Posted on 01 Oct 2007 Following the first round of consultation and the academic research commissioned by the Society we have concluded that the proposal for a Marine National Park is not viable. However the Society considers that there is an on-going need for overall management of the Western Solent given the wide range of … Continue reading West Solent
Yarmouth Pier
Posted on 01 Oct 2007 Yarmouth's 609 foot pier which opened in 1876, is the longest wooden pier in the UK and a Grade II listed building. The pier is in need of restoration, its main greenheart piles being eaten away by gribble worms. The restoration and associated works, such as creating an archive and … Continue reading Yarmouth Pier
DEFRA Consultation On Access To The Coast SPS Response
Posted on 20 Sep 2007 The response by the Solent Protection Society: 1. The Solent Protection Society is a registered charity, formed in 1956 with the purpose of seeking to ensure that the Solent retains its unsurpassed historic and natural resources for our own and future generations. It is funded by its membership, individual and … Continue reading DEFRA Consultation On Access To The Coast SPS Response
Hurst View Caravan Park Planning Enforcement Appeal
Posted on 19 Sep 2007 The Appeal against The Planning Enforcement Notice concerning land adjacent to Hurst View Caravan Park, Lower Pennington, Lymington, was heard on July 3rd, 4th and 5th in Lymington Town Hall. The result of the Hearing from The Planning Inspectorate in Bristol was to uphold the Notice and dismiss the Appeal … Continue reading Hurst View Caravan Park Planning Enforcement Appeal
Hurst View Caravan Park appeal hearing
Posted on 10 Jul 2007 On the 3rd of July there was a Government Inspector led Planning Enforcement Appeal held at Lymington Town hall. This had been called after repeated non compliance by the appellant, owner of Hurst View Caravan Park, with a New Forest District Council Planning Order over the last two years. The … Continue reading Hurst View Caravan Park appeal hearing
Laser Lights Will Not Shine
Posted on 07 Jul 2007 The 'Laser Gateways' planned for Southampton have been scrapped. New Forest protestors successfully argued that the proposed lasers – four beams of light stretching 15 miles from the clock tower in the Southampton Civic Centre – would create unacceptable urban light pollution in the New Forest National Park. City councillors … Continue reading Laser Lights Will Not Shine
The SPS response to the government Planning White Paper 2007
Posted on 07 Jul 2007 The White Paper proposes greater clarity and streamlining in the decision process on major infrastructure projects, introducing a new Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) of planners, lawyers, environmentalists and community experts, which will work in the light of national policy statements of strategic objectives for transportation, water, energy and waste. These … Continue reading The SPS response to the government Planning White Paper 2007
Society axes proposal for Marine National Park and calls for a more flexible and sensitive approach to managing marine areas
Posted on 16 May 2007 Solent Protection Society (SPS) is to urge the Government to adopt a more sophisticated and flexible approach to managing marine areas which are subject to a number of different uses. In its response to the White Paper on the Marine Bill, Solent Protection calls for a more thoughtful and sensitive … Continue reading Society axes proposal for Marine National Park and calls for a more flexible and sensitive approach to managing marine areas
New Vice-President
Posted on 20 Apr 2007 We are pleased to welcome Christopher Bland as a Vice-President of Solent Protection Society. Christopher lives in Shorwell and was Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1995-2006. He has had a long association with the Solent, having been a Director of Red Funnel Ferries from 1986-2006 and as … Continue reading New Vice-President
Southampton Lasers
Posted on 04 Apr 2007 Members may have read of Southampton City Council's intention to install four lasers in the clock tower in Southampton, to start beaming in April this year on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The cost would be around £200,000 to construct and a further £10,000 per year to … Continue reading Southampton Lasers
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