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Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt

Submitted by Anthony Hooley on Sunday 1st February 2026

Published on Wednesday 8th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 8th October 2026

Current Signatures: 1,449
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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belt ~ food security ~ Framework ~ Grade 1 ~ Grey ~ NPPF ~ plan ~ Primary ~ security ~ The National

Petition Action

Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt

Petition Details

Explicitly exclude any land used for primary food production (Grade 1, 2, and 3a agricultural land) within the greenbelt from the definition of grey belt in the National Planning Policy framework (NPPF).

Additional Information

We call on the Government to prioritise Food Security and recognize agricultural land as "Critical National Infrastructure.

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