For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

We will be in #bradfordonavon this Saturday at the climate festival! Come have a chat to us about what we do and how you can be involved. Any #stonehenge lovers - we have info on the @SaveStonehenge alliance you can take away with you too. @ExploreBoA @Goingzero2030

It’s not just blackberries!! Autumn is a wonderful time for nature’s bounty. Focused foraging: finding seasonal autumn food - CPRE https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/focused-foraging/

The @SaveStonehenge have written an open letter to @BorisJohnson asking for the dualling of the A303 by Stonehenge to be abandoned. Please RT if you agree. You can sign the peition following the link https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/news/open-letter-from-the-stonehenge-alliance/

🚨Good news klaxon🚨 government confirms those hated planning rules are being thrown away! (Not recycled…only time we don’t support recycling) @michaelgove https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/major-success-for-local-voice-campaigners-as-planning-changes-are-paused

Next Sunday 26th September is our presentation day for the Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition and this year we have a new prize to present to one of the categories by our wonderful countryside ambassador @CarlyPaoli! #wiltshire #countryside #songbird @wiltscouncil

Say no to plastic! Have you seen our cotton shopper? Available from http://cprewiltshire.org.uk

If you want to protect our beautiful county then join us! But it's not all planning committees...we countryside lovers are all about country walks, rewilding projects and - quite honestly - a lovely country pub. You can join us for just £36 a year at https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-member/

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19570825.build-town-centre-countryside-group-tells-swindon-council/' The CPRE survey of brownfield land has shown there is a significant under estimation of the capacity in town centres for housing. Instead of building on greenfield spaces we should be looking at developments on brownfield sites.'

Did you hear the news over the weekend? There are reports that the proposed reforms to planning, which have been described as a 'developers' charter' will be watered down or scrapped.

We'll keep you updated.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9979509/Biggest-change-planning-laws-Second-World-War-DROPPED-Ministers.html

Read our full response to the very welcome news that the proposed 'developers' charter' is being dropped from planning proposals. https://www.cprewiltshire.org.uk/news/news-of-developers-charter-being-dropped-very-welcome/

Commenting on the government’s reported rethink of its planning proposals, Anne Henshaw, Chair of CPRE Wiltshire said:

"On the face of it, it looks like good news particularly the binning of the top down developers' charter.’ #planning @BBCWiltshire @PeteGavan @matthew_wilts