sep news

"Strong and Prosperous Communities" - The Local Government White Paper
Launched October 2006. See www.communities.gov.uk The paper outlines new proposals significantly strengthening leadership and devolving power to local government as well as providing a major expansion of opportunities for local people to influence local decision-making and improve their lives

Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre Development Plan
The Sussex BRC Development Plan is available on http://www.sxbrc.org.uk/news/development-plan

Air-Quality Alerts for Asthma Sufferers in Sussex
airAlert 2008 is up and running. Please visit www.airalert.info for more information. airAlert is being launched at 2 schools involved in airAlert-4-schools in Sussex : 3rd June Wallands Community School in Lewes and 5th June: Central School in Chichester.

Sussex EcoNet - An Ecological Network for Sussex
The Sussex Environment Partnership (SEP) is working on a pilot project with a local planning authority, to incorporate an ecological network approach into supplementary planning within Local Development Frameworks. It is hoped that through policies in local plans and planning conditions on individual applications, both on-site and off-site gains for the ecological network can be achieved. The Sussex Wildlife Trust has now produced a promotional leaflet with the SEP and some detailed guidance, on what a Sussex EcoNet may look like. Contact from decision makers and planners on any aspect of this issue is welcome. To obtain a copy of the leaflet please contact the Sussex Wildlife Trust.