Archive of: Planning

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  New Monks Farm – can the Secretary of State see sense?

  25 October 2018

  Whether or not you’re a fan of flat pack furniture, you’re bound to have heard about the possible arrival of the big IKEA in Lancing.

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  Severing their own green finger

  23 October 2018

  Whitehawk Hill is one of Brighton & Hove’s most valuable wild spaces and a designated Local Nature Reserve - so why has it been earmarked for development?

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  ​Wildlife to be destroyed by blinkered decision making

  11 May 2018

  Short sightedness and an obsessive belief that we must build our way out of congestion is going to mean irreparable damage to some of our most valuable wildlife.Highways England’s announcement today (11 May 2018) to plough ahead with option 5A of the Arundel Bypass will result in the
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  Loopholes for profiting developers

  20 April 2018

  Dr Tony Whitbread shares his concerns that the review of the National Planning Policy Framework will significantly weaken the protection of Local Wildlife Sites, leaving ‘loopholes for profiteering developers’

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  A New Way to Build

  11 January 2018

  ​The Wildlife Trusts are calling on developers, local authorities and Government to embrace a new, more holistic way of building: one that avoids damage to protected sites, and works with the natural surroundings to create gains for nature, and better health and well-being for residents.

• What does sustainable development really mean?

  09 April 2015

  Author Ian HepburnHead of Conservation new building / Miles DaviesThe planning system is supposed to ensure a measured approach to development and a transparent and equitable process to the control of development. There are some good intentions in

• Countryside or Concrete?

  18 March 2015

• 30 January 2015

• Another New Town doomed to fail?

  11 September 2014

• Your chance to influence what happens in Sussex

  24 June 2014

  Make your voice heardAuthor Jess PriceConservation OfficerThe planning system in England exists to ensure that development is in the public interest with positive outcomes for people, the environment and the economy. It follows a plan-led system which