Petition · past parliament
Ban all building on land where developers illegally cut trees or habitat down
Closed
59 signatures
What the petition asks
In a climate emergency trees are one of the most precious resources. Developers who illegally destroy them must be punished.
Currently deterrents exist but the Government should require councils to prevent developers from building on land if they have illegally cut trees or habitat down. This would render the land valueless thus putting developers off doing it.
Trees are not something that is easy to replace and therefore we need hard deterrents to stop it being worth a developer taking a chance on destroying them. There are currently laws in place but we feel that a financial burden isn't enough for killing trees that are hundreds of years old. This alone would be enough to stop most cowboy developers from destroying nature.
Place covenants on any land that developers illegally cut trees or habitat down
Trees are not something that is easy to replace and therefore we need hard deterrents to stop it being worth a developer taking a chance on destroying them. There are currently laws in place but we feel that a financial burden isn't enough for killing trees that are hundreds of years old. This alone would be enough to stop most cowboy developers from destroying nature.
Place covenants on any land that developers illegally cut trees or habitat down
Timeline
| 30 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
59
Status
Closed
Opened
30 Oct 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.