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The Government has finally published its National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

May 12th, 2012

CPRE & the Devon Association of Local Councils (DALC) have written an introduction to this new planning system in a format that can be used as a personal brief or which can be used as a Presentation to your Local Parish Council or amenity group. Download this presentation here… CPRE’s National Office has also written a […]

UK Renewable Electricity Policy is not a simple matter

May 11th, 2012

Read this Presentation here…

It is not CPRE Devon’s job to argue for or against Global Warming…

May 11th, 2012

CPRE and the Devon Association of Local Councils (DALC)  have written a presentation on Neighbourhood Planning designed for you and your Town and Parish Councils to understand the new system and how best to go about “shaping where you live”.  Download this Presentation here…

A Public Survey shows little improvement on Light Pollution

April 11th, 2012

CPRE and the “Campaign for Dark Skies” have completed another “Star Count” for this year. Only 2% of the population had truly dark skies. Saturating the night sky with unnecessary light blurs the distinction between town and countryside and can disrupt wildlife and people’s sleeping patterns. Street lighting in Devon also costs £3.4m in electricity […]

Wind turbines are threatening to turn Devon and Cornwall into huge “pin cushions”

February 27th, 2012

CPRE Cornwall has joined a group of other interested parties to alert people to the threat from wind turbine planning applications this has been highlighted by the Western Morning News together with cornwallprotect.org.

Undesignated land and the threat from development

February 27th, 2012

CPRE has published a series of maps showing how much of England is vulnerable to development.

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February 24th, 2012

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February 24th, 2012

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The Planning System Explained

February 19th, 2012

CPRE Devon & the National Association of Local Councils have produced a set of three excellent booklets which whilst large in file size are worth reading for anyone interested in planning

Surrounding countryside may become a “waste hotspot”…

February 6th, 2012

…unless we take action now to ensure that a planning application for yet another Incinerator near Lee Mill is refused and that newer and better technologies are introduced for dealing with our waste. Read the Western Morning News Article here. For those wishing to understand more about Waste Management read our “Layman’s Guide to Domestic […]