All posts by jefftravis

High Court ruling helps protect South Downs National Park

December 15th, 2022

A High Court battle has been won to save a swathe of agricultural land from development. East Hampshire District Council’s planning enforcement officers and legal team, working on behalf of the South Downs National Park Authority, successfully applied for an injunction to stop development on Westbury Park, near East Meon. The farmland was recently bought […]

Green light for affordable homes in South Downs National Park

December 15th, 2022

Twenty-five new affordable homes have been approved as part of the redevelopment of a brownfield site. The Authority’s Planning Committee voted to give the green light to plans submitted by Metis Homes for 69 homes on land at the former Brickworks and current West Sussex County Council Depot site in Bepton Road. It comes after […]

Highlights of planning in South Downs are revealed in Annual Monitoring Report

December 15th, 2022

Greater protection for rare heaths, over 10,000m2 of new completed employment space and almost 100 new visitor accommodation units are among the highlights of the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR). This is the eighth Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) produced by the SDNPA and the third to be produced since the adoption of the South Downs Local […]

More than £2m of new funding to help local communities across South Downs National Park

December 15th, 2022

New cycle tracks, better bridleways, school playground improvements and work to enhance a precious chalk stream are among the projects to benefit from a major funding boost from the South Downs National Park Authority. Just under £2m will benefit 38 community schemes across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The investment comes from the Community […]

‘Twas the night before Christmas in the South Downs!

December 6th, 2022

It’s a cold winter’s day and the north wind whistles through the valleys of the South Downs as mossy trees sway in a merry dance. Emerging from the forest is a flame-haired, green-gowned woman with a story. It’s a tale that has stood the test of time. Yet this is no fairy, wise woman, elf, […]