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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Increase protections for clearing of wildlife habitats

Closed 71 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to put more protection in place to protect important wildlife habitats from development. Require planning permission for any clearing of wildlife habitats, and increase penalties for developers who fail to get permission for this.
We believe the law is not adequately protecting mature wildlife habitats from clearance prior to planning permissions being considered or granted. Land is often cleared at the expense of the wildlife and their habitat.

Timeline

21 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
21 Mar 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 71
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 21 Sep 2023
Closed 21 Mar 2024

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