Want to know more? Our campaigners and information team have put together a range of resources for you. Alternatively if you have a specific inquiry not covered here, please contact our Environmental Information Service.
January 2008
Building Site Britain map
Our Building Site Britain map shows the most significant development pressures on our environment.
September 2006
Tackling climate change through planning: the government's objectives (PDF† - 466 KB)
The aim of this document is to explore the issues that the new PPS on climate change will have to address and the direction that it should take.
October 2005
Tackling
Climate Change in England's regions (PDF† 354K)
Spatial planning has a major and positive contribution to make in meeting
the challenge of climate change. In December 2006 the Government published a package of new measures including a draft Planning Policy Statement and the new Code for Sustainable Homes. The briefing will focus on the Planning Policy Statement - and how we can use it to deliver our vision of a low carbon society.
February 2007
Growing within limits? The South West Spatial Strategy (PDF† - 84 KB)
The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) has ambitions to encourage genuinely sustainable development in the region. This briefing outlines what is good about the Plan and what needs to change to keep to this ambition.
November 2006
Changing the climate in the East Midlands: East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (PDF† - 84 KB).
The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) has ambitions to encourage genuinely sustainable development in the region. This briefing outlines what is good about the Plan and what needs to change to keep to this ambition.
November 2006
The Mayor's London Plan (PDF† 77.4K )
The Mayor is revising the London Plan – the blueprint for London’s future.This briefing is intended to help you understand the main changes and respond to the consultation.
March 2006
RSS A blueprint for justice and sustainable development in the English regions (PDF† - 458 KB).
This policy brief is intended to be the spatial expression of Friends of the Earth’s vision of a sustainable and environmentally just society. Its aim is to provide a resource for communities, campaigners and planning practitioners who want to achieve a positive future for their regions.
November 2005
The Midlands Aviation Master Plan (PDF† - 52KB). This summary sets out aviation in the East and West Midlands in a sustainable development context - something which the Government's Air Transport White Paper conspiciously failed to do.
