Press Releases
Draft Queen's Speech raises both hopes and fears for natural environment
14 May 2008
Civil society central to the future of our countryside – Leader of the Opposition joins national debate
12 May 2008
East of England plan: the government doesn't listen...again
12 May 2008
David Cameron’s Vision For The Future Of The Countryside
9 May 2008
Compact Communities: Crucial To The Future Of Urban Families
8 May 2008
Competition Commission Remedies Could Herald Extinction Of Local Stores
29 April 2008
Making A Noise About Peace And Quiet
29 April 2008
Bill Bryson Says – Stop The Drop
16 April 2008
Eco Towns: Right Idea, Wrong Place
3 April 2008
Publications
Fieldwork: Vol 4, Issue 4
Articles in this issue of Fieldwork, CPRE's quarterly campaigning newsletter: dormice as trapeze artists, why beef and sheep farming matters, mapping out campaigns, setting up shop, counting the cost of planning reforms. CPRE members can choose to receive free copies.
Newsletter
A4, 16pp
December 2007
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Focus on the Thames Gateway 2
10 key statistics highlighting environmental, social and economic trends in the Thames Gateway Growth Area - Second year report
In 2006, CPRE published a report examining the record of local authority areas in the Thames Gateway on their achievements in protecting the environment, managing change and meeting the needs of local people. This second report shows how the situation has changed over the last year, and gives an assessment of each authority's performance on each aspect of the Sustainable Communities Plan.
Report
A4, 14pp
November 2007
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Why Beef and Sheep Farming Matters (leaflet)
We are supporting a campaign by the National Farmers' Union: Why Beef and Sheep Farming Matters. The campaign launched in November 2007 is urging stores to ensure that UK farmers receive a fair price for beef and sheep, without this much needed support the livelihood of farmers and the work they do in maintaining the character of the countryside could be at risk. This leaflet explains why beef and sheep farming matters for consumers, farmers and the countryside and what you can do.
Leaflet
1/3 A4, 9pp
November 2007
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CPRE's response to the Housing Green Paper
Our response to the Government's proposals to increase housing supply acknowledges that more homes are needed and welcomes increased targets for green, affordable housing on brownfield land. The response makes recommendations to help ensure that new development delivers public benefits with minimal harm to the environment.
Consultation response
A4, 15pp
October 2007
PDF (126Kb)
Natural England One Year On
An assessment by CPRE of Natural England's first year
Our report on Natural England one year on, finds it has made progress but still has a long way to go in becoming an effective champion to protect the future of our countryside. We’ve found that Natural England has worked well on getting funding for farmers to protect landscape features and wildlife but it needs to do more at a strategic level including better support for the planning system.
Report
A4, 7pp
October 2007
PDF (108Kb)
Planning for Housing Affordability
Why providing more land for housebuilding will not reduce house prices
We commissioned independent consultants Green Balance to conduct research into the relationship between planning, housing land supply and housing affordability. Our research found that increasing the supply of land for housing would make little difference to housebuilding rates or house prices. The report makes some recommendations which need to be reflected in future Government policy on housing needs.
Report
A4, 62pp
July 2007
ISBN: 1 902786 91 2
PDF (2Mb)
Summary PDF (260Kb)
Developing an Intrusion Map of England
Prepared for CPRE by Land Use Consultants
We have developed a method of mapping areas of intrusion in England. These are areas disturbed by the presence of noise and visual intrusion from major infrastructure such as motorways and A roads, urban areas and airports. The resulting maps show the extent of intrusion in the early 1960s, early 1990s and 2007. This technical report explains how we created our intrusion maps. It gives the distance thresholds which define areas of intrusion and lists the national datasets used. It also includes full statistical tables of areas disturbed and as yet undisturbed by noise and visual intrusion for each time period for England, its regions, counties and unitary authorities.
Report
A4, 63pp
September 2007
PDF (2Mb)
Housing Green Paper briefing
A Provisional View
In July 2007, the Government announced a new target of 3 million homes to be built by 2020. It set out proposals for achieving this in a Green Paper: Homes for the future, more affordable, more sustainable. This briefing summarises the proposals, considers their implications for CPRE and how we might respond to them.
Campaign briefing
A4, 6pp
September 2007
PDF (78Kb)
How Green is my Region?
PDF (2Mb)
Our briefing summarises our findings from our report Environmental Sustainability and English Regional Strategies which compared the progress of England's nine regions in the sustainability stakes. Our research found that there are some good green policies in each of England's nine regions. But overall each region is being held back by having to comply with central Government requirements to adopt environmentally damaging policies and trends.
Campaign briefing
A4, 8pp
July 2007
Annual Review 2007
PDF (1Mb)
A review of our campaign successes and influence in 2006. Highlights include our new tranquillity maps which generated massive media coverage and a major campaign success with the introduction of new legislation making light pollution a Statutory Nuisance. You can also read about work with our regional groups on the emerging new Regional Spatial Strategies.
Report
A4, 9pp
July 2007
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