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Change the ‘grey belt’ definition in the National Planning Policy Framework

Submitted by Abigail Coften on Sunday 20th April 2025

Published on Wednesday 14th May 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 14th November 2025

Signatures: 42,125

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Tagged with

balance ~ belt ~ Benefits ~ Broad ~ Change ~ climate change ~ Consistently ~ Countryside ~ Green Belt ~ Greens ~ Grey ~ Loss ~ Nature ~ NPPF ~ Our Health ~ Parks ~ plan ~ Quality ~ Restore ~ The National ~ URGENT ~ Wellbeing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 42,125 signatures in total, with signatories from 630 constituencies. That makes it the 693rd most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 112% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -15% (very low).

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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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