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Stephen Fry signs petition to save town’s ‘last truly wild place’

A petition calling for West Norfolk Council to ‘Save Lynn’s Wild Woodland and Wetland’ has been signed by Stephen Fry and has raised more than 1,800 signatures. Sign the petition yourself here The proposal could see 379 homes built … read more →

January’s column – Time to bite the transport bullet

Petrol and diesel new car sales ending by 2030 won’t solve everything, says Chris Dady. We need to bite the transport bullet with a new and funded transport strategy for Norfolk. Read Chris Dady’s column in the January edition … read more →

100 Club Prize draw – December 2020 winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the December 2020 CPRE Norfolk 100 Club draw £75 – Mr & Mrs Palmer £50 – Mrs R Hadman £25 – Finlay Stocker £25 – Mr P Warnes £15 – Mrs R … read more →

Norfolk Climate Change Conference

Virtual Climate Change Conference – Saturday, 31 October 2020 from 14:00-16:00 Applying lessons learnt from Coronavirus to Climate Change. EDIT: The conference was recorded and can be viewed online HERE Speaking points: Why have we been able to respond to … read more →

Sign the petition – Don’t deregulate planning

The government has devised some new plans that could pose a huge risk to the countryside and the communities living and working within it. Ministers want to take decision-making powers away from communities and local councils, handing it over to … read more →

September’s column – We ‘do different’ – let’s ‘do better’

Why we need a clear route through a maze of conflicting interests. Read Chris Dady’s column in the September edition of Norfolk magazine here

EDP Article – Planning White Paper is a recipe for disaster

Printed in the EDP on Monday 31st August 2020, David Hook & Chris Dady from CPRE Norfolk explain how a new proposal which grants automatic planning permission would change the process for the worse. The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 … read more →