Stop housing development on burial site at Park Hospital Bridgend

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The burial site at the former mental health hospital is a mass grave of over 2000 previous patients who weren't given the dignity of a decent funeral when they died, and now these plans to develop this land for housing development will lead to their bodies being "relocated".

This is a terrible reminder of the scandalous way we used to treat mental health patients in this country and to let this happen now would be outrageously disrespectful and only show how far we haven't come when it comes to our attitudes to mental health.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.

Local planning decisions are a matter for the relevant local authority, not the Government or House of Commons. As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.

You could raise this issue with a local councillor, who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

Timeline

11 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
17 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 May 2021

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