Registering a village green

The Commons Act 2006 allows for applications to be made to register land as a new village green. You will need to show that the land in question has been used:

• for a period of at least 20 years
• for the purposes of lawful sports and pastimes
• 'as of right' (for example, without force, secrecy or permission)
• by the inhabitants of a locality, or a neighbourhood within a locality.
  

Alternatively, a landowner may voluntarily register land as a new village green, in which case, it is not necessary to demonstrate a set period of use.

Further details can be obtained by downloading our village green application pack (PDF, 220k). Before making an application, please check the applications register (PDF, 32k) to ensure that we have not already received an application for the land in question.

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