Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Remove the need for planning permission for external shutters on properties

Open for signatures 11 signatures

What the petition asks

If residential properties could install wooden external shutters covering windows and doors, without planning permission, it would remove the need for expensive aircon units, cooling houses in heat waves but also help warm houses in the winter.

Timeline

27 Aug 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Open for signatures
Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened 27 Aug 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 28 Aug 2026.