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Building sustainable communities

Judgement Day For High Speed Rail

10 March 2010
As the country awaits plans for a new London to Birmingham High Speed Rail (HSR) line, due to be announced, Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling for the plans to live up to environmental expectations.

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Planning For The Environment

09 March 2010

Fiona Howie, CPRE Head of Planning and Regions responds to the launch of two new consultations on planning, one for a healthy natural environment and another for climate change and renewable energy.

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Hydropower needs to be sensitively placed

08 March 2010
Dustin Benton, Senior CPRE Policy Officer, responds to a new Environment Agency report into potential locations for hydropower energy generation.

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Sheringham wins in appeal against superstore

04 March 2010
James Frost, Director of CPRE Norfolk, comments on the landmark decision to prevent a new Supermarket development in the centre of the largely unspoiled sea side town of Sheringham

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Litter and fly-tipping

Keep Britain Tidy must not forget 90% of Britain

04 March 2010


In response to today’s (Thursday) publication of a new manifesto by Keep Britain Tidy, Samantha Harding, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Stop the Drop Campaign Manager, says:

This new Keep Britain Tidy manifesto adds strength to the campaign to rid our towns and countryside of unsightly and environmentally damaging litter. We are pleased to see Keep Britain Tidy setting out its priorities at such an important point before the General Election.

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Planning system

RSPB and CPRE respond to Government report on future land use

26 February 2010
The RSPB and the CPRE have broadly welcomed a government report, launched today (Friday), which highlights the many challenges facing the use of land in the UK in the 21st century.

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Bill Bryson CPRE's new President

In his inaugural speech as President, Bill Bryson celebrates the ‘miracle’ of the British countryside and warns that we need to redouble our efforts to safeguard it.

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