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Latest info from CPRE - 13/8/7

Local rural affordable housing exemptions click here to download

TIME IS SHORT: the consultation period closes on August 17th 2007.  Follow the links to find out how you can help.

How to Respond to Planning Applications
An eight-step guide
Most significant developments in the United Kingdom require planning permission from a local planning authority. This process usually involves the submission of a planning application. As a member of the public, you are entitled to examine and comment on planning applications as they are made. This is your chance to press for planning decisions that work for the good of the environment and your local community. This guide tells you how to find out more about a planning application and — if necessary — how you can take action.click here to download PDF also take a look at www.cpre.org.uk

Government planning policy guideline notes click here

Bromsgrove District Local Plan click here to download pdf

Bromsgrove District planning policy guidelines click here

Alvechurch Parish Design Statement click here

Gordon Brown on BBC news regarding low cost housing click here

Click here to see an aerial map of Hopwood