What we do

CPRE London is the London Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.  

CPRE is a charity which exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. CPRE promotes positive solutions for the long-term future of the countryside to ensure that change values its natural and built environment. Our Patron is Her Majesty The Queen. CPRE has 59,000 supporters, a branch in every county, nine regional groups, over 200 local groups and a National Office in London. CPRE is a powerful combination of effective local action and strong national campaigning. CPRE’s national President is Bill Bryson.

CPRE London’s charitable purpose is:  

‘to promote and encourage the improvement and protection of the English countryside for the benefit of the public, in particular through influencing the way that land and other natural resources are used in Greater London .’

To this end, we campaign to influence public policy, and other interests and factors which affect quality of life in London, so as to minimise adverse impact on the English countryside within the London Region and beyond.  For obvious reasons. much of the campaigning work that we undertake in London focuses on the urban dimension to CPRE’s purpose. However, given that some 10% of London’s area is in fact rural, we also work to protect those areas in much the same way as CPRE’s county branches work.  In summary, we campaign for:  

• the elimination - through urban regeneration and the efficient use of land - of the unnecessary expansion of the urbanised area of London; and
• a reduction in the out-migration of London ’s population to elsewhere in south-eastern England, including through improving the urban environment, and meeting housing and employment needs and promoting a better quality of life in London .

Click here to see a copy of CPRE London's constitution.