The first Environmental Delivery Plan could shape the future of nature restoration. Explore the key concerns, risks and ...

The government will publish a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) later today, after a public consultation earlier in 2026. Prior to publication of the revised NPPF, the government ...

Farmland that could grow 250,000 tonnes of vegetables a year lost to development, CPRE research shows • Two million fewer people can be fed their five a day from vegetables homegrown in England as ...

Healthy rural economies, environments and communities bring benefits for the whole country, yet rural areas and issues have historically been deprioritised in policymaking: agglomeration and its ...

Nominated in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the Cheshire branch of CPRE. Nominated in recognition of, and deep appreciation for, her significant contribution to creating invaluable ...

Following a call for evidence, the government announced this week that it will not be taking foward a policy on solar canopies on new car parks. CPRE is disappointed by this decision, which comes ...

Fifty years of community green space. Ask anyone in Frome about Packsaddle Fields and they’ll tell you what the place means to them. Families have walked here for nearly fifty years. The hedgerows are ...

CPRE has responded to the publication of the government’s Land Use Framework, welcoming its ambition while urging stronger safeguards to ensure the countryside is protected as competing demands on ...

A new CPRE report warns that the government’s Land Use Framework, expected on Wednesday, will not solve the fundamental question of what gets built where. The report argues that policy tools to guide ...

CPRE responds to the government’s announcement on the Fingleton Review, welcoming its decision not to adopt the recommendations in full, while warning that protections for nature must not be weakened.

The government consultation on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has now closed and many of you sent in your own responses using our online guide. Thank you for your support. Together we ...

New research undertaken by the University of Reading and Lyon CPT, supported by CPRE, exploring how time is used in the development pipeline. The research explores nine case studies, including one ...