Change or remove a village green or common land or change the register
You can apply to:
- change or remove village greens and common land
- create a new right of common
- change the register of common land and village greens.
You can download application forms from the GOV.UK website.
Send your completed application form to:
The Commons Registration Team
Kent County Council
Public Rights of Way and Access Service
Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XX
Applications under the Commons Act 2006 fees and charges
Please make the cheque payable to Kent County Council.
| Purpose | Relevant action of Commons Act 2006 | Fee to be included in application |
|---|---|---|
| Registration of a new town or village green other than by the owner | Section 15 (1) | No fee |
| Voluntary registration of a new town or village green by the owner | Section 15 (8) | No fee |
| Creation of a right of common resulting in the creation of new common land | Section 6 | No fee |
| Creation of a right of common over existing common land | Section 6 | No fee |
| Variation of a right of common | Section 7 | No fee |
| Apportionment of a right of common | Section 8 | £250 |
| Attachment of a right of common | Section 10 | No fee |
| Re-allocation of an attached right of common | Section 11 | £250 |
| Transfer of a right in gross | Section 12 | £250 |
| Surrender or extinguishment of a right of common | Section 13 | £250 |
| Declaration of entitlement to exercise a right of common | Regulation 43 (2014 Regs) | £250 |
| Amendment of a register to reflect a statutory disposition (for example to register an exchange of land) | Section 14 | £250 |
| Severance (of a right of common) by transfer to public bodies | Schedule 1, paragraph 1 (6) (b) | £250 |
| Severance (of a right of common) authorised by order | Schedule 1, paragraph 3(7)(b) | £250 |
| Purpose | Relevant action of Commons Act 2006 | Fee to be included in application |
|---|---|---|
| Correction of a mistake made by the registration authority | Section 19 (2) (a) | No fee |
| Correction of any other mistake that would not affect the extent of the common land or village green, or what can be done by virtue of a right of common | Section 19 (2) () | £250 |
| Removing a duplicate entry from the register | Section 19 (2) (c) | No fee |
| Updating of names and addresses referred to in a Register | Section 19 (2) (d) | £50 |
| Updating any entry to take account of accretion or diluvion | Section 19(2)(e) | £400 |
| Non-registration of common land or village green | Schedule 2, paragraph 2 or 3 | No fee |
| Waste land of a manor not registered as common land | Schedule 2, paragraph 4 | No fee |
| Town or village green wrongly registered as such | Schedule 2, paragraph 5 | No fee |
| Deregistration of certain land registered as common land or as a village green | Schedule 2, paragraphs 6 to 9 | £450 |
The following applications are relevant to the Commons Act 2006, Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4.
Fee to be included with any of the below application: £250
- Creation of a right of common
- Surrender or extinguishment of a right of common
- Variation of a right of common
- Apportionment of a right of common
- Severance of a right of common
- Transfer of a right in gross
- Statutory disposition (including the exchange of land).