extend about a mile from north to south and about a mile from east to west, […]
Recent articles in the news – September 2020
September 9th, 2020We’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 have published our articles. You can read some of them here –
The Government wants to build more than 3million new homes than are needed!
September 4th, 2020Our new independent report, How Many Homes? shows the Government is planning for almost twice as many new homes as England needs over the next twenty years. The Government is planning to build 85% more new homes than England needs over the next two decades – a staggering over-provision of more than three million new-build […]
How Many Homes? Reviewing the National Housing Need for England. July 2020
August 19th, 2020With the recent Government announcement about planning reforms and their proposals to ‘Build, Build, Build’ our new report, produced for us by Opinion Research Services, contains a wealth of information regarding actual housing need figures. It is available now to all members and couldn’t come at a better time! Members, please contact us for your […]
My Outdoors 2020 – Competition results
July 25th, 2020What an amazing year its been for our annual My Outdoors childrens writing and art competitions. The entries came pouring in from primary schoolchildren in all corners of our county – from Barnstaple to Buckfastleigh, Woolacombe to Whimple, Exmouth to Plymouth and any number of places inbetween! We were absolutely thrilled with the quantity and […]
Planning Reforms risk rural free for all. July 2020
July 20th, 2020We are delighted that the Western Morning News has featured our article today, Monday 20th July 2020, regarding our concerns about the Government’s plans to ‘Build, Build, Build’. Click on our article here –
My Outdoors Art and Writing Competitions 2020
April 16th, 2020We are delighted to be holding our annual art and writing competitions for Devon’s primary school children again this year and the competitions are now open for entries! For more information see https://www.cpredevon.org.uk/my-outdoors-painting/ One of last year’s winning entries –
AGM, Local Meetings and Planning Workshop Postponed
March 17th, 2020Following advice, we have taken the decision to postpone our AGM which was due to take place on 2nd April, our local meetings around the County, and our Planning Workshop on 30th April, due to the current circumstances concerning the coronavirus pandemic. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep all our members informed.