What's New

  


Here are links to some recent additions
 to this website -

30/08/10
Press Release
 WEST MIDLANDS  HEDGEROWS: don’t cut them out!
12/08/10
Updated Pages

The following Pages have been amended to take account of the change of government in May 2010 -
Congestion charging, Economic development, High speed rail, Housing, Housing density, Housing design, Housing numbers, Local roads, Megadepots
12/08/10
Updated Pages

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS -
New Pages - Regional Reforms and
Archived Pages
08/04/10
Press Release

MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOT JUST MORE HOUSING
15/03/10
Press Release

OUR ELECTION MANIFESTO

and Our Manifesto Press Release
10/03/10
Press Release
 HIGH SPEED RAIL - Announcement imminent
26/02/10
Updated Pages
 GREEN BELT
NEW REGIONAL STRUCTURE
RURAL SERVICES
21/12/09
Press Release
 PLANNING FOR HOUSING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS MUST NOT LOCK US INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING DECISIONS
01/12/09
Updated Pages
 RAIL TRANSPORT
LOCAL TRANSPORT
MEGADEPOTS
ECO TOWNS
HOUSING NUMBERS
31/10/09
Updated Pages

REGIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY
REVIEW PHASE 2
REVIEW PHASE 3
29/09/09
Press Release
 HOUSING FIGURES
Report on Phase 2 of the Review of Regional Spatial Strategy
29/09/09
News
Letter
 NEWSLETTER September 2009
11/08/09
Press Release
 GOOD NEWS FOR SHROPSHIRE'S COUNTRYSIDE. BAD NEWS FOR SHREWSBURY
22/07/09
Press Release
 CAMPAIGNERS FIGHT NEW ROAD BUILDING IN WEST MIDLANDS
22/07/09
Updated Page
 REGIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY
22/07/09
Updated Page
 TAKE ACTION
24/06/09
Press Release
 SHROPSHIRE'S COUNTRYSIDE IS TOO VALUABLE TO BE SACRIFICED FOR STATISTICAL DREAMS
24/06/09
Press Release
 HEREFORDSHIRE'S COUNTRYSIDE IS TOO VALUABLE TO BE SACRIFICED FOR STATISTICAL DREAMS
19/06/09
Press Release
TODAY IS D-DAY FOR WORCESTERSHIRE
16/06/09
Press
Release
 STAFFORDSHIRE COULD BE SWAMPED WITH HOUSING

04/06/09
Press
Release
 ALARM BELLS FOR COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE'S COUNTRYSIDE
02/06/09
Press
Release
 GREEN BELT ONSLAUGHT
27/05/09
Press
Release
 TRANSPORT MUST TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
20/05/09
Press
Release
 MEGADEPOT WAREHOUSES MUST NOT BLIGHT THE WEST MIDLANDS COUNTRYSIDE
28/04/09
Press
Release

THE RIGHT HOUSES IN THE RIGHT PLACES, COUNTRYSIDE CAMPAIGNERS TELL GOVERNMENT
23/04/09
Press
Release

Call for Minister to Reconsider Bypasses for Hereford and Shrewsbury
23/04/09
Update

RSS Phase 2 Review - Public Examination - What CPRE Stands For
16/04/09
Press
Release

NEW REGIONAL CHAIRMAN -
Welcome to Bryan McGinity
16/01/09
Press
Release
 SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD BYPASSES MAR REGIONAL PLAN
16/01/09
Press
Release

CPRE WELCOMES DROPPING OF M6 WIDENING BUT CALLS FOR LONGER TERM TRAFFIC REDUCTION
15/01/09
Press
Release
 ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT – RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE WEST MIDLANDS
15/01/09
Various
 Numerous Updates have been made
10/01/09

Report

Press
Release

RURAL TRANSPORT: West Midlands report published as a leaflet (PDF)

Press Release

08/12/08
Press
Release
 PLANNERS DITCH URBAN REGENERATION FOR RURAL LAND GRAB : Response to consultation on Regional Strategy
27/11/08
Press
Release
 TIME TO ACT ON RURAL TRANSPORT IN THE WEST MIDLANDS :
07/10/08
Press
Release
 GOVERNMENT’S WEST MIDLANDS HOUSING STUDY IN CLOUD CUCKOO LAND:
29/09/08
NEW LOOK for our WEBSITE
09/07/08
Press
Release
 NIGHTMARE HOUSING SCENARIO: Up to 446,00 new houses in the West Midlands in the next twenty years?
24/06/08
Press
Release
 ECOTOWNS:
23/06/08
Take
Action
Take Action page on "Stop the Drop" Litter Campaign and Threats from New Housing and Warehouses in the Countryside
12/06/08

