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Democratically elect National Park Authorities & the Broads Authority
The memberships of the National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority are not elected. We think this needs changing to be brought into line with democracy, as per our countries and other local authorities.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
70
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 70/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 70/100,000
Background
National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority have power over planning permission and various other things so we think they must be a democratic authority answerable to those over whom their authority applies.