Planning Sanity Village Green Forum</b> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="Global"> <meta name="author" content="CfPS"> <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,all"> <META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="Planning Sanity Village Green Forum - Advise on the legal processes and submission of applications to register land as a village green"> <META NAME="tag" CONTENT="village green registrations"> <meta name="Revisit-After" content="30 Days"> <link REL="icon" HREF="campaign.gif" TYPE="image/png"></HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#fffff0" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#FF00FF"> <A NAME="TOP_Link"></A> <center> <TABLE BORDER="5" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#33FF66" align="center" width="780px"> <tr><td BORDER="5" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#000000"><center><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/funds/membership.htm"><font face="blippo blk bt" color="#FFFF00" size="2"><b>JOIN<br>PLANNING SANITY<br>HERE</b></a></font></center></td> <td><center><IMG SRC="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/campaign.gif" WIDTH="571" HEIGHT="69" BORDER="0" TITLE="Campaign for Planning Sanity - working towards a sane planning and development system for the UK"><br><b><font color="#9900FF"> HELP US HELP YOU</font> <br><i>our work relies upon your donations and subscriptions to survive</i></b></center></td> <td BORDER="5" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#000000"><center><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/funds/donate.html"><font face="blippo blk bt" color="#FFFF00" size="2"><b>MAKE<BR>A DONATION TO<br>PLANNING SANITY<BR>HERE</b></font></a></center></td> </tr></table> <TABLE BORDER="5" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#33FF66" width="780px"><tr> <td><font size="2"><A HREF="mailto:info@planningsanity.co.uk"><center>Email<br>Planning<br>Sanity</center></A></font></td> <td bgcolor="#BE0AFF"><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk"><font color="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"><strong>HOME<br>PAGE</strong></div></font></a></td> <td><div align="center"><strong>HELPLINE<br>0871 750 3992<br><em>Calls 10p per minute</em></strong></div></font></td> <td><center><form action="/cgi-sys/entropysearch.cgi" target=searchwindow> <input type="text" name="query" value="Enter Word Here"> <input type="hidden" name="user" value="planning"> <input type="hidden" name="basehref" value="http://planningsanity.co.uk"> <input type="hidden" name="template" value="default"> <br><input type="submit" value="Search Planning Sanity"></form></center></tdwidth> <td bgcolor="#BE0AFF"><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forum.htm"><font color="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"><strong>OTHER<br>FORUMS</strong></div></font></a></tdwidth> <td> <form method="get" action="http://www.google.co.uk/custom" target="_top"> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="3" bordercolor="red"> <tr><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" align="left" height="32"> <label for="sbi" style="display: none">Enter your search terms</label> <input type="text" name="q" size="31" maxlength="255" value="" id="sbi"></input> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" align="center"> <label for="sbb" style="display: none">Submit search form</label> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" id="sbb"></input> <input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-1145199907178289"></input> <input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1"></input> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"></input> <input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1"></input> <input type="hidden" name="safe" value="active"></input> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#FFFFFF;GL:1;DIV:#CC0000;VLC:66FF00;AH:center;BGC:669900;LBGC:214A00;ALC:000000;LC:000000;T:330033;GFNT:330033;GIMP:330033;LH:21;LW:170;L:http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/campaign1.gif;S:http://;FORID:1"></input> <input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en"></input> <a href="http://www.google.com/"> <img src="http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_25wht.gif" border="0" alt="Google" align="middle"></img></a> </td></tr></TABLE> </form> </center> </tdwidth> <td><font size="2"><center><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/legalinfo.php#letters">Important<br>Legal<br>Notice</a></center></td> </tr></font></TABLE> <TABLE BORDER="5" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#33FF66" align="center"><tr><td> <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center></td></tr></table> <TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66" width=75%><tr><td><a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/funds/services.php"> <marquee align=middle bgcolor=yellow><font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>ASK PLANNING SANITY TO WRITE THAT SPECIAL LETTER</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>HAVE PLANNING SANITY REPRESENTATION AT YOUR PUBLIC INQUIRY</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>ASK PLANNING SANITY TO WRITE THAT SPECIAL LETTER</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>HAVE PLANNING SANITY REPRESENTATION AT COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>ASK PLANNING