Archive of: Planning
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15 March 2022
An open letter to Center Parcs
Sussex Wildlife Trust alongside the Woodland Trust, RSPB, CPRE and Sussex Ornithological Society have sent this open letter to Center Parcs asking them again to reconsider the location for next possible Center Parcs.
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20 December 2021
Oldhouse Warren and Center Parcs update
A big thank you to everyone who contacted Center Parcs and the various local decision-makers (MPs and Councillors) to highlight that Oldhouse Warren is the wrong place to build a new holiday village
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22 November 2021
Save Oldhouse Warren ancient woodland
Please tell Center Parcs and our local councillors and MPs, that Oldhouse Warren ancient woodland is the wrong place for a huge holiday park.
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09 November 2021
Nature is feeling the squeeze
As we head in to the second week of COP26, we’re also entering week two of the Examinations in Public for the Worthing and Brighton Local Plans, which will shape development for the next 15 years.
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31 October 2021
Standing up for nature in November
The Local Plans for Worthing and Brighton & Hove are now entering the crucial Examination in Public phase, and we’ll be there as a voice for wildlife.
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30 September 2021
PAWS for thought
Dr Tony Whitbread discusses Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites, an un-appreciated type of ancient woodland. Over-looked by some, dismissed as just plantations by many and often poorly protected by policy they can, nevertheless, be valuable historical and ecological assets.
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07 September 2021
Have your say on Rampion 2
Time is running out to have your say on plans to expand the Rampion Offshore Windfarm off the Sussex coast.
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26 August 2021
Not too late to plan ahead
There are just seven days left to tell Lewes District Council what you think of its new Local Plan proposals - here’s how to get involved.
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19 July 2021
Summer Plans, make sure you don't miss out
The Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Conservation Policy Team are currently working on two important public consultations. Find out how you can get involved and stand up for wildlife right now.
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14 June 2021
What does Nature's Recovery mean for our decision makers?
Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Director of Conservation calls on decision makers to challenge ‘business-as-usual’
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28 April 2021
Stand your ground for nature
Tor Lawrence speaks out on the the dichotomy that is Nature vs Development, highlighted by Local Authorities under the expectation of meeting nationally set housing targets, versus their ability to integrate these into the landscape, whilst valuing and embedding Nature’s Recovery in one of the most nature depleted countries in the world.
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26 April 2021
Development pressure
Jess Price explains how Sussex Wildlife Trust engages proactively with the planning system