Petition · past parliament
Make public, communal eating space a legal requirement in high density housing.
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130 signatures
What the petition asks
A study found that regularly eating meals alone is the biggest single factor for unhappiness, besides existing mental illness. When we only design commercial spaces for individualised food consumption and cooking spaces for the single person, we are designing unhappiness.
We believe that it should be a legal requirement for housing developments of any significant density, to provide large social eating spaces and communal kitchens, in which inhabitants can cook for one another, socialise and share food freely. This will avoid public health concerns such as social isolation.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/23/the-friend-effect-why-the-secret-of-health-and-happiness-is-surprisingly-simple
foodhallproject.org
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/23/the-friend-effect-why-the-secret-of-health-and-happiness-is-surprisingly-simple
foodhallproject.org
Timeline
| 14 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Dec 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
130
Status
Closed
Opened
14 Jun 2018
Closed
14 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.