Posts by Abbie Cavendish
Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013
The Department for Communities and Local Government’s draft order to amend the existing trigger and terminating events was confirmed in the House of Commons and the House of Lords on Tuesday 28 January. The order sets out a time limit for draft plans, Local Development Orders, Neighbourhood Development Orders and Transport and Works Act Orders.The confirmed order can be…
Read MoreOpen Space Award 2013
Read about the winners of our Open Space Award 2013 here. And you can view photos from the winning projects here. Shortlisted projects 1. Riverhill Regeneration Project, Cobham Conservation & Heritage Trust, Cobham, Surrey Summary of reasons for nomination as given by proposer: ‘The Riverhill Regeneration Project has been the Trust’s most ambitious project to date, the…
Read MoreVictory for Surrey campaigners who saved wild meadow
An ambitious community campaign to preserve a threatened 30-acre beauty spot in Farnham has been named winner of the first-ever Open Space Award. The amazing success of The Bishop’s Meadow Trust impressed judges from Open Spaces Society and earned it the top spot, despite strong competition nationwide. Jo Aylwin, chairman of the trust, attended the…
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