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We catch up with Philippa Smyth, Principal Development Management Officer. Three words that sum up your job in planning? Consideration, negotiation and balance. Okay, so what’s your role at the National Park? I am one of the Principal Development Management Officers in the DM Team. I am responsible for processing some of the more complex […]

Adam Duncombe, Development Management Officer, writes about the collective contribution small planning applications can make to nature recovery and climate. I have been working as a development management officer for the National Park for around five years now. It’s a fantastic place to work and perhaps more importantly it offers the opportunity to help applicants […]

With Biodiversity Net Gain becoming mandatory next month, Ecology Planning Lead Dr Lynsey Robinson gives some useful explanation and background. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach to development, and/or land management, that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand.  It is intended to deliver measurable improvements for biodiversity […]

Business planning is more important than ever for an SME in 2024. Knowing your strategy to support the business and having a firm grip on the numbers is key for success and growth, especially when margins are tightening with the increasing cost of energy and supplies. But there will be a stage in the lifetime […]

New off-road routes for walkers and cyclists, new play areas, school improvements and work to enhance a river are among the projects to benefit from a major funding boost from the South Downs National Park Authority. More than £2.5m will benefit 42 community schemes across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The investment comes from […]