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We are the countryside charity

We’re passionate about making the countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. In West Yorkshire, CPRE works to protect, promote and enhance our amazing, beautiful countryside.

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Ways of Seeing West Yorkshire

This is our project for 2019-2020, to gather stories about how the West Yorkshire countryside is seen, used and experienced – and how this can inform our plans for the future.

Ways of Seeing Project

Planning Case Studies

Explore the work that we do through our planning case studies

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Find out our plans for 21st Century Countryside in West Yorkshire

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Community

Planning White Paper 2020

Our response to the Planning White Paper 2020

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Local planning matters

Calderdale Local Plan hearing – Stage 2 Consultation

A summary of CPRE WY’s consultation response to the Calderdale Local Plan

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Local planning matters

Local Democracy in Planning: Under Threat

An unprecedented attack our say on our built environment

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Community

West Yorkshire

Planning White Paper 2020

Dark skies

West Yorkshire

Star Count 2020 – Review

Community

West Yorkshire

News Update April 2020

Ways of Seeing Project

West Yorkshire

Meditations from Home in Lockdown

Planning White Paper 2020

Our response to the Planning White Paper 2020

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Calderdale Local Plan hearing – Stage 2 Consultation

A summary of CPRE WY’s consultation response to the Calderdale Local Plan

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Local Democracy in Planning: Under Threat

An unprecedented attack our say on our built environment

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Just 5 days left to submit your responses to the #PlanningWhitePaper A strong, democratic planning system is crucial to tackling #housingcrisis, #ClimateEmergency, #publichealth & the proposals will give us the opposite: weak planning, huge loss of local democracy.

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Matt Thomson @MattThomson42·

Here's a very useful (last minute) guide to the government's #Planning White Paper (consultation ends 29 October) aimed at communities and other ordinary human beings, from the inestimable @andrewthewood of @cprewestyorks/@cprepdsy/@CPRE. https://youtu.be/b6g6EORy4Rs via @YouTube

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

Our report finds enough brownfield land for 1.3 million homes, land we can use for development while protecting the countryside.

Let’s use #brownfieldfirst, and build back better by breathing life into derelict areas of our towns, cities and villages.
https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/theres-already-enough-suitable-land-to-meet-targets-for-new-homes-we-find/

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River Holme @HolmeRiver·

With the help of our volunteers we've finished treating Japanese knotweed within the catchment for this year. It's good to see lots of native wildflowers recolonising areas of the river bank where the knotweed has been eradicated #inns #japaneseknotweed @YISF__INNS @EnvAgency 🍃

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

‘A developers’ charter’… ‘A hand out for the development industry’… ‘risks eroding local democracy and encroaching on our countryside’

That’s what MPs had to say about the government’s damaging plans to deregulate the planning system. Pretty damning right?

Watch and share 👇

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Town & Country Planning Association@theTCPA·

Ripping up the #planning system won’t build the good, affordable homes we need.

Instead, England needs stronger rules to guarantee that all new homes are #healthy, #safe and #sustainable.

➡️Find out more and have your say: https://www.tcpa.org.uk/white-paper

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

We want to say a HUGE thank you to the 6,000 people who contacted their MP to ask them to attend the debate! 👏

Virtually every MP who attended spoke out against the proposals.

Help us keep the pressure on by signing and sharing our petition >> https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/66589/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter https://twitter.com/CPRE/status/1314220268852830208

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Living Streets @livingstreets·

Cutting air pollution outside schools by 20% could improve children’s learning by a month a year! 🧠

If this isn't a good reason to make every week #WalktoSchoolWeek, we don't know what is! 🚶🏽‍♀️

#CleanAirDay ☁️☁️

https://inews.co.uk/news/education/air-pollution-schools-children-learning-683391

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

#Calderdale planners: "I don't think any of the transport investment schemes would actually produce an overall reduction in road traffic." Andy thoughts? @CBTransport @TfNHomes

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Day 3 of the #Calderdale Local Plan hearings. Our key issues of discussion: what are the prospects for the #GardenSuburbs being sustainable? And how do you square envisaged traffic growth with the @WestYorkshireCA pathways for carbon reduction? @cpre

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Bradford Countryside and Rights of Way @Bradford_CROW·

Sphagnum moss planting on Harden Moor started today. Helping create blanket bog and peat to store carbon, increase wildlife and assist with flood reduction.

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

New research from @LGAcomms shows that the government's planning changes would drastically cut the number of affordable homes built.

But 9 out of 10 rural areas are already unaffordable for key workers.

The government must drop these damaging proposals.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/07/up-to-30000-affordable-houses-to-be-scrapped-under-tory-planning-reforms

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

Day 1 of Calderdale Local Plan hearings. Good team of @cpre, @friends_earth and local groups. Main issue for today, is the growth realistic as well as aspirational?

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Crispin Truman @CrispinTruman·

very useful meeting of @CPRE members from across the country, with Secretary of State @RobertJenrick yesterday for full exchange on Government proposals for the planning system

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River Holme @HolmeRiver·

Ever feel like your local area was missing a green space? RHC are creating Thongsbridge Wild Space to provide a space for outdoor learning and engagement with nature.

But we need YOUR support to make this project a reality - watch this space..

#thongsbridgewildspace

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CPRE The countryside charity@CPRE·

INCREDIBLE - 30,000 people have signed our petition to stop the government's drive to deregulate the planning system 💪

These plans pose a huge risk to the countryside and the communities living and working there. SIGN and SHARE to help us stop them. https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/66589/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

This forest is on Rombalds Moor south west of Ilkley. I like the light through the trees - a different aspect of the West Yorkshire countryside.
#WestYorkshire #Countryside #Autumn #light

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cprewestyorks @cprewestyorks·

The presentation slides that accompanied out Planning White Paper Support webinar are now available to view and download from our website. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
#planningwhitepaper #communitysupport #WestYorkshire
https://www.cprewestyorkshire.org.uk/get-involved/whitepaper2020/

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Help Save Haigh Woods 🍃💚🍃@HaighHelp·

Just as we need our countryside, our countryside needs us.

That's why I've just joined the @CPRE Regeneration.

Be part of the generation that unites for our countryside. Let's go regenerate! #JoinTheRegeneration

https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/63048/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter-share

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CPRE North Yorkshire @CPRENY·

All set and ready for @andrewthewood webinar for community groups. #planningreform #localdemocracy @CPRENY @cprewestyorks @KVAPlanning

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