On January 17th, a Private Members’ Bill goes to Second Reading in Parliament. It’s promoted by Max Wilkinson MP and its title is the ‘New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill’- aka The Sunshine Bill. It aims to make all new homes have solar panels fitted as standard – something that many of us have been calling for, […]

A very happy new year to all our members & supporters battling to defend Devon’s precious countryside & green spaces from inappropriate development. If you aren’t already a Devon Defender, please consider joining us this year. Your countryside needs you! https://cpredevon.org.uk/membership/

The public consultation has now ended in respect of a proposal to build a huge 20MW solar farm and 100MW Battery Energy Storage System on farmland at Staverton in the South Hams. We will now await the full planning application.

Local residents are delighted that a development of log cabins on a greenfield site has been refused by Mid Devon District Council. We had objected to the planning application, in support of our local members.  Reasons for refusal given by the Local Planning Authority include: ‘The proposed development, comprising the siting of 4 cabins for […]

A decision regarding the planning application to lay the cables for the proposed floating offshore wind farm has been delayed until next year. North Devon District Council seek more information. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89v1j1xekzo

Thank you to everybody who was able to join us in the beautiful moorland town of Chagford for this year’s AGM. And especially thank you to our guest speaker The Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe. We really enjoyed the wide ranging discussions, including the planning reforms, the impact on the countryside, housing – and in particular […]

All members are invited to our AGM, which this year will be held on Wednesday 16th October 2024 at 2.30pm at Jubilee Hall, Chagford, TQ13 8DP. We are absolutely delighted that our guest speaker will be former Cabinet Minister and celebrated Dartmoor resident,  The Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe DSG.  We do hope you can join […]

Will you help us ‘defend Devon’?                                                     Devon CPRE have greatly enjoyed being on the road this summer encouraging people who care about the future of Devon’s countryside to get involved and […]

We welcome the ‘right decision for Devon’s countryside’ and are celebrating a momentous decision by councillors in Torridge to go against the recommendation of their Planning Officer and refuse permission for a 73-acre solar farm with battery storage on agricultural land at Ebberley Down, near Roborough.  It’s one of very few applications across Devon that has […]

Devon CPRE looks forward to working with all the Devon MPs going forward as closely as we have with most of them over recent years, to push forward our key policies of protecting Devon’s prime pasture land from development and prioritising affordable housing for local people. We are very concerned, however, about the Labour energy […]