SOS is thrilled by the news that Center Parcs have done the right thing in realising that Oldhouse Warren, a fantastic ancient woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is the wrong place for their next development. They have “analysed all the detail from surveys they have undertaken and concluded that the site at Oldhouse Warren is not a suitable location for a Center Parcs village”.

We have worked hard with the Woodland Trust, CPRE Sussex, Sussex Wildlife Trust, RSPB and local residents group Protect Oldhouse Warren to campaign against this development and convince Center Parcs of the damage that a development of this scale would do to wildlife and people. Oldhouse Warren is irreplaceable and a very special part of the High Weald AONB. Development here would make a mockery of planning law, the Government’s commitments to address climate change and the biodiversity crisis. We knew it was the wrong location from the start and would like to thank all of our members and supporters who contacted Center Parcs and campaigned against this proposal.

Working together, we have saved a very special part of Sussex. Thankyou.

Richard Cowser (SOS Conservation Officer)