Supporting parish councils

CPRE membership for parish councils

Many Hampshire parish councils are already members. If your parish council isn’t, becoming a member of CPRE is the best way to support your local countryside and utilise the information and resources we have available. By registering your parish council as a CPRE member, together we can be more effective in protecting the Hampshire countryside and help support local communities for generations to come.

Parish councils join CPRE for a variety of reasons. The main one is that we provide a source of sensible and objective information on a full range of planning matters as well as issues such as light pollution, tranquility, litter and water. Often parishes turn to us when faced by a major, or unpopular planning application.

For just £60 a year, parish councils can benefit from CPRE’s invaluable range of online and print publications giving practical help and information on planning and countryside related issues.

Benefits

Our full list of benefits include:

• Access to our expert and objective planning information and help:
  • Responding to planning issues that could have an impact on the Hampshire countryside and its communities.
  • Help with general planning queries and planning applications.
  • Advice on neighbourhood planning.
  • Influencing local plans and strategies at District level.
  • Raising issues with MPs and other political candidates.
  • Access to CPRE Hampshire’s online Planning Hub which contains 20 examples of papers outlining our Policies and position statements on a whole range of topics relevant to the countryside. Click here to see an example of one of these covering Renewable Energy.
• Access to CPRE Nationals Planning Help website including access to reports, government documents and a glossary of planning terms.
• Access to:
  • Relevant conferences, seminars and workshops tailored to your requirements.
  • Links to a friendly, helpful and knowledgeable local group working in your area.
  • Free regular copies of CPRE’s campaigning publication, Fieldwork, full of campaign news and events from around the country as well as useful tips on how to take action.
  • Countryside Voice national CPRE magazine, three times a year.
  • Twice yearly Hampshire Views newsletter and other regular updates detailing local campaigns and activities.
  • A variety of exciting and flexible volunteering opportunities.

Help us protect our precious Hampshire countryside by joining as a member today.