Our vital campaigning work is to respond and influence the outcome of planning applications and environmental issues, contributing to local neighbourhood plans and commenting on the emerging plans for the whole of the South Downs National Park.

We focus on the potential impact on the National Park and base our comments not merely on a subjective response but on the confirmed planning policy at local and national level. While most of our responses relate to proposals inside the National Park, we also consider developments outside the park if we feel they might impact significantly on the park.

We also work in partnership alongside the South Downs Trust to help support their activities, to see more land managed for wildlife, more rare habitats protected, more local communities thriving and more people able to access and enjoy the landscape.

We are an active partner in SCATE (South Coast Alliance on Transport and the Environment), a partnership of environmental organisations and residents’ associations seeking more environmentally sustainable solutions to transport issues. As well as SCATE, we work with a range
of environmental organisations through other partnerships.

To get involved, JOIN US now.

Most of our campaigning work is undertaken by our planning volunteers, known as District Officers who form the Society’s Planning & Conservation Committee. If you would like to help us, we
currently have some vacancies for District Officers, in local areas.

For more details on how you can help us, see our VOLUNTEERING page.