Current news
Living in rural North Yorkshire costs more - fact
Regional Y&H and CPRE NY chair interviewed by Ben Barnett of the Yorkshire Post.
Scarborough District Council Local Plan and local residents
Phone lines ringing all day again at the CPRENY office.
Redsidents of Urton near Scarborough area appalled that site HA28 in the local plan, a grade 2 (BMV) site is set for development as the local authority have now included the site in their local plan against residents wishes. The site is set to be developed by Linden Homes and risks destroying the individual settlements of Seamer and Urton. As the plan is now with the INspector, there is sadly, little CPRE can do at this time however, we will be on hand to support those residents who joined CPRENY today when the application is lodged.
What is Ridge & Furrow?
What an excellent article in the Yorkshire Post November 2016
When reading a planning application have you ever wondered about ridge and furrow? Well the link below from the YP tells all you need to know!
Major development proposed at Hellifield will impact negatively on the setting of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
The first thing an organisation such as the Campaign to Protect Rural England does, when presented with a major application for development, is to look for the positives and the good things about the proposal so that we can understand the principle of the idea or WHY.
Affordable rural housing - why it matters
http://www.cpre.org.uk/magazine/opinion/item/4329-affordable-rural-housing-why-it-matters?utm_content=buffere56bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
so good, we've added the link and copied the story!
Major build, new industrial poultry 'farm' in the York Green Belt.....
November 2017 update:
new date for determination November 24th! CPRENY objection downloaded by 207 people!
Enormous development planned for much loved area in Craven
Hellifield - more development applied for.
Did you know?
Did you know that 70% of the world's heather moorland is located in the UK?
Furthermore, did you know that our own North York Moors National Park contains the largest continuous expanse of heather moorland in the UK?
Well, you do now!
CPRE NY responds to the North York Moors Local Plan - First steps consultation
CPRE North Yorkshire has responded to the consultation currently underway in the North York Moors National Park
The Branch commissioned Katie Atkinson of KVA Planning in Helmsley to prepare a professional report incorporating the opinions of our local groups within the NYMNP
A copy of the reponse will shortly be available on line