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CPRE report shows that Brownfield land for 1.2 million homes is lying dormant

Brownfield Land by russelljsmith is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Brownfield land by russelljsmith is licensed under CC BY 2.0

As the affordable housing crisis deepens, CPRE’s 2022 state of brownfield report has found – yet again – that the number of new homes that could be built on brownfield…


Appeal to build 70 houses in Haddenham dismissed

Haddenham

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We are pleased to report that an application for 70 homes in the village…


Ouse Washes Middle Level Barrier Bank raising works – now completed

The Ouse Washes bank raising works finished in October 2022. Construction started in 2017 and the work has taken six years to complete.  For a summary of the project please see the final edition of the Ouse Washes Works newsletter.


Major campaign success as planning changes give more power to communities

Building site: Cambridge UK by Prisoner 5413 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

"Building site: Cambridge UK" by Prisoner 5413 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

The government has set out new measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill which gives communities more say on…


Environment Agency update on Drought in East Anglia

We attended the Environment Agency’s (EA) Drought update briefing on 11th November.  This meeting discussed the latest water situation reports and heard about the Environment Agency’s expectations for winter recharge. It was noted that the region has benefitted from recent rainfall and in some catchments we may be beginning to see the first signs of groundwater recharge.  The EA will…