CPRE London

Only 4 days left to double your donation! We're just under £9,000 short of our goal. Help our crucial work to protect London's #GreenBelt, #Parks, #PlayingFields and #NatureReserves:
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#ProtectGreenSpaces #BigGive #BigGiveChristmasChallenge

We’re halfway through the Big Give Christmas Challenge, and your support has been incredible!💚 We’ve raised £9,050 so far, but there’s still work to do to hit our £19,000 goal. Donate today!
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Let’s come together to protect and grow London’s green spaces!💚

Working for a greener, healthier, fairer city – Big Give The combination of climate change and urban development is creating a crisis for the green spaces in our cities. For …

Between 2nd-9th December every donation to CPRE London through the BigGive Christmas challenge is DOUBLED!

Please help our work to protect London's #GreenSpaces today via the BigGive website below:
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Many thanks for all your support! #BigGive2025

Smoke and Mirrors: Enfield 'new town' Are the government's claimed benefits and advantages of this site real? Will it really tackle homelessness in Enfield?

Tickets are going fast for our upcoming #Enfield #GreenBelt webinar on 13th November. Make sure you book your free ticket soon before they're all gone! 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoke-and-...

As the London Plan consultation is published, we write A Letter to London It’s not a housebuilding crisis — it’s an affordability emergency. As the Mayor publishes the May 2025 London Plan consultation, we publish A Letter to London.

We are asking Londoners to challenge politicians, the media + other commentators. This is not about 'build baby build'. It's about making housing affordable again. That cannot be done simply by building houses. See our Letter to London (6/6)
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/a-lette...

Smoke and Mirrors: Enfield 'new town' Are the government's claimed benefits and advantages of this site real? Will it really tackle homelessness in Enfield?

This approach is a lose-lose-lose scenario. We lose our countryside. We fail to solve the housing crisis. We ignore opportunities for inner city regeneration. Join our free webinar on 13th November to find out out more (5/6)
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#Enfield's build-rate has been under 1,000 dwellings pa recently. It will be 10 years before current planning permissions are built + another 10 before other #brownfield sites have been used. There is no need to build on the #GreenBelt + it won't solve the housing crisis... (4/6)

There is huge amounts of #brownfield land in #Enfield lying idle, such as the Meridian Water development. London boroughs have already granted planning permission for almost 300,000 homes in London that are yet to be built. In Enfield that number is around 8,000-10,000... (3/6)

#Enfield's #HousingCrisis isn't about the number of homes, it's about lack of #AffordableHousing. Building new housing does not bring down house prices, get people out of temporary accommodation, bring down private rents, tackle unsafe conditions or solve overcrowding... (2/6)

This week @enfieldsociety.bsky.social and Enfield RoadWatch are brilliantly defending Enfield's #GreenBelt + historic #EnfieldChase at the Local Plan hearings. The council says building on the Green Belt will solve Enfield's housing crisis. But... (1/6)

Havering's Green Belt Under Threat Join CPRE London’s webinar to hear from local groups campaigning to protect Havering’s Green Belt from a range of damaging developments.

The full line up of speakers for our #Havering #GreenBelt webinar tomorrow lunchtime has been confirmed. For details and to book your free ticket (if you haven't already) just click below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haverings-...

As the London Plan consultation is published, we write A Letter to London It’s not a housebuilding crisis — it’s an affordability emergency. As the Mayor publishes the May 2025 London Plan consultation, we publish A Letter to London.

Building more homes, especially high-cost ones on #GreenBelt land, won’t solve the affordable housing crisis. Please help us challenge the ‘housebuilding’ narrative by sharing the facts. See our letter to London below. (2/2)
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/a-lette...

We join @enfieldsociety.bsky.social and Enfield RoadWatch in strongly opposing the Government’s recommendation for a #NewTown to be built on top of #Enfield's #GreenBelt. Particularly when large #brownfield sites in the borough remain undeveloped. (1/2)
enfieldroadwatch.co.uk/uncategorize...

Large chunks of London's vital #GreenBelt could be lost forever! Please sign + share this petition calling for an urgent change to the #greybelt definition in national #planningpolicy. The deadline for signatures is 14th November.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

YouTube video by CPRE London Inequality in Access to Green Space in London

A recording of our webinar exploring inequalities in access to #GreenSpace in #London is now available to watch below:
youtu.be/NohdkaX0CZM?...

