Save Our Gardens
Garden grabbing is a practice where property developers snap up large detached houses, knock them down and then squeeze a small estate of new homes onto the same plot. This erosion of Britain's green spaces is made possible by a loophole in the law which sees gardens defined as brownfield sites, making them ripe for development.
Update
The bill to remove gardens from the definition of brownfield land was due to be heard in parliament on Friday 19 October.
Unfortunately the session ran out of time to hear the bill for the third time.
It was also the end of the parliamentary session and as Private Members Bills aren't automatically carried over the bill has dropped off the agenda now, much to our disappointment.
We are waiting to hear if the bill will be reintroduce in the next session but will continue to campaign for the change of legislation and ask for your continued support.
Take Action
How you can help
- Please do keep up the pressure on the Government by writing to Hazel Blears and your local MP about this issue.
- Download a sample letter here (Microsoft Word Document - 21Kb) - please feel free to personalise it with your own sentiments.
- Sign up to show your support here.
The Save Our Gardens petition was presented to No. 10 Downing Street on the 8th June 2007. We will be continuing to push for a change in legislation so please continue to show your support. - You can make a donation to help us continue lobbying for change.
- You can join Garden Organic to become part of the fight against gardening grabbing. Find out about Garden organic membership here.
If you live in Scotland
Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) does not apply in Scotland BUT Scottish MPs sitting in the House of Commons have the right to vote on English laws, so if you support the campaign, please write to your MP and ask him or her to sign up to the campaign today.
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