Press Releases

Making the Climate Change Act real

Monday 1st December 2008

The Homes and Communities Agency - Time for a new direction for housing?

Monday 1st December 2008

Time To Act On Rural Transport

Thursday 27th November 2008

Brown's New Planning Bill Is Passed - But Will It Actually Work?

Wednesday 26th November 2008

Will New Targeting System For Green Farming Scheme Miss The Point?

Wednesday 26th November 2008

Humble Hedgehog Suffers From Litter Bugs - Bryson To The Rescue

Thursday 20th November 2008

Greening The Road To Recovery Needs More That Just Good Intentions

Wednesday 19th November 2008

The Recession And Rural England: Liberal Democrat Leader Seeks A Brighter Future For The Countryside

Friday 14th November 2008

Nick Clegg's Vision For The Countryside

Tuesday 11th November 2008

Scale Back Eco-Towns Programme, Urge Countryside Campaigners

Tuesday 4th November 2008

Warn That Government Housebuilding Target Risks Unleashing A Greenfield Housing Bonanza

Monday 3rd November 2008

Are MPs Ignoring The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs?

Wednesday 29th October 2008

Two Years On, Is The Government Hearing Natural England?

Tuesday 28th October 2008

Poundbury Community Orchard: A Gift From CPRE To Mark The Prince Of Wales’s 60th Birthday

Tuesday 21st October 2008

Unprecedented Alliance Forms Against Planning Bill Licence To Pollute

Tuesday 14th October 2008

Goodwill payments - Do they benefit communities or bring planning into disrepute?

Monday 6th October 2008

Countryside campaigners welcome conservative support for green relt and democratic planning

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Green hopes threatened by growth plans

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Bryson on the Conservative platform

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Vote for me: icons seek the public vote

Friday 12th September 2008

CPRE welcomes testing of eco-towns in the high court

Friday 12th September 2008

Tranquility: action on roads needed for healthy lives

Thursday 28th August 2008

Green hopes theatened by growth plans

Wednesday 27th August 2008

Is It Really That Grim Up North? Why Mass Migration To The South Is Not The Answer

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Welcome government move to retain green benefits of set aside land

Thursday 24th July 2008

Higher standards for eco-towns - a step in the right direction

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Reasons to be cheerful - Matthew Taylor's rural report

Tuesday 22nd July 2008

East Midlands countryside threatened by housing increase

Monday 21st July 2008

Development pressures risk changing the face of the south east

Wednesday 16th July 2008

Housing Recovery Package Fails To Address Rural Concerns

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Local authorities side-lined: a threat to our high streets

Wednesday 9th July 2008

Government to reveal its hand on the pressurised south east

Wednesday 9th July 2008

Retail planning in a spin?

Tuesday 8th July 2008

CPRE response to Gallagher Review

Sunday 6th July 2008

Is the nation's housing advisor up to the job?

Tuesday 1st July 2008

Tesco Blight Threat Battle Begins

Monday 30th June 2008

We are ready to talk, minister, are you?

Sunday 29th June 2008

Joint meeting of the All Party Future Housing and Planning Group and the All Party Urban Development Group

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Don’t Sacrifice The Landscape To Save The Environment

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Planning Bill: Time For Mps To Stand Up And Be Counted

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Does Planning Bill Delay Mean Quango Rethink?

Thursday 5th June 2008

Press Release Details

Thursday 5th June 2008

Brown Urged To Rethink Flawed Planning Legislation

Sunday 1st June 2008

Government Ignores Region's Voice In Rush For Housing In Yorkshire And The Humber

Tuesday 20th May 2008

EU Farming Policy: More Green Feathers Needed In The CAP

Monday 19th May 2008

Natural England's Manifesto Welcome But Big Gaps In Commitment To Landscape And Tranquillity

Sunday 18th May 2008

Government's Welcome Call For Tranquillity Requires Strong Action

Thursday 15th May 2008

DRAFT QUEEN’S SPEECH RAISES BOTH HOPES AND FEARS FOR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Tuesday 13th May 2008

EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN: THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T LISTEN… AGAIN

Sunday 11th May 2008

CIVIL SOCIETY CENTRAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRYSIDE – LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION JOINS NATIONAL DEBATE

Sunday 11th May 2008

David Cameron’s Vision For The Future Of The Countryside

Thursday 8th May 2008

Compact Communities: Crucial To The Future Of Urban Families

Wednesday 7th May 2008

Making A Noise About Peace And Quiet

Monday 28th April 2008

Competition Commission Remedies Could Herald Extinction Of Local Stores

Monday 28th April 2008

Bill Bryson Says – Stop The Drop

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Eco Towns: Right Idea, Wrong Place

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

Action Needed To Reduce Democratic Deficit In Regional Planning

Sunday 30th March 2008

Plans For North West England Send Mixed Messages On Sustainability

Thursday 20th March 2008

A Deeper Green Would Suit You, Darling

Wednesday 12th March 2008

Government's Housebuilding Plans Out Of Touch With Public Aspirations

Friday 7th March 2008

AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING GIVEN A WELCOME BOOST

Wednesday 5th March 2008

TIME TO CLEAN UP OUR ACT ON LITTER

Tuesday 4th March 2008

A FARMING AND ENVIRONMENT BUDGET FIT FOR THE FUTURE

Tuesday 4th March 2008

GLYNDEBOURNE’S WIND TURBINE COULD SPOIL TRANQUILLITY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS

Monday 3rd March 2008

RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED DISCERNING HELP IN DIVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES

Monday 3rd March 2008

The State Of Our Countryside In 2026

Tuesday 26th February 2008

ICONIC LANDSCAPE THREATENED

Monday 25th February 2008

BILL BRYSON AND CPRE LAUNCH ANTI-LITTER AND FLY-TIPPING CAMPAIGN

Friday 22nd February 2008

Competition Commission Could Be Cooking Up A Recipe For Grocery Disaster

Friday 15th February 2008

Eco-towns: threat or opportunity?

Thursday 14th February 2008

Government Move To Pass Planning Powers To Undemocratic Quangos

Tuesday 5th February 2008

We Must Avoid Sacrificing Our Countryside To Fuel Our Cars

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Fears For Pace And Scale Of Development In The South West

Friday 11th January 2008

Heavy Hand Of Government Threatens Housing Disaster In West Midlands

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Sustainable development in the South West or further decline in its rural character?

Monday 7th January 2008

Two Cheers For Climate Change Planning Policy, But Real Tests Remain

Tuesday 18th December 2007

South Downs Protection Threatened By Flawed Inquiry

Tuesday 11th December 2007

Brown Ditches Prudence In Planning Quango Proposals

Monday 10th December 2007

Countryside Campaigners Welcome Thames Gateway Delivery Plan

Friday 30th November 2007

East Midlands Countryside Under Threat

Friday 30th November 2007

Housing Plans Based On Uncertain Evidence

Thursday 29th November 2007

Gap remains between Government’s rhetoric and reality on planning reform

Tuesday 27th November 2007

Thames Gateway Report Shows Big Gaps In Real Progress

Monday 26th November 2007

Government's Record On Green Belt Fails To Match The Rhetoric

Monday 26th November 2007

Enough Is Enough As Town Defies Tesco Invasion

Thursday 22nd November 2007

Campaigners Welcome Urban Emphasis In Housebuilding Review

Thursday 22nd November 2007

Market Town At Centre Of Battle Against Superstore Onslaught

Wednesday 21st November 2007

Must We Continue To Go Cap In Hand To Keep Our Landscapes Beautiful?

Tuesday 20th November 2007

Good Intentions On Climate Change – But What About Planning?

Monday 19th November 2007

Farming policies need a radical ‘Health Check’ say green groups

Sunday 18th November 2007

Queen’s Speech 2007: More Brown than Green?

