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Mid Devon Solar Farm Refused – July 2021

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…

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In the Press

This page has a selection of press clippings and news articles featuring CPRE Devon.

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News from Torridge – Northam homes plan refused.

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…

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News from Teignbridge – Massive development at Wolborough Barton given the go ahead

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…

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News from East Devon – industrial scale fertiliser lagoon permitted. June 2021

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…

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News from Mid Devon – Housing proposal refused. June 2021

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…

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News from North Devon – Yelland Quay Development Rejected – 9th June 2021

North Devon District Council planning committee today overwhelmingly voted to refuse the application to build 250 premium houses and apartments on the bank of The…

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Solar Farms – a Toxic Blot on Devon’s precious landscape

Our new video in which TV star John Nettles lambasts the solar farms threatening to ruin Devon’s countryside is OUT NOW, coinciding with a MailOnline…

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Yelland Quay – May 2021

The controversial planning application to build 250 luxury houses on the beautiful Taw Estuary in North Devon will be decided at the North Devon District…

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