CPRE

British

abbreviation

Council for the Protection of Rural England

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Paul Miner, head of planning and policy at CPRE, the countryside charity, said the group supported the use of CPOs to build genuinely affordable homes on previously developed land.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

The countryside charity CPRE, formerly known as the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said it believed Right to Roam's estimate of sites without a legal right of access was "likely a significant underestimate".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

Now is the best time to stargaze in the UK since 2011, according to the results of a new citizen science survey led by the countryside charity CPRE.

From The Verge • May 17, 2022

Tom Fyans, from CPRE, said the countryside charity would “celebrate alongside the local communities, campaigners and environmentalists who have been campaigning valiantly to stop fracking for many years”.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019

Ralph Smyth, head of infrastructure at the CPRE, said road-building projects led to a "depressing, self-perpetuating cycle of more and more roads".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2017

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