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Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2020 – Results!

Congratulations to St Margaret’s Church, Northam. Devon’s Best Churchyard 2020. Runner up – St Swithun’s Church, Sandford Highly Commended – All Saints’ Church, East Budleigh…

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Join our webinar for Devon Dark Skies Week – 29th October 2020

We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Devon Dark Skies Week, which runs from 23-30th October 2020. There is a full programme…

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The Government’s proposed new housing algorithm – October 2020

Our analysis The Government’s proposed new housing formula or algorithm will fail to deliver the affordable new homes that rural communities in Devon so desperately…

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Devon CPRE Members’ Planning Surgery – 20th October 2020

Have you got a planning question you’d like to ask, or planning topic you would like help with? Please join us virtually via Zoom for…

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AGM – 29th October 2020

We have rearranged our AGM, following the postponement from April due to the coronavirus pandemic. We will now be holding a virtual meeting, by Zoom,…

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Member’s Virtual Planning Surgery – 29th September 2020

We are delighted to have organised our first Zoom planning surgery for our members, with our planning consultant, Jo Widdecombe. Our first surgery will be…

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Changes to the Planning System. September 2020

The Government has produced two consultation documents relating to future changes to the planning system. These are ‘Changes to the current Planning System’ and a…

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Devon’s Biggest Solar Farm -September 2020

There is still time to submit your objection to North Devon District Council to an application for what would be Devon’s biggest solar installation –…

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Recent articles in the news – September 2020

We’ve been busy commenting on the Government’s proposed planning reforms and their plans to Build, Build, Build. With thanks to the Western Morning News, who…

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