News
This section includes our current press releases and our newsletters and annual reviews.
The wrong homes in the wrong places
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Richard Lloyd
25 September 2017
Needless Demand is the title of a new paper in CPRE's Housing Foresight series. It shows that simply meeting market demand for housing while failing to prioritise genuine local housing need will perpetuate the housing crisis while wasting precious countryside. It is an important contribution to the policy debate and to a consultation on how local authorities should calculate housing need.
A new Charter for Trees, Woods and People
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Richard Lloyd
26 August 2016
On 6th November 2017 the Charter for Trees, Woods and People will be launched. CPRE is one of 70 partner organisations working with the Woodland Trust on an exciting initiative to recognise, celebrate and protect the rights of the people in the UK to the benefits brought by trees and woods.
Bigger role for small builders, councils and housing associations to tackle Gloucestershire’s housing needs
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Richard Lloyd
2 June 2017
Shaun Spiers, in his last speech as CEO of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), spoke out about the role of developers in rural housing. Shaun was the keynote speaker at CPRE Gloucestershire’s AGM this week.
New national chief executive for the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Richard Lloyd
30 April 2017
The Campaign to Protect Rural England’s Gloucestershire Branch is pleased to welcome a new chief executive to lead CPRE nationally.
10 March 2017
CPRE has joined forces with 12 other major environmental organisations to form Greener UK. Between us, we have a combined public membership of 7.9 million and the belief that leaving the EU is a pivotal moment to restore and enhance the UK’s environment.
CPRE Gloucestershire launches tenth years of Awards
Written by Local Group Web Manager: Richard Lloyd
8 February 2017
The Campaign to Protect Rural England’s Gloucestershire Branch is seeking nominations for its 2017 Awards, which celebrate the very best of the county’s building developments and projects.
