Campaigning for the countryside in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
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The Lancashire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural
England
Hazelwell House,
Station Road,
Bamber Bridge,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR5 6TT
Tel: 01772 627510
Email: ruralengland@btconnect.com
Registered Charity Numbers : 221244 and 1107376
The Lancashire Branch of CPRE is a Company Limited By Guarantee registered in England, no. 5291461
Lancashire CPRE is a charity and provides all the content of these pages free of charge to the general public.
If you use the resources provided please consider joining us or making a donation to help us carry out our activities.
The Lancashire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Who are we?
What do we do?
What do we campaign on?
What does the branch offer you as a member?
Where is the Lancashire Branch of CPRE based?
Formed in 1933, we are the only independent conservation organisation concerned with protecting the whole of Lancashire's countryside. A registered charity, membership is open to all.
We scrutinise planning applications, local plans and other policy documents which have an impact on the countryside of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. We prepare well-researched and informed submissions to local government and public inquiries. We provide an advice and information service for the public from our offices at Bamber Bridge.
- challenging excessive and damaging housing, employment and leisure developments,
- better design of new developments,
- stemming the loss of land to roads and parking,
- working for improved public transport,
- protecting characteristic landscapes and landscape features such as hedgerows, ponds and dry stone walls,
- controlling quarrying,
- improving waste policies,
- protecting tranquil areas,
- stimulating environmental improvements to agricultural and forestry and forestry policies.
What does the branch offer you as a member?
- Advice and information on planning matters
- Co-operation on campaigns
- Specialist information about countryside matters
- Opportunities to influence decision makers on rural issues
- Quarterly branch newsletter "Countrywise"
- National CPRE newsletter and regular updates on planning and environmental matters nationally.
Where is the Lancashire branch of the CPRE based?
The branch has recently moved to Station Road in Bamber Bridge. A map is available here.