CPRE North Yorkshire is run entirely by volunteers who give their time, expertise and commitment freely to the charity.  We work to protect over 3200 square miles of North Yorkshire,  that includes:  TWO National Parks, THREE AONB's, HUNDREDS of conservation areas, THIRTY-TWO miles of heritage coastline, TENS OF THOUSANDS  of heritage assets and HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of acres of agricultural land.  It's a diverse landscape ranging from the gently rolling green dales to the brooding moors on to a dramatic coastline with a heritage covering the breadth of British history including Roman times, Viking times and the industrial revolution. We respond to threats from planning policies or applications that put our countryside, market towns and rural villages in danger.   We campaign for the right kind of development in the right place at the right time for the right reasons. We need a living, working countryside, not a museum or a theme park. We promote a common sense approach to planning based on objective reasoning and well researched policies.   We're trying to give as much help to as many people as we can.  That's what charities do!

Neighbourhood Planning Bill, CPRE response:

This week the government published the first draft of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, putting in place proposals to meet their commitment as set out in the Queen’s Speech in May to “further strengthen neighbourhood planning and give even more power to local people … by making the local government duty to support groups more transparent and by improving the process for reviewing and updating plans”.

Farms aren’t just for food. Good farming helps to look after our landscapes, wildlife and environment.

Thank you to all the members sending in endorsement of our move to more internet based information from the Branch