Archive of: Planning

  • Planning to fail wildlife

    16 September 2020

    Planning to fail wildlife

    The Government is proposing a major overhaul of the planning system and this poses a huge threat to Sussex wildlife.

     
  • Living room conservation: getting Horsham on the map

    30 March 2020

    Living room conservation: getting Horsham on the map

    Please act now. The Horsham Local Plan consultation closes soon and this is a vitally important opportunity to help the natural environment from the comfort of your living room – especially if you live in Horsham District.

     
  • Have your say about the Natural Environment in Horsham District

    05 March 2020

    Have your say about the Natural Environment in Horsham District

    We have received lots of enquiries from people concerned about how the natural environment is being considered in the Horsham Local Plan and how they can respond to the public consultation.

     
  • Have your say in Horsham District

    13 February 2020

    Have your say in Horsham District

    You may have heard that Horsham District Council is reviewing their Local Plan. The first consultation on this review opens on Monday 17 February and runs until 5pm on 30 March 2020.

     
  • Examination Pressure

    18 June 2019

    Examination Pressure

    Local Plans are produced by local authorities, setting out how much housing and employment space is required in their district or borough. Sussex Wildlife Trust is supportive of a plan-led system because – if done properly - it allows us to ensure that biodiversity can be embedded at the heart of communities.

     
  • Restoration of Nature

    11 April 2019

    Restoration of Nature

    Sussex Wildlife Trust has promoted the importance of ecosystem services for decades. We now work hard to get this recognized in all levels of decision making in Sussex. We want a Wilder Sussex​ and we want people to understand its importance and their role in delivering it.

     
  • No Net Gain

    10 April 2019

    No Net Gain

    In recent weeks the media has reported several situations where developers are netting trees and hedgerows to prevent birds from establishing nests. So why are developers doing this?

     
  • The kids are revolting

    25 February 2019

    The kids are revolting

    Guest blogger, Dr Tony Whitbread, blogs about protests by young people at political inaction over our climate crisis

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

    25 October 2018

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

    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.

     
  • Severing their own green finger

    23 October 2018

    Severing their own green finger

    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?

     
  • ​Wildlife to be destroyed by blinkered decision making

    11 May 2018

    ​Wildlife to be destroyed by blinkered decision making

    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

     
  • Loopholes for profiting developers

    20 April 2018

    Loopholes for profiting developers

    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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