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
Category: Planning Matters
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
Preview of West Solent Marine National Park Report
Posted on 04 Jan 2006 Our last two newsletters have had short articles about the idea of having the West Solent designated as a Marine National Park. In preparation for a campaign on this, we have now drawn up a report that describes the idea in detail and looks at the case for it, primarily … Continue reading Preview of West Solent Marine National Park Report
Important historic buildings of the Solent
Posted on 22 Aug 2005 In this second article of an occasional series about different faces of the Solent (the first was Solent Birds) the focus will be on important and historic buildings of The Solent and its shores. For ease of orientation the area will be divided into four sections: The West Solent between … Continue reading Important historic buildings of the Solent
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