SANITY TO WRITE THAT SPECIAL LETTER</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> <font color="red" size=4 face="Helvetica,Arial"><b>BOOK PLANNING SANITY TO ATTEND YOUR MEETING/SEMINAR</b></font> <font size=4><b> *** FUNDRAISING SPECIAL *** </b></font> </marquee></a></td></tr></table> <TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <tr><td>The following colour scheme applies to docs on this site</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF33"> Word Docs </td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"> PDF Docs </td><TD> HTML Docs </TD></tr></table> </center> <div align=center><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#000000"> <tr><td><font color="#ffffff" size="3"><div align="center"><b>Need representation at an inquiry or a formal written presentation to your village green registration authority.<br>Planning Sanity may be able to help see our <a href="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/rep.php"><font color="yellow">representation forum</font></a> for more details.</b></div></font></td></tr></table></div> <H1 ALIGN=CENTER>VILLAGE GREEN FORUM</H1> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vilgrn1.php"><div align="center">A short briefing on Village Greens<br><i>Old Process<br>Applications pre 6th April 2007</i></div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vilgrn2.php"><div align="center">A short briefing on Village Greens<br><i>New Process<br>Applications after 7th April 2007</i></div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vgforms.php"><div align="center">Village Green application forms<br><i>(old Procedure)</i></div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/form44.pdf"><div align="center">Village Green application form</br><i>(New Procedure)</i></div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="#judge"><div align="center">Court Judgements</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="#leg"><div align="center">Legislation</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="#ref"><div align="center">Reference Section</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="#ra"><div align="center">Registration Authorities</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="#cam"><div align="center">Campaign Groups</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="#book"><div align="center">Books and Publications</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vg-enforcement.php"><div align="center">Village Green Enforcement</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/trap-grounds.php"><div align="center">The Trap Grounds Case</div></A></TD></tr> <TD><A HREF="#letters"><div align="center">Letters</div></A></TD> <td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vgform-faq.php"><div align="center">Help file for completing form 44</div></A></td> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <div align="center"><H2><A NAME="judge"></A><I>Court Judgments and other Precedents</I></H2></div> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/1996/28.html"><div align="center">The leave hearing for judicial review in the Sunningwell Case</A><BR>Keep in mind that this leave application was refused but it eventually reaches the Lords who granted the Village Green Status</div></P></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1997/2807.html"><div align="center">The leave hearing for the Sunningwell case heard before the court of appeal, who granted leave and also refered the case to the House of Lords</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldjudgmt/jd990624/sun.htm"><div align="center">House of Lords<BR>Sunningwell Judgment</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200203/ldjudgmt/jd031113/beres-1.htm"><div align="center">House of Lords<BR>Beresford Judgment</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2000/418.html"><div align="center">The High Court - Beresford Judgment<BR><I>(now overturned by House of Lords)</div></I></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/1996/385.html"><div align="center">NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL EX PARTE PERRY, R v. [1996] EWHC Admin 385 (19th December, 1996</div>)</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2003/1578.html"><div align="center">Laing Homes Ltd., R (on the application of) v Buckinghamshire County Council [2003] EWHC 1578 (Admin) (08 July 2003)</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2003/2803.html">Cheltenham Builders Ltd., R (on the application of) v South Gloucestershire Distrcict Council [2003] EWHC 2803 (Admin) (10 November 2003)</A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2004/12.html"><div align="center">Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council<BR><i>(Trap Grounds High Court Judgement - now overturned by Lords)</i></div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2005/175.html"><div align="center">Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council<BR><i>(Trap Grounds Court of Appeal Judgement - now overturned by Lords)</i></div></A></TD> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldjudgmt/jd060524/oxf.pdf"><div align="center">Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council<BR><i>(Trap Grounds Lords Judgement)</i></div></A></td> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2004/951.html"><div align="center">Whitmey, R (on the application of) v The Commons Commissioners [2004] EWCA Civ 951 (21 July 2004)</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2002/1634.html"><div align="center">Massey & Anor v Boulden [2002] EWCA Civ 1634 (14 November 2002)</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.iwight.com/council/committees/mod-regulatory%20panel/29-5-03/Paper%20B2.htm"><div align="center">Village Green determination for Land that included a beach</div></A></TD> <td><a href="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/1996/385.html"><div align="center">Attempt to deregister a VG site NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL EX PARTE PERRY, R v. [1996] EWHC Admin 385</div></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2004/14.html"><div align="center">Bakewell Management Ltd v. Brandwood & Ors [2004] UKHL 14 (1 April 2004) </div></a></td> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="leg"></A><I>Legislation</I></H2> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vgregs.php"><div align="center">The Commons Registration Regulations 1969</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19892167_en_1.htm"><div align="center"><div align="center">The Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1989</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All%20Primary&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=30221"><div align="center">THE COMMONS REGISTRATION ACT 1965</A></div></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00037--p.htm"><div align="center">Section 98 of the Wildlife and Access to the Countryside Act 2000<BR>This amends the Common Registration Act 1965</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1990/Uksi_19900311_en_1.htm"><div align="center">The Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Regulations 1990 Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 311</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/cl/circular/index.htm"><div align="center">Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - DETR Circular 04/2001</div></A></TD> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060026_en.pdf"><div align="center">Commons Act 2006</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20070457.htm"><div align="center">The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2007/20072396e.htm"><div align="center">The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2007</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072589.htm"><div align="center">The Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007</div></A></td></tr> <tr><td><A HREF="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All%20Primary&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=1041226"><div align="center">Inclosure Act 1857</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All%20Primary&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=1054076"><div align="center">Commons Act 1876</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=Act+(UK+Public+General)&Year=1989&number=18&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&TYPE=QS&NavFrom=0&activeTextDocId=1349754&PageNumber=1&SortAlpha=0"><div align="center">Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Act 1989</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All%20Primary&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=2&activeTextDocId=1066218"><div align="center">Commons Act 1899</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20032260.htm"><div align="center">The Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003</div></A></td></tr> <tr><td><A HREF="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20070540.htm"><div align="center">The Commons Registration (Objections and Maps) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007</div></A></td> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <div align="center"><H2><A NAME="letters"></A><I>Letters</I></h2><h3>The letters in this section are intended to be a resource to be used.<br>However, commercial publication is prohibited without prior consent.<br>Please therefore adapt to suit your purpose.</H3></div> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <tr><td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/letters/letter-rules.php"><div align="center">Letter asking for the Inquiry Procedure Rules to be used</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/letters/vg-statementofcase.php"><div align="center">Statement of Case for use in inquiry process</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/letters/vg-statement.php"><div align="center">Statement to be put in with application</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/letters/support-letter.php"><div align="center">Letter of support to be attached to application</div></A></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/forums/vg/html/vgform-faq.php"><div align="center">Help file for completing form 44</div></A></td> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="ref"></A><i>Reference Section</I></H2> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <tr><TD bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/form44.