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(a)may be cited as the Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2014; and
(b)come into force on 15th December 2014.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the registration areas in England, as at 15th December 2014, of the registration authorities specified in Schedule 1.
(3) To the extent, and subject to the modifications, described in Schedule 8, these Regulations also apply in relation to the registration areas in England, as at 15th December 2014, of any 1965 registration authority where there is an application to that authority to amend its register of common land or its register of town or village greens under—
“1965 registration authority” means a registration authority in England which is neither an original registration authority nor a 2014 registration authority;
“2014 registration authority” means the commons registration authority of Cumbria County Council or North Yorkshire County Council;
“application”, except in regulation 48, means an application to a registration authority under Part 1 of the 2006 Act or under these Regulations to amend its register of common land or its register of town or village greens;
the Planning Inspectorate, in relation to an application or proposal which has been referred to it pursuant to regulation 26(2); or
in relation to any other application or proposal, the registration authority which is required to determine it in accordance with regulation 26(1);
“Form”, followed by a number, means the form so numbered in Schedule 2, or a form to substantially the same effect;
“inspector”, except in regulation 4, means a person appointed by the determining authority to conduct a public inquiry, hearing or site inspection in relation to an application or proposal;
the chairman of a parish meeting;
“Model Entry”, followed by a number, means the specimen entry so numbered which is provided as an example in Part 1 of Schedule 3;
“moorland” means any area of land shown coloured brown in the three volumes of maps, each entitled “Moorland Map of England 2009” and marked with the number of the volume, dated 29th January 2010, signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and deposited at the offices of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 2AL;
“original registration authority” means any commons registration authority listed in Schedule 1 which is not a 2014 registration authority;
“the Planning Inspectorate” means the body of persons entrusted by the Secretary of State to carry out the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to appeals under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(4);
“proposal”, except in regulation 45(1), means a proposal by a registration authority to amend a register on its own initiative, pursuant to—
section 19 of the 2006 Act;
Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act; or
paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act;
“referring authority” means, in relation to an application or proposal which has been referred to the Planning Inspectorate pursuant to regulation 26(2), the registration authority which referred it;
“registered land” means land registered as common land or as a town or village green;
“register map” means any map, other than a supplemental map, which, by virtue of any regulations made under either the 1965 Act or the 2006 Act, forms part of a register;
“register unit” means, in respect of any land registered in the register of common land or of town or village greens, the sum of that land’s registration in the land section and the rights section of the register and, if the registration was made under regulations under the 1965 Act, the ownership section of that register;
“registration area”, in relation to a registration authority, means—
all the land within the area of that authority, except for any land for which another authority acts as the registration authority pursuant to an agreement made under section 4(3) of the 2006 Act or section 2(2) of the 1965 Act; and
any other land for which that authority acts as the registration authority pursuant to such an agreement;
“registration authority” means a commons registration authority;
“relevant area”, in relation to an application or proposal, means the area of the land to which the application or proposal relates;
“relevant charge” and “relevant leaseholder” have the meanings given in section 15(10) of the 2006 Act;
“right of common in gross” means a right of common which is not registered as being attached to land;
“Standard Entry”, followed by a number, means the specimen entry so numbered in Part 2 of Schedule 3, or an entry to substantially the same effect;
“supplemental map” has the meaning given in regulation 13;
“transitional application period” has the meaning given in regulation 38(2).
(2) References to the land to which an application or proposal relates are to be interpreted, in relation to an application or proposal to register or amend the registration of a right of common, as meaning the land over which that right is or is to be exercisable.
3.—(1) Every registration authority must have an official stamp for the purposes of the 2006 Act, an impression of which bears the following information—
4. The Secretary of State may appoint—
(a)the Planning Inspectorate as eligible to carry out the administration of applications made to, or proposals made by, a registration authority, which are referred by the registration authority to the Planning Inspectorate in accordance with these Regulations; and
(b)any person who is employed or otherwise engaged as one of the inspectors of the Planning Inspectorate, or is employed on its staff, as eligible to—
(i)determine an application or proposal which a registration authority has referred to the Planning Inspectorate in accordance with these Regulations; and
PART 2The Registers
Form of the registers
5.—(1) Every register of common land or of town or village greens is to consist of—
(a)a general part;
(b)a register map;
(c)as many register units as there are registrations of land in the register; and
(d)such supplemental maps as may be necessary.
(2) The general part of each register must be in Form 1, and must contain particulars of—
(a)any agreement made under section 4(3) of the 2006 Act or section 2(2) of the 1965 Act to which the registration authority is a party;
(b)any other transfer, to or from the registration authority, of responsibility for maintaining any register or register unit; and
(c)any land in the area of the registration authority to which Part 1 of the 2006 Act does not apply, or is to be taken not to apply, by virtue of section 5 of that Act.
(3) Model Entries 1 and 2 are provided for general guidance in complying with sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) respectively of paragraph (2).
(4) Any register map prepared under these Regulations must be prepared in accordance with regulations 9 to 12.
(5) Register units must be maintained in accordance with regulation 6.
(6) Supplemental maps must be prepared in accordance with regulation 13.
(7) Every register must be bound, but so that sheets can be added or removed without damage.
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each register unit is to consist of two sections, called the land section and the rights section.
