Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) –near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2025/77) 1. The Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is present in England and has taken into account the criteria set out in…
County Council July Meeting When the County Council met in July we were presented with a Green Party motion about the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill which is now in the House of Lords having been passed in the Commons. The motion expressed concern that the Bill removes protection for our environmentally sensitive areas and…
Greenfield Protection Update from your Local District Councillor: Christina Coleman March 2025 I have spent considerable time in recent months defending green field sites from inappropriate development. Firstly, on Planning Committee North, where I advocated to refuse a substantial housing development that would have a detrimental impact on irreplaceable habitats such as aquatic ecosystems, veteran…