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What we care about

We want to connect people to the countryside. wherever they live.

Our areas of work

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What gets built and where

CPRE and NALC launch new guide to planning for the public

The guide breaks down how our planning system works.

brownfield site in the Wirral for 127 homes

Our response to the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Our response to the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill published today.

Countryside for all

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CPRE makes progress on EDI, according to RACE report

CPRE have implemented almost twice as many of the Report’s recommendations

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Latest news

What gets built and where

CPRE and NALC launch new guide to planning for the public

What gets built and where

Cheshire

CPRE plays major role in keeping Wirral Green Belt protected

Hedgerows

Bedfordshire

Our Hedgerow Heroes pilot site one year on

About CPRE

Berkshire

Read all about it! The Spring 2025 issue of Berkshire Voice is out now…

About CPRE

Berkshire

Dr Christina Hill Williams DL, Vice-President of CPRE Berkshire

Campaigning

Gloucestershire

Local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire

Events

Gloucestershire

Key takeaways from CPRE’s expert event on the future of energy & landscapes

Hedgerows

Hampshire

IBM Hursley: A Commitment to Green Growth

Latest features

CPRE and NALC launch new guide to planning for the public

The guide breaks down how our planning system works.

Ten things we want to see from the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB)

Brownfield site near railway line

All you need to know about the Sunshine Bill

You can email your MP to back the bill for rooftop solar.

Housing in the countryside with rooftop solar