Author: CPRE

2 more wind turbines proposed for North Devon dismissed at appeal by planning inspectors

At Bilsford, Buckland Brewer (47m high turbine)  and Eastwood Farm, Peters Marland (77m high turbine)

CPRE report highlights benefits of reopening railway

http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=37962&searchWord=cpre&searchYear=current

Another solar farm on green fields permitted in Devon

http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Giant-solar-scheme-wins-approval-planning/story-26767506-detail/story.html

CPRE Devon AGM – 1st July 2015

All members are invited to attend our 50th Annual General Meeting, which  is being held this year on Wednesday 1st July 2015, at 3.30pm. Venue…

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon given planning consent

The World’s first tidal lagoon has been given the go ahead 9th June 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-project-gets-green-light-on-planning See thoughts on the proposal by Dr Philip Bratby  at…

CPRE Devon Best Kept Village Competition

We have decided that after many years of the same format we need to modernise the competition. So we will be relaunching the competition for…

Shock as Torridge Wind Turbine appeal decision is quashed by High Court Judge

4th Feb 2015 http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Second-chance-wind-turbine-bid/story-25972997-detail/story.html

CPRE North Devon Seminar, Goodleigh, near Barnstaple with Sir Nick Harvey MP 28th Nov 2014

Goodleigh village hall was packed this morning for our seminar with special guest speaker, Sir Nick Harvey MP for North Devon.  Dr Philip Bratby, our…

‘A Warning From the West’ – CPRE Devon article

Written for CPRE Protect Kent magazine. 2014   CPRE Kent Voice article

Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills

Article by Charles Moore in The Daily Telegraph, Friday 17 October.