Ban councils from selling allotments
We want the government to rescind permission given for local councils to sell council owned allotments. Prevent any further sales and permissions being granted.
Signatures
488
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 488/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 488/100,000
- 20 FEB 2026Petition closedFinal total: 488 signatures
- 20 AUG 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think the value allotments provide for people is well beyond financial. We believe benefits like supporting mental health and wellbeing, creating community and/or a sense of belonging, the ability to produce own food and learning opportunities, far outweigh the benefit of selling them.