Sussex Wetlands Conference
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Penny Hudd
9 May 2012
The Sussex Wetlands Conference was co-hosted by The Sussex Wildlife Trust and the University of Brighton and was a very informative and enjoyable day, supported by many people from across Sussex and further afield.
A great many organizations were represented on the day, ranging from professionals in the water industry right through to individuals with a strong interest in our wetlands. There must have been at least 150 delegates all eager to learn more from the likes of ecologists, countryside managers, scientists and specialists.
CPRE Sussex CT continues to fight a proposal for an enormous glasshouse complex at Almodington on the Manhood Peninsula. It is obvious that this proposal will be a significant intrusion into the landscape and will generate a great deal of heavy lorry movement in an area of quiet country lanes and already congested access to the A27.
Mid Sussex District Council Draft Plan
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Penny HuddThe local CPRE Mid Sussex district group has responded to the Draft District Plan. Download our response summary and full comments below.
May 2011
CPRE Sussex is celebrating the news that the Secretary of State has dismissed the appeal by Pelham Homes for 520 houses at Honey Farm in the countryside west of Polegate.
July 2010
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has called for environmental groups and the public to join it in fighting renewed plans for houses at Polegate, East Sussex which it calls "a brazen affront to the new National Park".
Plans for 520 houses have already been rejected by Wealden District Council, but Pelham Homes is now trying to get the decision overturned at a major public Inquiry later this year.
New owners rule out second runway at Gatwick
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Penny HuddFebruary 2010
Speaking at the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee (GATCOM) meeting on 28 January 2010, Sir David Rowlands, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport and current Chairman of the Board of Gatwick Airport Ltd ruled out a second runway at Gatwick for the foreseeable future.
