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  • All homes will have smart meters from their supplier by end of 2020, 02 December [1] topic
  • For the first time councils will be expected to respond to petitions and tell residents what action is going to be taken to address their concerns, 2 December [2] A survey by the LGA found that only 28 per cent of councils guarantee an automatic response to petitions. topic

References

  1. ↑ Department of Energy and Climate Change, 02 December 2009
  2. ↑ Communities and Local Government, 2 December 2009
  3. ↑ Communities and Local Government, 1 December 2009


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References

  1. ↑ Liberal Conspiracy, December 3, 2009
  2. ↑ Transition towns forum, December 3, 2009
  3. ↑ off-grid.net, December 2, 2009



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2009

  • South Downs National Park confirmed, 12 November [1]
  • Farm Energy Project, Winchester: helping local farmers install renewable energy technologies on-farm.
  • Oxfordshire Eco-Renovation, Oxford: project which aims to make eco-renovations accessible to householders.
  • The CLEAR Centre, Hamstreet, Kent: funding will establish a community resource centre at the local school.
  • South East Plan published, May 6 [3]
  • Green light for South Downs National Park, March 31 [4] The Park includes the hotly contested Western Weald, Ditchling and Lewes.
  • Surrey County Council is considering a planning application from an oil company which is seeking permission to search for oil and set up a testing programme just outside Coldharbour, Dorking in Surrey, March 30 [5] The Woodland Trust is concerned that the application will lead to the destruction of nearly a hectare of ancient woodland, the richest habitat for species in the UK, and the surrounding environment. topic


Comment 2009

  • Proposed new Thames crossing would just generate more traffic, Campaign for Better Transport, April 20 [6] topic, place
  • CPRE fear it will be ‘bulldozing as usual’ as the English regional bodies release their proposals to focus Government funding on ‘high-carbon’ road building, March 18 [7] The Climate Change Committee's draft Carbon budget (December 2008) stressed at page 106 ‘the importance of ensuring that investment over the next 12 years does not lock us into high-carbon capital assets which make achieving the 2050 target more difficult.’ CPRE say that motor traffic levels have increased by 40% in many areas over the last 15 years and that transport is the fastest growing source of domestic carbon emissions. CPRE have calculated the following percentages which relate to approximate proportions of spending on road-building. Yorkshire and the Humber 45%, West Midlands 50%, North West England 60%, East of England 60%, South West England 70%, North East England 75%, East Midlands 80%, South East England over 80%. Carbon figures are not yet available. "We need urgent investment in rail, bus, walking and cycle routes to give people in all areas real choices for low-carbon travel." topic


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2008

  • Government announces "further consultation" on South East Plan, July 17 [8] topic


Comment 2008

  • "Housing something like a million people over the next 20 years in the South East may be a challenge too far." CPRE, July 17 [10] " We are concerned about the sheer scale of the development proposed, and its impact on the countryside and quality of life." topic
  • West Sussex County Council dooms ancient woodland and wildlife, Woodland Trust, May 13. [11] "West Sussex County Council has given the go ahead for the initial destruction of a hectare of ancient woodland, the richest habitat for species in the UK, the UK’s equivalent of rainforests. The complex undisturbed soils are irreplaceable and once destroyed, are lost forever. This is a worrying example of local government putting the search for money before safeguarding irreplaceable natural heritage.” Alice Farr of the Woodland Trust. topic


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References

  1. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, 12 November 2009
  2. ↑ Department of Energy and Climate Change, July 17, 2009
  3. ↑ Communities and Local Government, May 6, 2009
  4. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, March 31, 2009
  5. ↑ The Woodland Trust, March 30, 2009
  6. ↑ Campaign for Better Transport, April 20, 2009
  7. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, March 18 2009
  8. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 17
  9. ↑ Friends of the Earth, July 15
  10. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, July 17
  11. ↑ Woodland Trust, May 13
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