Petition · past parliament

Stop Local Authorities giving themselves permission to delete Green belt.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop Local Authority excessive aspiration for housing above the proposed DCLG standardised housing requirement, from deleting Green Belt or Green Field by giving themselves permission, or contrary to Neighbourhood plans. Excessive housing creates the very special circumstances and not independent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/greenbeltprotection.html
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01195/SN01195.pdf
http://www.cprelondon.org.uk/resources/item/2300-a-done-deal-how-new-schools-are-being-built-on-green-belt-and-metropolitan-open-land-in-greater-london
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00934/SN00934.pdf
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/cityoflondoncorporationopenspaces.html

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

17 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jan 2018

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