Tuesday 6th November 2007

CPRE: Immediate Response To The Queen’s Speech

Tuesday 6th November 2007

‘Monotony Commission’ Fails Local Communities And The High Street

Wednesday 31st October 2007

Eco-Towns: Greenwash Or Real Solution?

Tuesday 30th October 2007

Is The Government's New Environmental Watchdog Teething Or Toothless?

Monday 29th October 2007

Flawed Housing Analysis Could Unleash A Wave Of Greenfield Sprawl

Thursday 25th October 2007

Time To Make The Case For The Best Possible South Downs National Park

Wednesday 24th October 2007

Countryside Campaigners Welcome Study Of Alternatives To Road Widening

Wednesday 24th October 2007

Visit To The North West By Bill Bryson

Wednesday 10th October 2007

Housing Plans Threaten Yorkshire Green Belt

Sunday 30th September 2007

Mayor Fails First Test In Meeting London’s Housing Needs

Wednesday 19th September 2007

CPRE And The RAC Foundation Say That 70% Of Rural Road Signs Are Unnecessary

Wednesday 19th September 2007

Cameron's Chance To Show He Means Green

Wednesday 12th September 2007

BILL BRYSON: DON’T REDUCE THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK

Monday 10th September 2007

Undisturbed Countryside Could Be Lost Within A Lifetime

Sunday 9th September 2007

South East Housing Threatens An Unsustainable Course

Tuesday 28th August 2007

Redwood Report Will Test Cameron’s Green Credentials

Thursday 16th August 2007

West Midlands Housing Boom – Too High A Price To Pay

Thursday 16th August 2007

Will the South East Plan Deliver Sustainable Development?

Wednesday 15th August 2007

BONHAMS TO SELL CELEBRITY POSTCARD ART FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND

Monday 6th August 2007

New map highlights massive building plans for England and Wales

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Campaigners Call For Rural Rail Renaissance

Monday 23rd July 2007

Dismay At Government Go Ahead For Falmer Football Stadium

Monday 23rd July 2007

Internationally Significant Ancient Serpent Site About To Be Butchered?

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Effective Planning Essential To Deliver Homes That Are Affordable And Green

Sunday 22nd July 2007

Providing More Building Land Will Not Make Homes Affordable

Friday 20th July 2007

Act Now To Protect The Future Of The Countryside

Monday 16th July 2007

Regional Review Risks Undermining Democracy And Sustainability

Monday 16th July 2007

Boris Johnson To Open The New Oxford Green Belt Way

Thursday 12th July 2007

How Green is Your Region?

Wednesday 11th July 2007

COUNTRYSIDE ORGANISATIONS VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST GIANT TURBINE

Wednesday 11th July 2007

Brown Should Not Pre-Empt Consultation On The Planning White Paper

Tuesday 10th July 2007

Campaigners Welcome Focus On Brownfield Housing

Tuesday 10th July 2007

Green Belts Essential To Manage Housing Development

Monday 9th July 2007

‘Make England A National Park’, Says New CPRE President Bill Bryson

Sunday 8th July 2007

Will The Planning White Paper Put Us Back 60 Years?

Tuesday 3rd July 2007

West Midlands Green Belts Need A Shot In The Arm

Monday 2nd July 2007

Big Opportunity For Gordon Brown To Promote The Countryside As Part Of Our National Identity

Monday 25th June 2007

Brown Government Should Boost Urban Renewal

Monday 25th June 2007

We Need An Enlightened Decision On The Southampton Laser Gateway

Monday 18th June 2007

Damaged Landscapes The Shape Of Things To Come?

Wednesday 13th June 2007

New Body Should Not Sacrifice The Environment In Attempt To Make Housing Affordable

Wednesday 6th June 2007

West Midlands Assembly Must Resist Excessive Housing In The Countryside

Tuesday 5th June 2007

How Much Longer Must We Wait For England's 10th National Park?

