Correcting a mistake in the common land or village green register

You can apply to correct a mistake that was made by us when we created or amended an entry in the register under section 19(2)(a) of the Commons Act 2006.

Your application will need to show that we are responsible for the mistake.

These applications are free of charge.

Under schedule 2 section 6 and 8 of the Commons Act 2006 you can apply to deregister common land (section 6) or a town or village green (section 8) that was covered by a building, or the curtilage of a building (meaning it ‘belongs’ to a building), when it was registered.

Your application will need to show all of the following:

• the land was provisionally registered as common land or green between 2 January 1967 and 31 July 1970; check this in the register
• the land was covered by a building or belonged to a building on the date of the provisional registration
• the provisional registration became final
• the land has been at all times, and still is covered by a building or belongs to a building

Under schedule 2 section 7 and 9 of the Commons Act 2006 you can apply for the deregistration of "other land" that was wrongly registered as common land (section 7) or as a town or village green (section 9).

Your application will need to show all of the following:

• the land was provisionally registered as common land or green between 2 January 1967 and 31 July 1970; check this in the register
• the provisional registration became final without being referred to a Commons Commissioner
• immediately before its provisional registration the land wasn’t subject to rights of common, or waste land of a manor, or a green (within the original meaning under the Commons Registration Act 1965), or land described in section 11 of the Inclosure Act 1845

If no objections are received from any other party there will be no further charge and the mistakes in the register will be corrected.

If objections are received from parties with a legal interest in the land or if we have an interest in the land, the application will be referred to the Secretary of State for determination either by a public hearing or a public inquiry. A further fee of £1,514 will need to be paid and alongside that, the Secretary of State will charge for their time.

If objections are received from any other party, then we will hold a non-statutory public inquiry. A further fee of £1,595 will need to be paid, and additional to that any independent inspector or barrister fees that are incurred in holding an independent inquiry. An estimate of costs will be presented to you, and this will need to be paid prior to an inquiry being organised.