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Discovering the crickets and lizards of new Sculpture Trail

November 1st, 2020

Glyn Dodwell, Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion, recently tried out the Heathlands Sculpture Trail and describes his adventure here. The heathland of West Sussex and Hampshire is a landscape very close to my heart.  My father was a lepidopterist and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. My recollections, as a young 10 year old, were […]

Arts and heritage sector receives funding boost from South Downs National Park  

October 30th, 2020

New nature trails, a community exhibition and a scheme to support wellbeing for service personnel are among the initiatives to receive a boost from the National Park Authority’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund. Earlier this year the National Park set up a Recovery Fund of £375,000 to help support partner organisations and local communities in the wake […]

Authority submits response to Planning White Paper

October 23rd, 2020

The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has submitted its response to the Government’s consultation on its Planning White Paper: “Planning for the Future”. The White Paper sets out a number of proposed changes to the current national planning system and the SDNPA has made detailed comments on nine key matters: Clarification on the Status […]

Reflecting on progress a year since major Government review

October 9th, 2020

A message from Trevor Beattie, Chief Executive of the South Downs National Park Authority. It’s now more than a year on since the publication of the Glover Review of Protected Landscapes, a milestone report grounded in a deep love of landscape and strong support for National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The report […]

Planning Position Statement

October 9th, 2020

The SDNPA Planning Committee approved the Planning Position Statement Update (PPSU) on 14 April 2022. The PPSU seeks to deliver on the single set of high-level targets for our Corporate Plan namely nature recovery, climate action and a national park for all. This is now a material consideration in the determination of planning applications both […]