Press
Release

Report

RURAL WEST MIDLANDS STILL LET DOWN BY POOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

CPRE launches Major Report on Rural Accessibility in West Midlands (pdf document)
03/06/08
Press
Release
 TURN GREEN BELT PROMISES INTO REALITY – Countryside Campaigners tell Regional Assembly

30/05/08

New
Page

Tranquillity
28/05/08
Newsletter May 2008 - (Word)
07/05/08
New
Page
Ecotowns proposals
29/04/08
New
Page
Sub-National Review
29/04/08
Updates

The following pages have been updated -
Regional Spatial Strategy
RSS Review Phase 2
RSS Review Phase 3
Regional Bodies
Congestion Charging
Birmingham Airport
16/04/08
Press
Release
 STOP THE DROP: Litter Campaign, West Midlands

13/04/08
Press
Release
 WAREHOUSING - Press Release (Word)
27/02/08
The following pages have been updated:
Energy and Night Blight
16/02/08
Updates

The following pages have been updated:

Regional Spatial Strategy Green Belt
RSS Review Phase 1 Local Roads
RSS Review Phase 2 M6 Widening
RSS Review Phase 3 Regional Economic Strategy
Housing Numbers Birmingham Airport
18/01/08
Press
Release
 WEST MIDLANDS HOUSING STAMPEDE - TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK
16/01/08
Press
Article
 No more soulless estates, please
Article by our Regional Policy Officer in the Birmingham Post
08/01/08
Press
Release

Heavy Hand of Government Threatens Housing Disaster in West Midlands (Word)
11/12/07
New
Pages
New pages on Housing Density, Housing Design and
Housing Numbers

 

The Great Greenfield Takeaway - Press Release 08/01/97 (Word)
plus Greenfield Takeaway Map (pdf)

Congestion Charge - Press Release 05/01/07 (Word)

Barker Report - Barker up the Wrong Tree - Press Release 06/12/06 (Word)

Options for Development - Press Release 24/11/06 (Word)

Housing Design Quality - Report July 2006 (pdf)

Greenfield Housing Bonanza - Press Release 01/08/06 (Word)

Daft M6 Proposal Scrapped - Press Release 21/07/06 (Word)

Call for High Quality Housing Design - Press Release 06/07/06 (Word)

West Midlands Regional Observatory - Added to our Links page

Mobile Motorway Adverts - Press Release - 12/05/06 (Word)

Motorways Encourage Development - Press Release - 21/4/06 (Word)

Birmingham Airport - Press Release - 31/3/06 (Word)

Proposals for New Housing - Press Release - 14/3/06 (Word)

M6 Expressway - our updated Questions and Answers - March 2006 (Word)

Newsletter - February 2006 (Word)

Environment will Suffer if Bypasses March Through the West
Midlands - Press Release (26/02/06)

MegaDepots - New page (23rd January 2006)

Black Country - Updated page (19th January 2006)

Regional Planning - Updated page (19th January 2006)

Regional Bodies - updated page (19th January 2006)

M6 Expressway - updated page (17th January 2006)

Press Release - March of the Mega-Depots - 14/12/05 (Word)

STOP PRESS - Volunteer Regional Chair required - 12/12/05

Major Report - Midlands Aviation Master Plan - Oct 2005 (pdf)

Press Release - Road Building is not the Answer - 17/10/05 (Word)

Press Release - Exodus to the Countryside - 27/09/05 (Word)

Press Release - Green Belt Cyclist - 31/08/05 (Word)

Newsletter - July 2005 (Word)

Report - Housing Policy - 26/07/05

Press Release - M6 Expressway - "Dismay" - Our National Office press release -19/7/05

Report - Regenerating Housing - June 05 (pdf)

Report - Housing Density - June 05 (pdf)

Press Release - Green Belt - 25/5/05 (Word)

Press Release - Congestion Charge - 24/5/05 (Word)

Press Release - Housing Density - 10/5/05 (Word)

New Page - Green Belt

Press Release - Refurbishment of Housing - 25/5/05 (Word)

Press Release - Midlands Way - 10/5/05

Press Release - Housing - 07/04/05

Press Release - Housing Numbers - 15/03/05

Press Release - The "Midlands Way" Report - 1/03/05

Paper - House-Building Threats - EDM645 1/03/05

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