Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Ban change of land use over a certain acreage or on the edge of towns/villages
Closed
91 signatures
What the petition asks
Changes of land use above specified acreage or on edge of town/villages must be forbidden, thereby ensuring that essential rural characteristics of local areas are protected.
We think that far too much of the farmland surrounding towns and villages is owned by single, land-owning families. We think this facilitates the sudden sale of vast tracts of rural countryside for development, thereby completely altering the entire character of towns and villages and over-burdening local services.
Timeline
| 5 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
91
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened
5 Sep 2025
Closed
5 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.