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You can apply to correct the register if you think that land or buildings have been incorrectly registered as common land or as a village green, for example, if an error was made when mapping the boundary of a common at the time it was registered.
You can also apply to deregister land that was wrongly registered as common land or as a town or village green, for example, buildings registered as common land.
The registers of common land and town or village greens were first prepared under the Commons Registration Act 1965. In some cases, original applications to register land included maps that were difficult to interpret or incorrectly defined the land's boundaries. This led to some land registered under the 1965 Act being wrongly registered as common land or town or village green.
You may be able to correct or remove land from the register if:
It doesn't matter whether or not:
You must apply by 28 February 2027.
Your application must include evidence to show how the mistake or error was originally made.
You should read the Gov.uk - Common land guidance before applying to correct the register:
Completed applications should be sent to The Definitive Map Team.
Town and village greens developed under customary law as areas of land where local people indulged in lawful sports and pastimes. These might include organised or ad-hoc games, picnics, fetes and similar activities. Most greens were registered in the late 1960s under the Commons Registration Act 1965. Provided the right to apply has not been excluded, anyone can apply under section 15(1) of the Commons Act 2006 to register land as a green if it has been used by local people for lawful sports and pastimes ‘as of right’ (i.e. without permission, force or secrecy) for at least 20 years.
Read information and guidance on how to register land as a Town or Village Green.
Completed applications should be sent to The Definitive Map Team.
There are fees for some applications under section 19 to amend the register. Additional fees may be charged by the Planning Inspectorate, where they are involved in processing an application. Further information can be found at Legislation.gov.uk - The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2014.
Purpose of application |
Application fee |
Correction, for the purpose of section 19(2)(a) of the 2006 Act, of a mistake made by registration authority |
No fee payable to Dorset Council. |
Deregistration of certain land registered as common land or as a town or village green (schedule 2, paragraphs 6-9 of the 2006 Act) |
£1,000 |
These are applications made under:
Reference number | CLD2022/1 |
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Applicant | Malcolm Shakesby |
Name and location of land | Knighton Common (register ref CL98) |
Details of application | To remove from the Commons Register the parcel of land shown coloured green on the map on page 5 of the application attachment named Exhibit MS1 |
Effect of application | The removal of the land as shown in green on the map on page 5 of the application attachment named Exhibit MS1 |
Deadline for comments and objections | midnight Thursday 19 January 2023 |
Copy of application and notice | |
Decision notice | CLD2022/1 Decision Notice |
Members of the public can inspect applications and their accompanying documents in the Definitive Map Team office.
Comments and objections should be sent to the Definitive Map Team. Please note that any representations will not be treated as confidential.