We really enjoyed meeting and chatting to so many people at the apple weekend and autumn food fair at beautiful Rosemoor this weekend. Thank you for all the support.

As previously reported, back in May and following the publication of the report by Sheffield Hallam university entitled ‘In Broad Daylight – Uyghur Forced Labour and Global Supply Chains’, we wrote to all the Devon Local Planning Authorities where solar farms are proposed regarding the serious issue of forced labour in the supply chain of […]

Young artists aged 18 and under can now compete for the prestigious title of ‘Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist’ following a rebrand of our traditional painting competition for children. And we are delighted that Exeter based landscape artist Kath Hadden will be giving us the benefit of her expertise to help us judge this year’s […]

Mid Devon councillors refuse huge solar farm with a battery storage facility against planning officer’s recommendations Local residents backed by Devon CPRE have thanked Mid Devon councillors for going against the recommendations of their own Planning Officer and refusing permission for a huge 150-acre solar farm with a battery storage facility at Langford. Members of […]

Congratulations to our members, Appledore Residents Association, winning the battle to stop the proposal for 39 new homes at Bloody Corner, Northam. We were very pleased that Torridge District Council Planning Committee had listened and understood the concerns and arguments put forward by all the objectors, including ourselves, and voted to refuse the application. There […]

Unfortunately, the Court of Appeal has rejected the arguments put forward by Abbotskerswell Parish Council, and ruled that the huge development of 1,200 houses at Wolborough Barton, Abbotskerswell, will go ahead. This large scheme on green fields has been opposed by the local community for many years and we’d like to thank the parish council […]

We were dismayed and disappointed that East Devon District Council’s planning committee have given the go ahead to this massive proposal at Upton Pyne. There was overwhelming opposition to the application – 14 local communities all objected to the scheme. What has happened to listening to the voice of local people and democracy? https://eastdevonnews.co.uk/2021/06/21/industrial-scale-organic-fertiliser-lagoon-gets-go-ahead-in-east-devon/

We are delighted that the application for 179 new houses at Tidcombe Hall, Tiverton was unanimously refused by Mid Devon District Council Planning Committee, in line with the planning officer’s recommendation of refusal. The local planning authority had received over 400 objections from local people and organisations, including ourselves, and not a single letter of […]