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - New Application Forms</div></A></TD> <TD bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF=" http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/gnotes-reg-townvill.pdf"><div align="center">New Application Forms - Guidance Notes</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/town-villagegreens/index.htm"><div align="center">DEFRA Village Green Forum<BR>Government WEB site</div></A></TD> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/registration/pdf/letter060630.pdf"><div align="center">Ministry letter to all Registration Authorities on the Trap Grounds case</div></A></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/2006commonfact6.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - 2006 Act Fact Sheet</div></A></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/registration-faq.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Village Green FAQ</div></A></td> <TD><A HREF="http://www.oss.org.uk/news/section 98.htm"><div align="center">Open spaces Society Briefing to the House of Lords</div></A></TD> <td><a href="http://www.naturenet.net/blogs/index.php/2006/05/31/trapgrounds"><div align="center">Nature Net short briefing on the Trap Grounds case</div></A></td> <TD><A HREF="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/planbiblios/bibs/country/16.html"><div align="center">Nottingham University Village Green Forum</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.landsearch.net/localauthority.asp?gclid=CMWSyPzo1oYCFRNeMAodjnlE5g"><div align="center">A search facility of village green registries<br><i>(commercial - charge £50)<br>See below for 'free'<br>list of all registered VGs</i></div></A></TD></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.pinsentmasons.com/media/1262199792.pdf"><div align="center">Short Paper on the Trap Grounds case by Nicholas Dobson Solicitor</div></A></td> <td><a href="http://www.planninghelp.org.uk/resources/answers/village-greens.htm"><div align="center">CPRE short faq on village greens</div></A></td> <td><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=118"><div align="center">National Archives Office Information on Commons</div></a></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/commonland/clp1.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Application for consent to erect buildings or fences or to construct works on common land</div></a></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/commonland/clp2.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Application for orders of exchange</div></a></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/commonland/clp3.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Guidance Notes for local authorities proposing to appropriate land forming part of a common or town or village green</div></a></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/commonland/clp4.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Guidance Notes for applicants where land forming part of a common or town or village green is inlcluded in a compulsory purchase order</div></a></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.manches.com/downloads/briefings/Traps_Ground_Case_July_2006.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA - Advise sheet aimed at landowners/developers</div></a></td> <td><a href="http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/env_cons_management/countryside_coastal_access/common_land?lang=en"><div align="center">Welsh Assembly Village Green Section</div></a></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/issues/common/pdf/village-green-1993.pdf"><div align="center">DEFRA DATA BASE OF Village Greens</div></a></td> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="ra"></A><I>REGISTRATION AUTHORITY WEB SITES</I></H2> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.durham.gov.uk/DurhamCC/usp.nsf/web/pages/common+land+and+village+greens">Durham County Council</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Environment/DC/village_greens.htm"><div align="center">Northamptonshire County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/access/commons/"><div align="center">Cambridgeshire County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/townsvillages/villagegreens/form.htm"><div align="center">East Sussex County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-legal-commons-town"><div align="center">Worestershire County Council</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment-and-planning/planning/common-land-and-village-green-register/;jsessionid=0A6A7FBDFF0A50E1FF14123F13B00E44"><div align="center">Bristol City Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=2113"><div align="center">Powys County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?docId=36703"><div align="center">Lincolnshire County Council</div></A></TD> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><A HREF="http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/docs/Forms/village_green_application_CR_30.pdf"><div align="center">Herefordshire County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/environment/content.php?page=common_land"><div align="center">Thurrock Borough Council</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/guc.jsp?channelOid=27961&guideOid=39699&guideContentOid=39687"><div align="center">Essex County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.southtyneside.info/atoz.asp?mode=8&pk_services=656"><div align="center">South Tyneside borough council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/EnvironmentAndPlanning/CommonLandAndTownOrVillageGreens/CommonLandAndTownOrVillageGreens.aspx"><div align="center">Bedfordshire County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.iwight.com/living_here/planning/Countryside/Village_Greens/"><div align="center">Isle of Wight County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/6cf1c8ffa4fdcd638025693500329f8a/d128d99446b5a5a38025712c005a9310?OpenDocument"><div align="center">Warwickshire County Council</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.solihull.