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Countryside can deliver big public benefits but leadership will be crucial

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

'NUCLEAR ENERGY CONSULTATION A SHAM’, SAY COUNTRYSIDE CAMPAIGNERS

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

GOVERNMENT PRESSES AHEAD WITH BUSINESS FRIENDLY PLANNING WHITE PAPER

Sunday 20th May 2007

CPRE Joins With Devon Farmer Paula In Launching New Blog

Wednesday 16th May 2007

Post Office Closures Mean Short Term Savings But Long Term Losses

Wednesday 16th May 2007

Continuing Rise In Housebuilding Shows Planning System Can Deliver

Wednesday 16th May 2007

Planning White Paper due on Monday 21 May

Wednesday 16th May 2007

Some Progress But Far To Go On Affordable Rural Housing

Tuesday 15th May 2007

SOME PROGRESS BUT FAR TO GO ON AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING

Tuesday 15th May 2007

LEADING COUNTRYSIDE ORGANISATIONS UNITE TO FIGHT GIANT SOUTH DOWNS TURBINE

Sunday 13th May 2007

A Green Light for Big Business? Planning White Paper Advance Briefing

Wednesday 9th May 2007

Tony Blair's legacy for the countryside

Tuesday 8th May 2007

Weymouth Road decision could threaten landscape and wildlife everywhere

Tuesday 8th May 2007

Make sure your MP is backing tranquillity!

Tuesday 8th May 2007

Buy British asparagus in season, say countryside campaigners

Monday 7th May 2007

BILL BRYSON SET TO BE CPRE'S NEW PRESIDENT

Tuesday 1st May 2007

Roundabout Ads – Who Needs Them?

Tuesday 24th April 2007

Green farming scheme faces struggle to achieve its ambitions

Wednesday 28th March 2007

Budget gives welcome brownfield boost

Wednesday 21st March 2007

Government must rise to green farming scheme funding challenge

Tuesday 20th March 2007

Quality of life needs strong planning: call for rethink on eve of white paper

Monday 19th March 2007

Advertising our success without illegal billboards

Friday 16th March 2007

No more stars in your eyes?

Monday 12th March 2007

Miliband has spoken – now have your say

Monday 12th March 2007

What future for our heritage?

Thursday 8th March 2007

Saving Our Cities

Tuesday 6th March 2007

Tranquillity raised in Parliament as CPRE unveils new local maps

Monday 5th March 2007

CPRE hosts major speech on countryside and land use by Miliband

Monday 5th March 2007

The Green Standard

Tuesday 27th February 2007

Urban land wasted says new research

Tuesday 27th February 2007

Green groups set tests for environmental leadership

Tuesday 27th February 2007

Power giant's heavy hand against lake protesters

Friday 16th February 2007

Lobby groups unite to demand urgent action over rural housing

Wednesday 7th February 2007

Planners called on to bridge gap between public and economic value of place

Tuesday 6th February 2007

Laser trial: guilty until proven innocent

Tuesday 6th February 2007

Green Belts Shrink Despite Prescott Pledge

Friday 2nd February 2007

Will Kelly turn a blind eye to environmental damage?

Thursday 1st February 2007

NOT A BRIGHT IDEA

Tuesday 30th January 2007

New Planning Disaster Campaign Launched

Thursday 25th January 2007

RETAIL AT THE CROSSROADS?

Tuesday 23rd January 2007

It’s not just the economy, stupid!

Sunday 21st January 2007

Second Chance To Count The Stars

Saturday 13th January 2007

The Great Green Field Takeaway

Monday 8th January 2007

Count The Stars – And Help To Save Them

Wednesday 20th December 2006

Countryside Endangered By Ruth Kelly’s East Of England Development Boost

Tuesday 19th December 2006

Landbankers Selling Rural England By The Pound

Friday 15th December 2006

Polytunnels Need Planning Permission: Official

Friday 15th December 2006

Last Post Sounded For Thousands Of Vulnerable Customers

Thursday 14th December 2006

Fast Rising Air Travel Set To Shatter Tranquillity

Thursday 14th December 2006

So How Safe Is The Green Belt?

