All posts by jefftravis

Oyster and lobsters on the menu at Glyndebourne Opera House will have a dual purpose this coming season, as the waste shells will be crushed and crafted into part of the external cladding for a new pavilion. Wine corks, grass clippings and timber from Ash dieback will be among the other building materials for this […]

Creating new wetland habitat at a farm in the National Park will boost biodiversity and help to prevent ecological deterioration in the Solent. Planning permission has been granted for ecological enhancements at Whitewool Farm, in East Meon, that will help to offset the problem of rising nitrates in the region. The issue has been well-publicised […]

Gill Welsman, Planning Project Management Officer, gives a timely update on Section 106 contributions administered by the South Downs National Park Authority. During the last financial year the Authority has supported 40 parish and community projects through S106 developer contributions.  Totalling £553,822 the funds have supported a wide variety of projects which include: The purchase […]

With its sunny climate and chalky soil, the South Downs National Park has become one of the UK’s premier wine-making regions. Lucy Howard, Planning Policy Manager, gives an update on a key new planning document that will help determine planning applications in this growing sector. A new Technical Advice Note (TAN) on viticulture was presented […]

An important restoration scheme that will provide tree planting and chalk grassland creation has been approved by the Authority. The restoration work was given the green light as part of a planning application that was considered by Planning Committee for Butser Hill Lime Works, close to the A3 and the village of Buriton, in Hampshire. […]