New housing design in England overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’
10th March 2020
A housing design audit for England reveals that 75% of new housing development should not have gone ahead due to ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’ design.
Buy-drink-return: how deposits on cans and bottles will untangle recycling confusion
20th November 2018
Litter pick collects a staggering 11,212 drinks containers of all materials and sizes – but the imminent introduction of a deposit return system is set to spark a recycling revolution
Housing targets in Dorset are too high
2nd November 2018
Housing targets across Dorset’s local planning areas are between 30% and 40% more than the demographic analysis would suggest
Thomas Hardy's 'Casterbridge' under threat from huge development
28th September 2018
The historic county town of Dorchester in Dorset is under threat from a huge development that will see the population of the historic town increase by 35% - swallowing up hundreds of acres of beautiful countryside.
North Dorset CPRE Predict dire spate of speculative housing developments to continue well into 2019
13th August 2018
Ever since August last year when North Dorset District Council (NDDC) admitted that its housing land had fallen well below the government required five years supply, a spate of speculative schemes has been launched by housing developers.
CPRE’s annual State of the Green Belt report
6th August 2018
The Green Belt remains under severe pressure, despite government commitments to its protection, according to a new report from the CPRE.
Good News - Mapperton Solar Farm Application Withdrawn
18th June 2018
East Dorset District Council (EDDC) informed us last week that Good Energy has formally withdrawn its application to construct a 24 MW solar park on 106 acres of unspoilt countryside owned by South Dorset MP Richard Drax.
Consultations on NPPF and a post-Brexit agricultural policy
Consultations
Rural communities denied affordable housing as developers exploit loophole
3rd March 2018
Housing developers are using a legal loophole to dodge building affordable homes across the countryside, according to data analysed together for the first time by Shelter and CPRE