For a thriving countryside that benefits everyone

Night Flights are one of the major issues with #Gatwickairport even when the management say they are quiet the night is not for residents @easyJet @TUIUK #CAGNE continues to campaign for a night ban @ #gatwickairport @ICCAN_UK @caa @grantshapps

It's so sad to see the beautiful #ChobhamCommon, which is so rich in wildlife, going up in flames and we commend the efforts of the fire crews who are still tackling the blaze.

📷 Surrey Wildlife Trust

Have you discovered our series of My Surrey Hills videos? 12 people who all live, work or love visiting the area describe why the Surrey Hills are so special to them. Worth a watch!

https://www.surreyhills.org/my-surrey-hills/

#MySurreyHills #Loveyourcountryside

Were you out picking blackberries this weekend? 💚

Planning reforms could slow house-building in England if not adequately resourced, warns @VictoriaRTPI #plantheworldweneed https://www.rtpi.org.uk/press-releases/2020/august/planning-reforms-could-slow-house-building-in-england-if-not-adequately-resourced-warns-rtpi/#.XywD0CDK9Ms.twitter

Scrapping section 106 agreements risks choking off the trickling tap of new social homes.

We need more social homes. Not less. There must be a viable alternative.

https://news.sky.com/story/planning-laws-sped-up-and-red-tape-cut-in-once-in-a-generation-shake-up-12043259

Proposed zonal planning reform presents fundamental risk to wildlife, failure to recognise that some of the most important wildlife havens are also brownfield sites that should be protected not destroyed typifies the danger of a simplistic approach https://www.buglife.org.uk/news/brownfield-or-greenfield-its-not-a-black-and-white-issue-2/

COVID-19 has shown access to nature is vital. The places we live should:
✅ Have access to nature-rich green space
✅ Put active travel first🚶
✅ Enhance our landscapes for future generations

We need people & nature at the heart of the planning system ➡️ http://bit.ly/2DqhK5r

Launch of Planning for the future consultation to reform the planning system https://www.gov.uk/government/news/launch-of-planning-for-the-future-consultation-to-reform-the-planning-system Consultation closes at
11:45pm on 29 October 2020

The planning white paper is out and will need careful analysis. But initial reactions suggest it's as bad as threatened and we are going to need a very concerted and unified campaign to see it off.

My favourite line from this evening's @mhclg press release on how planning reform will solve everything (this time). @RobertJenrick: "we will cut red tape, but not standards." Hmm.

Hugh Ellis pointed out 370,000 planning permissions last year for homes and 1m not built on Radio 4 so what’s your problem Mr Jenrick?

The government’s planning reforms aim ‘for beauty, quality and affordability, but it will likely unleash a race to the bottom’
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/06/race-to-the-bottom-reform-to-planning-system-in-england-could-be-catastrophic?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

'Is the housing secretary right about how long planning takes?' asks @BBCNews Reality Check team. Not really. Latest figures show that 89% of major applications were decided within 13 weeks, though the biggest developments may average 5 years for planning.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/53642683