Petition · past parliament

Use land of former Portland school for parks and sports grounds.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

IPACA land will be sold off to housing developers in the future but this is not going to be affordable. The land should be used for recreation and sporting facilities, more housing will not be beneficial to local communities and merge villages together loosing their identities

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

7 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.