PLEASE HELP SAVE THE GREEN BELT ACROSS SOUTH GLOS! 

7813 houses are set for greenfield sites in the emerging preferred strategy. 

Please sign this petition to say you do not agree with phase 3 of the preferred strategy which will be using Greenbelt land for housing needs.

South Gloucestershire Council has a plan to build 20,490 new houses. Some UK councils are refusing to use Greenbelt. 

The region with the smallest percentage of its land designated as Green Belt is the South West with 107,600 hectares, accounting for 4.5% of its total land area. The national average is 12.6%.

By signing this petition you are showing your support for preserving our Green Belt and sending a message to South Gloucestershires Planning Department. We want them to fully utilise Brownfield sites and empty housing opportunities and not to build on Green Belt land. We do not believe they have the exceptional circumstances required to build on the Green Belt.

Low scale organic gentle and natural development on the GreenBelt, such as a barn conversion or the occasional dwelling has been acceptable over the years but this large scale development is not.

Please leave your comments on this petition.

Thank you to all who objected to the South Glos council on their emerging strategy. This consultation is now closed. 

The emerging preferred strategy:

https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/publications/local-plan-phase-3-towards-a-preferred-strategy/5-towards-an-emerging-preferred-strategy/

The Phase 3 consultation can be found here:

https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/LPP3/consultationHome

The list below highlights the main issues relating to the destruction of our Green Belt. 

PROTECTED GREENBELT

GREENBELT IS PROTECTED AND THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES 

ACCELERATION OF URBAN SPRAWL

INCREASED RISK OF FLOODING

LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

GOVERNMENT POLICY

GOES AGAINST SOUTH GLOS CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND COMMMTMENT TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2030, DUE TO LACK OF TRANSPORT AND SERVICES

GOVERNMENT POLICY COULD CHANGE - THE GREEN BELT (PROTECTION) BILL THAT IS AT 2ND READING STAGE

CURRENT GOVERNMENT GREENBELT POLICY IS AVAILABLE ONLINE

INFRASTRUCTURE

INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF LONG TRAVEL COMMUTES

TRAFFIC CONGESTION 

LACK OF BUS SERVICES. 

CLOGGED ROADs AND MORE PEOPLE DRIVING IN AND OUT OF ESTATES WILL MAKE SCHOOL RUNS EVEN MORE BUSY AND DANGEROUS

FAILING DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM

SOCIAL

LACK OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FORCING AN INCREASE IN COMMUTING, TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION

DOCTORS, AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND DENTISTS UNDER STRAIN 

LOCAL SCHOOLS FULL

WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF GOOD DEVELOPMENT ALREADY

HISTORY:

Some sites have had previous plans to build on them overturned and labelled "not for consideration" following decisions that the land was unsuitable. 

Thank you for signing this petition.