News
Lower Thames Crossing: our response
Monday 24 December 2018
One of the most exacting challenges of recent months has been the looming prospect of the Lower Thames Crossing, a project that has been billed as this country’s biggest new-road scheme since the building of the M25. Its environmental benefits are, of course, dubious at best. The new road would take up a large chunk […] Read more >
There are other options to the car – perhaps our authorities might like to consider them
Wednesday 19 December 2018
The Lower Thames Crossing between Kent and Essex would destroy swathes of countryside on both sides of the river. This piece by Alex Hills, chairman of Dartford and Gravesham CPRE, relates to transport systems in north-west Kent, but the principles of his argument are just as pertinent in south Essex Since the 1950s, successive governments […] Read more >
The clock is counting down! Have your say on the Lower Thames Crossing
Monday 17 December 2018
Remember, remember, the 20th of December… Yes, Thursday, December 20, is the last day you can submit your comments on Highways England’s plans for the new Lower Thames Crossing. We know that the pollution, congestion and delays at the existing Dartford-Thurrock crossings are intolerable, and agree that action needs to be taken to protect the […] Read more >
Green infrastructure? Be clear what it is and then get involved in your local consultation
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Do you know what green infrastructure is? The likelihood is that you know about much of what it comprises even if you’re not familiar with the term itself. And if you live in or around Maldon, you now have the chance to contribute to how green infrastructure evolves in your district as the local authority […] Read more >
You can have a say on plans for a revamped M25-A12 junction
Wednesday 5 December 2018
You might, or might not, have spent precious minutes (hours?) of your life at the junction of the M25 with the A12 and be delighted to know that up to £100 million is to be spent on upgrading it. You might, or might not, be unhappy at both the amount of land the intended scheme […] Read more >
We’ve got the power… the future for energy use in this country
Monday 3 December 2018
Fresh from a UK Power Networks roadshow, David Knight, CPRE Essex chairman, offers his thoughts on how our energy needs are being tackled. Early this month I visited a roadshow hosted by UK Power Networks. This organisation owns and maintain electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and the East of England, “making […] Read more >
The Lower Thames Crossing… a helping hand for a serial killer?
Wednesday 28 November 2018
With the prospect of the Lower Thames Crossing between Essex and Kent threatening swathes of countryside on both sides of the river, Alex Hills, chairman of Gravesham CPRE, offers his view on government roads policy while also asking if we’re all doing our bit to tackle air pollution By continuing to build poorly planned new […] Read more >
Stansted expansion approved but fight is not over yet
Monday 26 November 2018
Plans to expand the number of passengers using Stansted Airport have been approved. However, the decision by Uttlesford District Council’s planning committee to back the planning application was a tight call and depended on the chairman’s casting vote. The Essex airport had applied to grow passenger numbers to 43 million a year (a 66 per […] Read more >
Red, white and grey… a standardised national landscape
Wednesday 21 November 2018
This is the second blog that Ben Nourse, a graduate researcher working with the Cambridge Design Research Studio and studying to become a Master of Architecture in Urban Design, is sharing with CPRE Essex. In 1955, Ian Nairn famously coined the phrase ‘subtopia’, a term referring to the suburban monotonisation of English landscapes. Architectural critic […] Read more >
Advice day will focus on rural crime
Tuesday 6 November 2018
It has been described as one of the countryside’s biggest growth industries, but rural crime is no laughing matter for those afflicted by it. The issue is being brought into focus at an advice day being held this month near Braintree at which you can get crime-prevention advice and information from Essex Police and exhibitors. […] Read more >