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Thwaites Glacier by Felton Davis

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is grateful to Dr Rob Larter, BAS, for his interesting and thought-provoking talk given to the 2023 AGM.  Dr Larter spoke about his work at the BAS over many years. He spoke…

Beautiful Fenland farming landscape

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is concerned that the Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) system gives developers a green light to build on land that is deemed to be of poorer quality.  But…

CPRE’s 2023 Local Green Spaces (LGS) report shows that there has been an increase in LGS designations, but deprived communities remain under-served.

LGSs were introduced in 2012 to give Green Belt-like protections to smaller areas of land that are often identified…

CPRE welcomes Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ proposals to place net zero at the heart of the planning system, set clear national guidance on community consultation for developers, and increase planning capacity across Local Authorities.

Read more at https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/we-welcome-labours-net-zero-plans-but-local-democracy-must-be-protected/

Bedford Station by M J Richardson

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has released a joint statement with Cambridge Approaches and Stop the Arc Group (STARC).

The now cancelled HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester was designed to operate…