All posts by Luke Geoghegan

We’re going on a slug hunt…

February 6th, 2018

Perhaps not a hunt exactly, perhaps more of a slug audit. But what does counting slugs have to do with a project to improve water quality in the Brighton & Hove area? Charlotte Eley is a Geography undergraduate in her final year at the University of Sussex but since last October she’s been going out […]

Meet our new Apprentice Planner

January 22nd, 2018

Sergio Chapman-Salas, the National Park Authority’s first ever Apprentice Planner, started work with us in September 2017. We asked him to tell us about why he decided to become a planner and whether reality is living up to expectation. “I enjoyed geography at school and the idea of living more sustainably. Planning fits both of […]

Local Plan Consultation – January 2018 update

January 22nd, 2018

Thank you to everyone who responded to the consultation on the South Downs Local Plan: Pre-Submission that took place between September and November 2017. More than 500 individuals and organisations took part and we are now reviewing all the comments. Consultation responders ranged from members of the public, parish councils, developers and organisations, to utility […]

Planning for Dark Night Skies

January 22nd, 2018

In 2016 the South Downs National Park became an International Dark Sky Reserve (IDSR). With properly dark skies in the South East of England under threat, this is a statement that our skies are worth protecting. The South Downs Local Plan sets out to do just that. This February we’ll be celebrating our International Dark […]