We’re passionate about making the countryside in Gloucestershire a better place for everyone to enjoy.
CPRE Gloucestershire wants to encourage councils to prioritise the redevelopment of brownfield sites in order to prevent the unnecessary loss of countryside, urban green spaces, and other valuable land to inappropriate development. Brownfield land refers to land that has previously been developed, as opposed to greenfield land, which has never been built on, such as countryside, Green Belt land, parkland, or other green spaces.
We want to work with as many groups and communities as possible to identify brownfield sites in their local areas that may have been missed from the council’s register. By helping to identify these sites, volunteers can support the redevelopment of suitable land and help reduce pressure on less appropriate locations.
More about this role
Volunteer role
Volunteer manager
Volunteer Coordinator / planning lead
Where you will be based
Why we want you
At CPRE The Countryside Charity we believe there is vast potential for utilising brownfield sites rather than using valuable countryside, Green Belt, parkland or other green space.
As a volunteer Brownfield site mapper, you will identify and tell your local council about brownfield sites that might be developed, to get them included in the council’s Brownfield Land Register and Land Supply dataset.
You’ll be given access to CPRE’s Brownfield Site toolkit that offers a step‑step guide on how to register a brownfield site with your local planning authority.
In this desk based role, you’ll gather vital local knowledge on brownfield sites and give our charity the capacity to get these sites registered, helping us to protect green spaces.
You’ll have the opportunity to find out more about CPRE’s national brownfield site campaigns and resources, and depending on local circumstances, you may be involved in helping establish our ’brownfield site spotters’ initiative locally.
What you will be doing
- Gather information about and identify potential brownfield sites in your locality
- Familiarise yourself with the brownfield toolkit and read any relevant resources provided by national CPRE
- Access your local brownfield register
- Check whether your potential sites are already logged on your local brownfield register
- Collate information and data about potential sites and compile it in line with toolkit guidance
- Use simple online mapping tools such as Google Earth to help identify sites (guidance given)
- Submit details about any unlogged sites following the toolkit guidance
- Maintain links with and liaise with your both your local group and national CPRE about potential sites logged
- Attend relevant briefings with local and national CPRE about Brownfield sites
- If relevant, support ’brownfield site spotter’ initiatives at your group, and investigate sites flagged to the group by members or the public
The skills you need
- An interest in the countryside and environmental issues, with a passion for protecting green spaces
- Be able to follow the guidance set out in our brownfield toolkit
- Comfortable to carry out tasks independently and as part of a team
- Be able to commit to volunteering regularly to suit your availability
- Access to a computer and the internet at home and be comfortable using them
- Be able to find data online and be willing to try online mapping tools (instructions will be given if you’ve never used them before)
What’s in it for you
- Use your enthusiasm, skills and experience to contribute to the success of our charity and make a positive difference to the countryside
- Access to CPRE’s brownfield site toolkit and related resources
- Enhance your CV by developing new skills and gaining valuable experience
- We’ll support you to develop in your volunteering role and provide you with relevant resources
- Develop your data collation skills
- Informal check‑ins and support from your local group named contact
- We’ll give you a reference for your future work or volunteering
- Attend our online national volunteer induction session
- Access to role related resources and an‑onboarding support
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