The Society for Poole has launched a petition to ban development on agricultural land in the area.

It is asking the Government to ban development of green land that has been or is used for farming. It states that in many places like Sussex high quality farmland is being built on to meet government targets. These areas are often cheap to build on, but mean that quality agricultural land is being lost.

The petition argues that we should only build on areas that are not or have not previously been used for farming.

It goes on to say: “Russia and Ukraine currently produce over a quarter of the world’s wheat, as well as many other crops. Future imports can no longer be guaranteed due to the conflict. In the future this could cause food shortages and increases in prices of stable foods from bread to vegetable oils, which would have a major affect on people’s lives.”

It concludes that taking action now will help give the UK independence and food security.

You can sign the petition online at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/611113.