Immediate Action Needed: Support Our Heritage Protection Law

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Immediate Action Needed: Support Our Heritage Protection Law

I'm reaching out to everyone who holds our UK heritage as close to their hearts as I do. Our historic and heritage buildings are under an unprecedented threat, and I need your help to support a vital cause. I'm advocating for a groundbreaking law that puts protective covenants in the hands of our communities, empowering us to safeguard our cherished local heritage sites against the tide of redevelopment.

Petition: Enable community-led protective covenants for local historical & heritage sites
Pass laws enabling communities to protect heritage sites with restrictive covenants to protect heritage sites from redevelopment. This would allow communities to decide upon modifications and repurposing, and prevent demolition. If demolished, buildings would need to be rebuilt like for like.

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Why This Matters to Us All:

Developers with eyes on profit are targeting our historic properties, demolishing them to erect modern structures, effectively erasing our shared history. The law I propose insists on a "like for like" principle for any heritage site that's damaged or destroyed. This critical detail means that if a heritage building falls, it must be resurrected in its historical image, deterring those who wish to replace our past with profit-driven projects.

My Goal:

To bring this protective law before Parliament, I need 100,000 signatures. This is where you come in. By signing this petition, you're not just supporting bricks and mortar; you're safeguarding our collective heritage, and history and stopping the destruction of it for profit.

This law will make sure that developers will no longer target our historic buildings, but that they can be repurposed and given a new life.

Stand with Me: Sign & Share:

I urge you to sign the petition today at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/656036 and share it with your friends, family, and networks. Together, we can mount a formidable campaign to protect our heritage sites, ensuring they're preserved or authentically restored for generations to come.

Let's unite in this crucial moment to save our heritage before it is too late and more of our historical sites are lost. Your signature can make all the difference.

Please sign, like, share, comment, and e-mail to your friends and colleagues. Share on other social media platforms.

We need to get 100’000 signatures by the 13th of August 2024.

If you would like to contact me to discuss this petition, my contact details are available at www.theredhairedstokie.co.uk

Petition: Enable community-led protective covenants for local historical & heritage sites
Pass laws enabling communities to protect heritage sites with restrictive covenants to protect heritage sites from redevelopment. This would allow communities to decide upon modifications and repurposing, and prevent demolition. If demolished, buildings would need to be rebuilt like for like.

Sign the petition