We do all we can to help ensure this most beautiful of counties remains such a special place in which to live We campaign for a beautiful and living countryside. We work to protect, promote and enhance our towns and countryside to make them better places to live, work and enjoy, and to ensure the countryside is protected for now and future generations. CPREssex campaigns on behalf of any important issue that comes to the charity's attention, affecting the Essex countryside. It is particularly concerned to monitor the possible effects of major planning applications and to ensure their likely effects on local amenities and the environment are properly considered.