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Big boost for built heritage of South Downs National Park

Major lottery funding will support the next generation of craftspeople to help care for the National Park’s incredible historic landscape and buildings. Sussex Heritage Trust has received a grant of £207,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver its “Heritage Skills” initiative, encouraging young people to develop traditional building craft skills crucial to the […]

High Court conviction after planning breaches in South Downs National Park

A prison sentence has been narrowly avoided after a woman was taken to the High Court for repeated planning breaches in the South Downs National Park. Lara Kim Deroubaix was sentenced to four months in jail, suspended for four years, after ignoring a planning injunction to remove a caravan that had been illegally placed on […]

What’s new in the Local Plan Review?

Claire Tester, Planning Policy Manager, gives a useful update on the Local Plan Review. The award-winning South Downs Local Plan is being reviewed to ensure it’s up-to-date and addresses important issues such as nature recovery, climate change, affordable housing and helping local communities thrive.  The timetable for the Local Plan Review is here: The first […]

Big boost for education and recreation facilities in South Downs National Park

Learning and play opportunities for children are being boosted by funding administered by the National Park Authority. Droxford Junior School was awarded over £37,000 funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to provide new play and outdoor education facilities. The funds have been been spent on an outdoor classroom and amphitheatre, a new trim trail, […]

South Downs National Park invests in the future of building conservation

The National Park Authority is helping to support the next generation of building conservationists. Young people from across Sussex took part in a Heritage Skills Taster Day at Weald & Downland Living Museum, gaining hands-on experience in traditional building crafts vital to the future of conservation.  Funded by the South Downs National Park Authority, the […]

Groundbreaking biodiversity credits initiative in South Downs is off to flying start

Efforts to create a huge new wildlife haven in the South Downs National Park through private investment are well under way. Over 50 hectares of the Iford Estate – or 80 football pitches – have now been formally dedicated to nature restoration, thanks to two groundbreaking legal agreements with the National Park Authority. Iford has […]

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