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CPRE supports launch of new planning resource
HRH The Prince of Wales was among those celebrating the launch of the Princes Foundation for Building Communitys new Beauty In My Back Yard (BIMBY) housing toolkit yesterday.
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Lords committee calls for Government to change course on housing
CPRE today welcomes the first report from a new cross-party House of Lords select committee on the built environment.
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Committee report falls short of vital rural exemption
The Communities and Local Government select committee released its second report of evidence on housing associations and the right to buy yesterday.
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Flooding in Northern England
Through the month of December 2015 Northern England faced terrible flooding. Communities in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester were faced with the devastating consequences of unprecedented rainfall and inadequate flood defences.
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Walking and cycling plan welcomed
CPRE Head of Infrastructure and Legal Ralph Smyth warmly welcomed todays publication of the Department for Transports Setting the First Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, saying it was the most important document published on cycling and walking by the Government so far.
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CPRE outraged at announcement of fracking licences underneath National Parks and AONBs
The announcement that the Government has issued licences to explore for oil and gas underneath protected areas is outrageous, CPRE said today.
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CPRE disappointment at fracking vote
The parliamentary vote to allow fracking under protected areas undermines Government commitments to safeguard these precious landscapes, CPRE said today.
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Transport
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Response to airport decision
In response to theGovernment confirming its support for airport expansion, Ralph Smyth, Head of Infrastructure and Legal at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said:
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‘Concerning’ Government consultation on NPPF fails to address existing problems
Yesterday the Government published a consultation proposing a raft of new changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). CPRE is very concerned by some of the most striking proposals.
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Environment
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Government's response to litter inquiry long-awaited - but is it adequate?
Over the weekend the Government published its long-awaited responseto the Department for Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into litter(March 2015). The Government then sought to outline a response to the concerning findings by announcing its determination to launch a national campaign against littering.
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Environment
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Autumn Statement and Spending Review - designated landscapes
CPRE reacts to the Autumn Statement and Spending Review, where the Chancellor made a number of announcements on issues affecting the countryside.
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How flawed housing targets threaten our countryside
New research shows that local housing targets are driven by over-ambition rather than need.
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Campaign groups hail Environment Secretary’s National Parks announcement, while Farron urges further action
Campaigners who have long fought for the joining of two national parks have today welcomed the Environment Secretary’s announcement that the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales will be extended.
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National Parks extension welcomed
A longstanding campaign by CPRE, Campaign for National Parks, the Friends of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales Society to join two national parks, protecting several important landscapes, has come to fruition today with the announcement that the extension will go ahead.
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60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, the Campaign to Protect Rural England calls on the Government to be more specific about how development could now affect it and if public funding could be used to 'increase the quality of and access to' this land.