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Allow metal detectorists to search land prior to building development

Submitted by Daniel Joseph Wood on Saturday 28th December 2024

Published on Monday 24th February 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 24th August 2025

Signatures: 92

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

2022 ~ British ~ British Museum ~ Build ~ Create ~ Detectorists ~ England ~ Gained ~ history ~ Law ~ Lost ~ Money ~ place ~ plan ~ planning permission ~ planning permissions ~ Portable ~ Prior ~ Profiteering ~ Recover ~ Scheme ~ search ~ The British ~ TREASURE

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 92 signatures in total, with signatories from 69 constituencies. That makes it the 22,511th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 23% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 3% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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