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=1951"><div align="center">Sulihull Metropolitan Borough Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12471"><div align="center">Gloucestershire County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourHome/Local+Land+Charges/_EDSLandCharges14.htm"><div align="center">Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/Public/Editable/Themes/Property-Matters/Land-charges/common-land-and-village-greens.asp?UId=57&Lvl=1&Crumb=Village+Greens"><div align="center">Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/static/page5247.htm"><div align="center">Stafford Borough Council</div></A></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/Environment/LandAndPremises/CommonLand/"><div align="center">London Borough of Lewisham</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/business/land_charges/commonlandsearch.shtml"><div align="center">Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/Environment/LandSearch/VillageGreens.htm"><div align="center">Metropolitan Borough of Wigan</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/ete/rightsofway/commons/"><div align="center">Somerset County Council</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.richmond.gov.uk/common_land_and_village_green_register"><div align="center">London Borough of Richmond</div></A></TD></tr> </table> <p><b><i>Your Registration Authority will be your County Council, Unitary Council or Metropolitan Borough Council.</b></i> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="cam"></A><I>Campaigns Sites</I></H2> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.naturenet.net/law/commonland.html"><div align="center">Nature Net - Village Green Forum</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.crystal.dircon.co.uk/village_green.htm"><div align="center">Crystal Palace Campaign</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/forum/messages3/43.html"><div align="center">Trouble at Delph - Encroachment on Village Green?</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.cyberium.co.uk/parkhistory/commonland.html"><div align="center">A short history of common land</div></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.oss.org.uk/village greens/villagegreens.htm"><div align="center">Open Spaces Society - Village Green Forum</div></A></TD> </TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="book"></A><I>Books and Publications</I></H2> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.thebookplace.com/bookplace/display.asp?K=9781846610448"><div align="center">Law of Commons,Town and Village Greens (2nd Edition)</A><BR>AUTHOR: N. Ubhi and B. Denyer-Green - Price £70.00 <p><b>Summary:</b> It is evident from recent cases and legislation that the law governing commons and village greens is becoming increasingly important, particularly in relation to the preservation of such land for future generations. The Law of Commons, Town and Village Greens offers a practical explanation of the law, comprehensively covering a wide range of issues from the classification of common land to its regulation and management. It will also include the key legislative materials. There is currently no other legal work dedicated solely to common land. Includes coverage of: - Origin of Rights of Common - Classification of Rights of Common - Classification of Common Land - Ownership of Common Land - Acquisition and Transfer of Rights of Common - Inclosure and Extinguishment of Rights of Common - Town and Village Greens - Public Access to Commons - Regulation and Management of Common Lands - Compulsory Acquisition and Common Lands <br><b>CONTENTS:</b> Origin of Rights of Common, Classification of Rights of Common, Classification of Common Land, Ownership of Common Land, Acquisition and Transfer of Rights of Common, Inclosure and Extinguishment of Rights of Common, Town and Village Greens, Public Access to Commons, Regulation and Management of Common Lands, Compulsory Acquisition and Common Lands.</div></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.thebookplace.com/bookplace/display.asp?K=9780946574216"><div align="center">OSS Book - 'Our Common Land' - Law and History of Common Land and Village Greens</a><br>by Paul Clayton MA - £30.00 <p>Revised and updated to include, in particular, the important changes made by the Commons Act 2006.<br>This edition states the law at October 2006. The book puts the law into practice, and describes everyone’s rights and responsibilities on common land. It will be of benefit to local authorities, landowners, common-right holders, and the public who now has a right to walk on all the 1.3 million acres of common land in England and Wales. The book also has a substantial section dealing with village greens, which complements the society’s Getting Greens Registered.