PROTECT MEDWAY AND GRAVESHAMS GREEN BELT LAND. STOP DEVELOPMENT ON THIS LAND.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop councils from reclassifying green belt land for housing. Protect green spaces in Medway and Gravesham. Strengthen planning laws to prioritise brownfield development and preserve countryside, wildlife habitats, and community identity.

Reclassifying green belt land threatens nature, increases pollution, and erodes community space. Once it’s built on, it’s lost forever. Wildlife habitats are destroyed, services overstretched, and green spaces vanish. We need homes, but not at the cost of our environment and quality of life.

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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Timeline

30 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jul 2025

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