Remove the grey belt planning rules

The grey belt was introduced as a measure to enable building on poor quality Green Belt such as old car parks, abandoned petrol stations and scrub. We are concerned the planning rules are framed in such a way that high quality Green Belt can be lost to development.

2,637 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Thursday 30th April 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
126
Signature Deadline
Friday 30th October 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 4,561

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We think the grey belt policy needs to be revoked.

We are concerned high quality Green Belt is being lost to development and that the grey belt policy is causing great harm.


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