All posts by Luke Geoghegan

FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS

October 10th, 2017

What do a wooden bridge over a chalk stream, an attempt to make authentic Roman shoes, a Hilaire Belloc novel, and a community shop have in common? They’re all part of projects supported by the South Downs National Park Authority’s Sustainable Community Fund (SCF). If you have a project in the National Park. If you […]

Make great memories in England’s National Parks

October 10th, 2017

The South Downs is one of nine English National Parks that will benefit from £1m funding to encourage more overseas visitors. ‘Make Great Memories in England’s National Park’s has successfully won this funding from the UK Government’s £40 million Discover England Fund, administered by VisitEngland. ‘Make Great Memories’ is a two year project, led by […]

A CHALLENGING FUTURE FOR NATIONAL PARKS?

October 10th, 2017

This October representatives from all 15 of the UK’s national parks, and others hoping to gain national park status for their landscapes, will meet in the South Downs for their biennial conference. We asked our speakers what they think are the biggest challenges ahead for our national parks and what all UK national parks should […]

30 years since the Great Storm

October 9th, 2017

Not since 1703 had such a storm raged in this part of the country. Roads were blocked, buildings damaged, schools closed and 15 million trees were lost. 30 years on Bob Epsom, Woodland Officer for the South Downs National Park considers the legacy of the Great Storm of 1987. The early hours of 16 October […]

A27 Worthing Consultation

September 27th, 2017

Image © Google A27 Worthing Consultation – SDNPA Response Statement by Andrew Lee, Director of Countryside Policy and Management, South Downs National Park Authority “The SDNPA would have preferred to see enhanced opportunities for access improvements across the A27. This would allow those people who would wish to access the National Park to be able to […]

Appeals – 1 April to 31 August 2017

September 22nd, 2017

It’s important to understand how Planning Inspectors are interpreting the National Planning Policy Framework as well as the variety of Local Plans which remain in place until the South Downs Local Plan is adopted. By monitoring appeal decisions we are able to identify patterns and trends that can be used inform future how future applications […]