1 session 5 registration: commons act 2006, part 1 the opportunities under the commons act for...
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Session 5
Registration: Commons Act 2006, part 1
The opportunities under the Commons Act for correcting the register, and the registration of
lost commons and how to go about it
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Why is this important?
To add extra land for public access
The land gains additional protection
Local knowledge invaluable
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Nine Pioneer Areas
Blackburn with Darwen borough Cornwall county Cumbria Devon county Herefordshire district Hertfordshire county Lancashire county Kent county North Yorkshire
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Applications
Applications under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006
Making an application
Decide what type of application you want to make
Contact your registration authority to obtain the relevant application form
Complete the application, including evidence, maps
Submit application form to your commons registration authority
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Type of application
Part 1 enables applications to amend the registers of common
land and town and village greens To record new events section 6 – 15 To record historic events To rectify the register - Non registration and
mistaken registration From October 2014 section 19(2)(a) and
paragraphs 6-9 schedule 2 are in force
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Registering land as common land - 1
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Registering land as common land - 2
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Application underschedule 2 (4)
All the forms available on the CRA websites in the nine pioneer areas are a standard format, ten partsFour are of particular importancePart 5: Reason for applying to correct the registerPart 6: Description of the landPart 8: List of supporting documentationPart 9: Other information relating to the application information
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Schedule 2 (4)
Commons Act 2006: Schedule 2(4)
See information sheet in folder
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Criteria
1. Provisional registration, objection and cancellation
2. Manorial status3. Current status as ‘waste land of a
manor’4. List of supporting documents
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Cornwall – Carmine Common
First decision made under Schedule 2 (para 4)
Land has been added to the common land register
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Guidance
OSS information sheets: http://www.oss.org.uk/what-we-do/publications/free-publications-and-information-sheets/
http://www.oss.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/A8-New-Opportunity-to-rescue-lost-commons.pdf
Planning Inspectoratehttp://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/countryside/commonland/decisions
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Guidance
Defra:https://www.gov.uk/common-land-management-protection-and-registering-to-usehttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/245692/pb13660-applicants-pilot-guidance.pdf
Commons re-registration website: www.commonsreregistration.org.uk.