Petition
STOP A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON MOUNT BOVER LANE & MAIN ROAD, HOCKLEY, ESSEX. SS5
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
STOP HOUSING DEVELOPMEMENTS IN SMALL VILLAGES WITH 1 ACCESS ROAD, DESTROYING COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY SIDE.
WE NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO SCALE BACK ON RURAL & SEMI RURALHOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, IN HOCKLEY & HAWKWELL, WE CAN NOT COPE WITH MORE HOUSING , CARS AND PEOPLE. THIS WILL BRING A LOT POLUTION, CRIME, DESTROYING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, CREATING HUGE STRESS AMOUNGST THE LOCAL PEOPLE. WE ARE ALREADY BUILT UP TO THE MAXIMUM. THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE BEING SUFFOCATED WITH HOUSING AND CARS.
Why it was rejected
It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.
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You can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
And you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 May 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 May 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.