</div></I></TD></tr> <tr><TD><A HREF="http://www.thebookplace.com/bookplace/display.asp?K=9780421851009"><div align="center">Gadsden on Commons and Greens</a><br>Edward F. Cousins Nicholas Le Poidevin - LIST PRICE: £159.00 <p><b>"Gadsden"</b> is the sole authoritative treatise on the Law of Commons, Town, and Village Greens. The previous edition was published in 1988 and this new edition incorporates extensive developments in the law since then. The Commons Bill was detailed in July 2005 with enactment expected in 2006, considering the future of commons law; town and village greens can now apply for commons rights; vehicular access and the "right to roam" over common land are increasingly important issues; as are questions of commercial development - all are covered in this wide-ranging and definitive text. This is the new edition of the key work in this area. It provides answers to even the most complex problems, and explains what qualifies as common land and the rights and responsibilities that follow from such a classification. It highlights the various conflicts that can arise and how to deal with them, and includes extensive practitioner tools - precedents, forms, worked examples. It is updated to include major new legislation such as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and Land Registration Act 2002, and explains the implications of important recent case law, including Newbury District Council v Russell, Hanning v Top Deck Travel Ltd, R v Oxfordshire CC ex parte Sunningwell Parish Council and Oxford CC v Oxford CC. <br><b>CONTENTS:</b> The Common Lands. Common Land Registration. Classification and Quantification of Common Rights. Registration, Creation and Transfer of Common Rights. Extinguishment of Common Rights. Severance and Apportionment of Common Rights. The Ownership of Common Land. The Rights and Obligations of The Commoner. Works and Fencing on and Near The Common Lands. Liability for Animals. Public Access to The Common Lands. Town and Village Greens. Management. Commons Commissioners. Appendices. Glossary</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.thebookplace.com/bookplace/display.asp?K=9781846610592"><div align="center"> Public Rights of Way and Access to Land</a> <br>Angela Sydenham - LIST PRICE: £65.00 <p><b>Summary:</b> The exercise of public rights of way has long been a source of conflict and confrontation between users, landowners and local authorities. "Public Rights of Way and Access to Land", written by Angela Sydenham, one of the country's leading authorities on the subject, succeeds in clarifying the arcane and often archaic law. By turn she explains the creation and loss of public rights of way and access to land, how their existence can be ascertained, and the nature of the obligations to maintain and manage them. The third edition of this popular work has been comprehensively updated to take account of recent legislation including the Commons Act 2006 and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and the regulations made under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.A number of significant cases are discussed including those dealing with rights arising from long use such as Bakewell Management v Brandwood which established that where an express grant of a private right of way can be made a prescriptive right can arise, and Oxfordshire County Councilv Oxford City Council and Robinson (the Trap Grounds case) which deals with the creation of village greens. This edition sets out the Countryside and Public Rights of Way Act 2000 in full with annotations to indicate when the various sections commencedand any regulations made under those sections, together with all relevant provisions from the Highways Act 1980, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, as well as other relevant planning notes and guidance. "Public Rights of Way and Access to Land" is a vital resource for local authorities and advisers to landowners. <br><b>CONTENTS:</b> Definitions and Classes of Public Right sof way and Analogous Rights the Legal Interests and Rights Of highway Authorities, Landowners, users and Utility Companies creation of Public Rights of Way extinguishment and Diversion Orders recording Rights of Way confirmation of Orders ascertaining Public Rights of Way maintenance of Highways interference With Public Rights of Way management, Common Problems and Conservation background to The Countryside And rights of Way Act 2000 access Land rights and Obligations of The Public rights and Obligations of Owners and Occupiers entry to Access Land management appendices </div></I></A></TD></TR> <tr><td><a href="http://www.thebookplace.com/bookplace/display.asp?K=9780946574223"><div align="center">Getting Greens Registered 'A Guide to Law and Procedure for Town and Village Greens'</a><br>John Riddall- LIST PRICE: £17.00 <br>PUBLISHER: Open Spaces Society PUB. DATE: 01 May 2007</td></tr></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=5 BORDERCOLOR="#ff0000" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BGCOLOR="#33ff66"> <TR><TD><A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> <p><center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p><FONT COLOR="#ff0000"> Planning Sanity - August 2006 <i>(can be freely used by local communities within their campaigns. Publication by third parties is permitted providing acknowledgment of Planning Sanity is given)</i></FONT> <B><P><TABLE BORDER="1" BORDERCOLOR= "#FF0000" bgcolor ="#33FF66"><TR><TD> <A HREF="#TOP_Link">Top of Page</A></TD></TR></TABLE></B> <HR WIDTH="500" SIZE="5"> <B>THIS CAMPAIGN IS FUNDED FROM YOUR DONATIONS - PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY <BR><P><A HREF="http://www.planningsanity.co.uk/funds/funds.htm">FUNDRAISING SECTION</A></center></BODY></HTML>