Wednesday 13th December 2006

Stop A “Beeching Axe” Falling On Rural Post Offices

Monday 11th December 2006

On CPRE’s 80th Birthday, Poll Shows, Countryside Matters More Than Ever

Thursday 7th December 2006

Chancellor Told: Don’t Take The Democracy Out Of Planning

Wednesday 6th December 2006

BARKER UP THE WRONG TREE?

Tuesday 5th December 2006

Reckless Road To Ruin

Monday 4th December 2006

TWO CHEERS FOR EDDINGTON ON TRANSPORT

Friday 1st December 2006

The Chancellor’s Pre-Budget Report – what’s in it for the countryside?

Thursday 30th November 2006

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF SAVING LAND

Wednesday 29th November 2006

NEW PLANNING POLICY FOR HOUSEBUILDING IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Wednesday 29th November 2006

Will new Government policy deliver the homes we need where we need them?

Tuesday 28th November 2006

How To Save Our Countryside: Answers On A Postcard

Wednesday 22nd November 2006

CPRE Welcomes Euro Landscape Treaty

Tuesday 21st November 2006

Climate Targets For North West Threatened By Building Ambitions

Tuesday 21st November 2006

Strong Planning Essential To Tackle Climate Change

Wednesday 15th November 2006

Queen's Speech 2006: Planning for Climate Change?

Friday 10th November 2006

MINERALS POLICY – BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE

Monday 6th November 2006

The Queen Attends Reception For CPRE

Friday 3rd November 2006

A Love Affair With The Countryside

Wednesday 1st November 2006

Growth Points Policy Risks Undermining Sustainable Planning

Monday 23rd October 2006

We’ve mapped tranquillity – now let’s make sure we don’t lose it

Sunday 22nd October 2006

Diary Date - Major Launch Of New Research On Tranquillity

Sunday 8th October 2006

A Starved And Toothless Watchdog Could Do Little For Our Quality Of Life

Thursday 28th September 2006

Exposed: The Hidden Costs Of The Newbury Bypass

Sunday 24th September 2006

Protected Landscapes Threatened As Never Before

Thursday 31st August 2006

Cycling 500 Miles To See Threatened Countryside

Tuesday 22nd August 2006

How Much Land Is Your Local Council Wasting?

Tuesday 8th August 2006

Report Highlights Key Challenges In The Thames Gateway

Tuesday 8th August 2006

Three Loud Cheers For Quiet Lanes, Cry CPRE

Monday 7th August 2006

Green Field Housing Bonanza Could Wreck The West Midlands

Tuesday 1st August 2006

RURAL HOUSING CRISIS FORCES UNPRECEDENTED ALLIANCE

Monday 24th July 2006

MOTORWAY BILLBOARD BLIGHT: CPRE WELCOMES GOVERNMENT ACTION

Sunday 23rd July 2006

MPS SLAM GOVERNMENT NEGLECT OF HERITAGE

Wednesday 19th July 2006

CPRE REACTION TO STATE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE REPORT

Tuesday 18th July 2006

MPs Urge Government Not To Abandon Urban Renaissance

Tuesday 11th July 2006

Energy Review Planning Proposals Could Ignite Public Opposition

Monday 10th July 2006

There’s no such thing as a free hedgerow

Sunday 9th July 2006

Major transport announcement today: will Government learn from past mistakes?

Wednesday 5th July 2006

Outstandingly Beautiful, Still Seriously Threatened

Wednesday 5th July 2006

Department For Transport Misses Vital Opportunity To Learn From Past Mistakes

Wednesday 5th July 2006

Barker Review of Planning: Interim Report

Tuesday 4th July 2006

Barker Facing Two Ways, Says CPRE

Monday 3rd July 2006

New Roads: The Damage Done And The Lessons Unlearnt

Sunday 2nd July 2006

Max Hastings Leads Counterattack Against Trendy Cameroonian Think Tank

Wednesday 28th June 2006

Choice If We Want It - Superstores If We Don't

Sunday 25th June 2006

East Of England Panel Report: Another Nail In The Coffin For The Government’s Sustainable Communities Plan

Wednesday 21st June 2006

MPs Highlight Sprawl Threat From New Government Policy On Housing

Monday 19th June 2006

East Of England Plan: Big News This Thursday

Monday 19th June 2006

Massive Hike In Housebuilding For The South East?

