There are blatant inconsistencies in the Planning system that are allowing development on thousands of acres of Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land that the Government says should be protected and prioritised for food production. So we are ramping up our campaign to safeguard farmland for food after a High Court judge dismissed our […]

We are incredibly disappointed to learn that His Honour Judge Jarman QC has dismissed our claim against Torridge District Council and solar developer Renewable Energy Systems Ltd over consent for the Derril Water site at Pyworthy. The case had been heard virtually at Bristol Civil Justice Centre on 22nd June and our challenge had centred […]

Premium holiday village for Yelland Quay allowed on appeal. A 250-unit village proposed for the banks of the Taw estuary in North Devon has been given the green light, in a decision described by us as “a tragedy for both the environment and local house-hunters”. In an Appeal decision published today (30 June) following a […]

The search begins for Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2022 Young artists aged 18 and under can now compete for the title of Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2022. We held the competition for the first time last year and were really impressed with the quality and quantity of entries from across the county. Our […]

As the Langford solar farm Public Inquiry begins, Devon CPRE says the government needs to make up its mind – more solar farms or greater food security and self-sufficiency? As a four-day Public Inquiry (14 – 17 June) has begun into the contested solar farm and battery storage facility at Langford, near Cullompton, we think […]

Devon CPRE has discovered that Mid Devon District Council has made a secretive u-turn on its plans to take part in a public inquiry, at which it was to have defended its decision to refuse a massive solar farm and battery storage facility at Langford, near Cullompton. Devon CPRE and local objectors have been granted […]

Today, Torridge District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to agree with their planning officer’s recommendation and to permit the massive solar farm at Webbery, near Bideford. All the arguments local residents and ourselves put forward in opposition to the proposal were ignored. Solar Farms take farmland out of food production, farmland which in Devon can […]

What do we think of the Government’s new energy strategy? We are critical because Boris Johnson’s emphasis on ‘renewables’ will not deliver an affordable, clean and secure supply of electricity as people are being led to believe. Instead, we believe enhanced carbon capture from regenerative agriculture, the only proven method for carbon capture and storage, […]

We are delighted to be organising the competition again this year to find Devon’s Best Churchyard for people and wildlife. This is the 5th year we’ve held the churchyard awards, and we are hoping for more entries than ever before! The free competition is simple to enter – just complete the application form, and send […]