Submitted on Monday 14th September 2020
Rejected on Thursday 24th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Prevent religion being used as an excuse to build on protected green belts
After hearing about "The Eternal Wall of Prayer" project being built in a protected green belt, I think religious belief should not be a valid excuse in a secular country to build on an otherwise restricted area
Green belts exist to preserve areas and prevent urban sprawl. Building this blatant tourist attraction is bound to create exactly a sprawl, as people move to provide facilities to visitors of the Wall. Religious belief and the wall being "A vision from God" should not be accepted as a valid reason to build on protected land, especially when other more useful buildings could be provided instead, and when not even locals are allowed to build.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It is possible to get planning permission for building on Green Belt land, and this is the case whether a project is religious in nature or not.
You can find out more about the role of the Green Belt in the planning system here: www.gov.uk/guidance/green-belt
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to ban any new development on the Green Belt, if that is what you want to happen.
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