Monday 19th June 2006

Housing Supply and Affordability: MPs' report out soon

Thursday 15th June 2006

East of England Plan: critical test looms for Ruth Kelly

Monday 12th June 2006

New Bloom For The Countryside

Wednesday 17th May 2006

At Last, A Chance For Real Progress On Affordable Rural Housing

Tuesday 16th May 2006

Affordable Rural Housing Commission report:  A sustainable future for rural affordable housing?

Thursday 11th May 2006

‘Save East Of England From Development Overload’ Say CPRE And National Trust

Tuesday 2nd May 2006

GOVERNMENT HOUSEBUILDING PLANS MUST RETAIN BROWNFIELD FIRST APPROACH

Tuesday 18th April 2006

LIGHT POLLUTION: WE HAVE SORTED THE SYMPTOMS NOW LET’S DEAL WITH THE CURE

Monday 3rd April 2006

CPRE Asks: Growth at What Price in the South East?

Tuesday 28th March 2006

CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME PUTS THE HEAT ON ENERGY REVIEW AND TRANSPORT POLICY

Monday 27th March 2006

CAMERON URGED: DON’T RUBBISH PLANNING

Sunday 26th March 2006

BUDGET 2006: WILL THE CHANCELLOR SIGNAL AN END TO THE BROWNFIELD ANOMALY?

Tuesday 21st March 2006

COUNTRYSIDE CAMPAIGNERS SET OUT STALL FOR FUTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Thursday 16th March 2006

HUGE HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS ARE A MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

Tuesday 14th March 2006

LOSING SIGHT OF ECOLOGY

Monday 13th March 2006

HOW MANY NEW HOMES DO WE NEED?

Friday 10th March 2006

WILL WE BLIND OURSELVES TO ECOLOGICAL CHANGE TODAY?

Wednesday 8th March 2006

THRIVING COUNTRYSIDE SHOULD BE AT THE HEART OF URBAN RENAISSANCE

Tuesday 7th March 2006

HOUSEBUILDING IS BOOMING, SO DON'T FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKE

Monday 6th March 2006

Drawing the line at Whinash

Thursday 2nd March 2006

UK signs the world's first landscape treaty

Friday 24th February 2006

Prime Minister: Don't betray our wildlife's 'health service'

Wednesday 22nd February 2006

Our Country Valentine

Tuesday 14th February 2006

CPRE hopes to play matchmaker for the countryside

Wednesday 8th February 2006

Falmer Stadium: Threat to the South Downs casts a national shadow

Wednesday 8th February 2006

England’s quiet lanes ‘forgotten’ by government says CPRE

Wednesday 25th January 2006

Stonehenge: Government’s options are all dead ends

Monday 23rd January 2006

Will Our Heritage Be History In The East Of England?

Tuesday 17th January 2006

M6 Expressway: Motorway would be countryside munching monster

Tuesday 10th January 2006

Biting back at the billboard blight

Wednesday 21st December 2005

Polytunnels need planning permission

Tuesday 20th December 2005

Green shoots in today's £1.6 billion transport settlement

Wednesday 14th December 2005

Small is beautiful when it comes to energy

Monday 12th December 2005

March of the mega-depots?

Friday 9th December 2005

Housebuilding plans lack firm foundations

Monday 5th December 2005

Pre-Budget Report 2005: Transport and climate change

Wednesday 30th November 2005

Pre-Budget Report 2005: Housing and planning gain

Wednesday 30th November 2005

Housing at a crossroads

Tuesday 8th November 2005
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