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Allow people to build low impact and sustainable homes more easily in England

Closed 4,401 signatures

What the petition asks

Update planning laws to allow for environmentally friendly, low impact and sustainable homes to be built in England more easily, thus letting people live with less impact on the environment. This has been done with the one planet development policy in Wales and the crofting legislation in Scotland.
The current housing crisis and worsening climate crisis are both problems facing us currently. The movement for low impact and sustainable dwellings, like those allowed by the Welsh one planet development policy and Scottish Crofting Commission are helping to reduce both of these issues. The current, outdated legislation in England makes it difficult to build low impact dwellings with sustainable materials, ultimately resulting in environmental damage and a potentiation of the housing crisis.

Timeline

30 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
30 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,401
Status Closed
Opened 30 Sep 2020
Closed 30 Mar 2021

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