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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow building of private dwellings on agricultural land under the following circumstances:. More details
Submitted by Roger Walker of North Yorkshire Smallholders Society – Deadline to sign up by: 06 February 2008 – Signatures: 52
More details from petition creator
That the landowner is committed to using the land for the purpose of a small farming activity such as the keeping of rare breed poultry or livestock to conserve and maintain the breed. Or pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle by growing their own food and raise livestock for their own consumption. Or conservation of the countryside by maintaining an environment for native wildlife and plants/trees and include such traditional activities such as dry-stone walling, hedge laying, coppicing etc. Also that the development/activities on the land do not necessarily constitute a 'business' and do not have to raise an income to support and sustain the residence as the current legislation requires. The following benefits would result from smallholders being allowed to build a residence on their agricultural holding: 1)Existing property would be available for sale bringing more much needed houses on to the market. 2)Environmental improvements as less car journeys would be made between home and agricultural holding. 3)Improvement in animal welfare as livestock keepers would be on hand 24 hours a day to tend to their animals, especially at such times as lambing/calving season etc.
Current signatories
Roger Walker, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Thomas Pirovano
- Pat Walker
- Derek R Allum
- Deborah. L Rosher
- Robert Carroll
- Aryanne Oade
- Janice Leather
- Faye Fitzer
- Lindsay Aveyard
- janet stott
- Jane Kinroy
- Ian Holmes
- Rachel Bedingfield
- stewart wrigglesworth
- Lucy Saggers
- Anne Herbert
- Maggie Tansley
- Eileen Thomas
- Jill Frances Popham
- Philip Glover
- mairi mackechnie
- Caroline Devonport
- John Talbot
- Denise Newey
- Jason Jeffery
- Emma Fountain Hewitt
- Karen Robinson
- Alan Hebblethwaite
- Lidia Wilson
- Iain Easson
- Andrew Gill
- Viv Guy
- John Barker
- Daniel McColl
- Gemma Bell
- Simon Morris
- stephen mclorinan
- Catherine Finney
- richard drage
- Deborah Withington
- C R Gregory
- David Charles Turner
- andrew higgins
- stephen nott
- simeon lilov
- sally howson
- Heidi Wyatt-Jung
- Adrian Neal
- Gary Lambert
- Geoff Garness
- tony cipullo
