A critical site for helping vulnerable people has been improved after £92,000 of CIL funding. The Beachy Head Chaplaincy has been significantly modernised and given a makeover, giving the police, chaplaincy and coastguard a much-improved base to carry out their work. Electric vehicle charging points for partner agency vehicles have also been installed to reduce […]

People and nature are benefitting from £100,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding at Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Hampshire County Council was awarded £50,000 for the restoration of an existing pond and the creation of a fully-accessible facility that the education team can use to provide nature activities for school groups. The works included the […]

The National Park Authority is a statutory consultee on plans to extend the Rampion offshore wind farm. Vicki Colwell, Principal Planning Officer, shares an update. The location of the South Downs National Park means that as well as serving a much larger wider population, it also plays host to and is impacted by large-scale infrastructure.  […]

Dr Lynsey Robinson, Ecology Planning Lead, gives her latest lowdown on Biodiversity Net Gain and how to navigate the changes. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact on biodiversity. BNG is broadly trying to achieve four things: change how development happens change where development […]

Think of “National Parks” and I doubt planning is the first thing that springs to most people’s minds. Beautiful views, wildlife, access trails, country pubs and castles, perhaps. Yet planning lies at the very heart of everything a National Park is. In my opinion, it’s the glue that holds everything together, providing the framework for […]