🌱 Re-green London’s front gardens! Join CPRE London’s Front Gardens Network live-stream on 24 Sep 2025, 12:30–1:45pm BST. Learn about mapping gardens & rain garden projects to cut flooding & boost biodiversity. Free!

cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87580...

#FrontGardens #GreenLondon

Inequality in Access to Green Space in London Launching our New Map!Are some parts of London more equal than others in access to green space? How should we measure this? Should we take into account population density? We will be showcasing our ne...

Is there enough #GreenSpace in your area?
Join our free webinar on 25th Sept where we'll be launching our map showing inequalities in access to Green Space in #London and exploring how we can create new #Parks and #NatureReserves.
Tickets available here: cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87581...

🌳 Oxford St goes car-free! Join @CPRELondon for a greener, vibrant Oxford St on 21 Sep 2025, 12–8pm.

Music, food, pop-ups & fun for all! See the Mayor’s pedestrian-friendly vision. 🌆 Free entry.

Info: www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/whats-happen...

#ThisIsOxfordStreet

Local Plans & Local Transport Plans: delivering better transport CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.

The Government’s planning laws will damage the #GreenBelt and will not solve the #HousingCrisis. Read why, and how building on more places such as car parks instead could help. (3/3)
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/car-par...

But there are other places where many of these #homes could go. In nearby #Crawley and #Horsham carparks occupy 35 hectares of land, which could be used to build 3,500 homes at medium density, according to the Parkulator tool:
open-innovations.github.io/parkulator/
(2/3)
@cprecountryside.bsky.social

Government submits plans for 3,000 homes near Gatwick Airport Homes England says it wants to create a place where people can 'live, work and thrive'.

The Government recently lodged an application with #Horsham District Council for a mixed development that includes 3,000 homes on part greenfield land and a golf course, outside #Ifield in #WestSussex... (1/3)
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Great to join Laura of Friends of Figge’s Marsh @goparkslondon.bsky.social @cprelondon.bsky.social creating a new #treetrail today in Figge’s Marsh @mertoncouncil.bsky.social for #WandleFortnight 13th-28th Sept

You can see the trees on the trail on the live map here:

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🚨 London’s Recycling Crisis: 2025 Scorecard 🚨

London’s recycling rate stalls at 33%, far below the UK’s 49% avg. Bromley leads at 51%, Tower Hamlets lags at 16%. We need better services, clear communication, and a 50% target by 2030. Act now for a greener London! 🌍♻️

Local Plans & Local Transport Plans: delivering better transport CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.

The Government’s new #planning laws will not solve the #HousingCrisis. Read the reasons why, and how building on places such as carparks could help 👇 (4/4)
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/car-par...

But there are other places that could be built on instead. In Stoke, for example, carparks occupy some 29 hectares. On this area you could build 2,900 homes at medium density, according to the Parkulator tool: open-innovations.github.io/parkulator/
(3/4)

'They should be building on brownfield sites': Residents fighting plans for thousands of new Stoke-on-Trent homes Residents oppose Stoke-on-Trent City Council's draft plan for 18,528 homes, protesting Green Belt developments and urging brownfield site focus.

One such site is a proposal for 138 homes outside #Baddeley, a village 4 miles outside #Stoke. It is an a largely rural ward, which has been earmarked for around 5,000 homes (2/4)
stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...

The 11 Stoke-on-Trent Green Belt sites where more than 10,000 homes could be built Stoke-on-Trent's draft local plan proposes over 18,000 new homes by 2040, with more than 10,000 on Green Belt land, sparking public consultations.

Eleven ‘broad sections’ of #GreenBelt for 10,500 homes have been included in Stoke-on-Trent City Council's new draft local plan, freeing them up for development... (1/4)
@staffscpre.bsky.social
stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...

A new map revealing inequalities in access to local green space from @cprelondon.bsky.social - check out the event

cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/87581...

The three Ws of allotments: Well Worth Waiting for! CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.

The joys of London's #allotments! Our latest blog available to read now:
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/the-thr...

New guide to protecting green spaces launched CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.

London's #Parks, #PlayingFields and #GreenBelt are coming under increasing threat. Today, we've launched a new free guide on how to set up and run a successful grassroots campaign to protect #GreenSpaces.
www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/new-gui...
@saveleamarshes.bsky.social @wimbledonpark.bsky.social