(2) In the case of a register unit which was prepared under regulations under the 1965 Act, the register unit is additionally to consist of a third section, called the ownership section.
(3) The land section of each register unit must be in Form 2, and is to—
(a)specify the land comprised in that registration, with a reference to the register map; and
(b)contain any notes entered pursuant to an application under regulation 46 (matters affecting the public) in relation to that land.
(4) The rights section of each register unit must be in Form 3, and is to specify—
(a)the rights of common registered as exercisable over the land comprised in the land section of the register unit, or any part of that land;
(b)the name and address of any person on whose application a right of common was registered, or the registration of a right of common was amended;
(c)the provision of any enactment under or pursuant to which the registration or amendment was made;
(d)in respect of a right of common which is attached to land, the land to which the rights are attached;
(e)in respect of a right of common in gross, the name and address of the owner of that right; and
(f)any declarations made pursuant to regulation 43 (declaration of entitlement to exercise a right of common).
(5) A registration authority must allot a distinguishing number to each register unit, and must compile a separate series of register unit numbers for its register of common land and its register of town or village greens.
(6) Each register unit number must bear a prefix as follows—
(a)in the case of a register unit in the register of common land, the prefix ‘CL’; and
(b)in the case of a register unit in the register of town or village greens, the prefix ‘VG’.
(7) The registration authority—
(a)may add fresh register sheets to a register unit; and
(b)must stamp every sheet forming part of a register unit and further mark each such sheet with the number of that unit.
7.—(1) Every new entry made in a register relating to—
(a)registered land;
(b)rights of common over such land; or
(c)the ownership of such land,
must be made in the appropriate section of the register unit relating to that land.
(2) A registration authority must, in making any registration (including an amendment to, or deletion of, a registration), follow as closely as possible the relevant model entry with such variations and adaptations as the circumstances may require.
(3) In paragraph (2) “relevant model entry” means, in relation to a registration made under or pursuant to the provision in the first column of the following table, the corresponding model entry specified in the second column of the table.
Provision under or pursuant to which registration is made
Relevant model entry
Section 6 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 3 or 18, as appropriate
Section 7 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 4 or 17, as appropriate
Section 8 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 5
Section 10 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 6
Section 11 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 7
Section 12 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 8
Section 13 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 9
Section 14 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 3, 4, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 20, as appropriate
Section 15 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 18
Section 17 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 3, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 20, as appropriate
Section 19 of the 2006 Act Model Entry 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 24, as appropriate
Paragraph 1 or 3 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act Model Entry 14
Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act Model Entry 17 or 18, as appropriate
Paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act Model Entry 19
Paragraphs 6 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act Model Entry 15 or 16, as appropriate
Paragraph 2 or 4 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act Model Entry 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 20, as appropriate
Regulation 43 Model Entry 10, 11 or 12, as appropriate
Regulation 46 Model Entry 21 or 22, as appropriate
Regulation 47(2) Model Entry 23
Regulation 47(3) Model Entry 24
(4) The registration authority may register new land as common land or as a town or village green—
(a)by amending an existing register unit to include the new land; or
(b)by inserting a new register unit.
(a)land is to be registered pursuant to—
(i)an order under section 17 of the 2006 Act; or
(ii)a determination under Part 3 of these Regulations; and
(b)the order or determination relates to two or more parcels of land,
the registration authority may, if it thinks fit, prepare two or more register units, each comprising one or more parcels of land.
(6) In paragraph (5), “parcel of land” means an area of land required to be registered, along with other land, pursuant to an order or determination, and having no common boundary with any of that other land.
(7) The registration authority may at any time supplement an existing entry with information that it considers necessary or desirable for the accurate interpretation of that entry.
Replacement of register sheets
(a)in accordance with these Regulations, an amendment is to be made to an entry in the register (other than to any map), and that entry is recorded on a register sheet which does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations; or
(b)at the discretion of the registration authority, a register sheet is to be replaced,
the registration authority must ensure that all the entries recorded on that sheet are transferred to the appropriate replacement sheet prescribed in these Regulations, with the exception of any entry or information which has been cancelled or deleted.
(2) The registration authority must stamp any replacement register sheet, with the stamp bearing the date of its creation.
(3) The replacement register sheet then forms part of the register and the original register sheet must be marked in accordance with Standard Entry 2 but does not cease to be part of the register.
9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), every registration authority must, for each of its registers, keep up to date a register map showing all the land registered in that register, in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Every register map is to be based on the Ordnance Map.
(3) A register map may consist of one or more sheets, and further sheets may be added from time to time as necessary.
(4) Where any sheet of a register map was compiled before 1st July 1968, the registration authority—
(a)may retain that sheet as, or as part of, the register map in its existing form until the first occasion on which that sheet is required to be amended; and
(b)must, on or before that occasion, prepare a fresh edition of that sheet which complies with this regulation.
(5) Where a register map consists of more than one sheet—
(a)each sheet must bear a distinguishing number; and
(b)the sheets must be bound together, but so that sheets can be added or removed without damage.
(6) On every register map consisting of one sheet, and on every sheet of a register map consisting of more than one sheet—
(a)there must be included an entry in accordance with Standard Entry 1; and
(b)that entry must be stamped by, and signed on behalf of, the registration authority.
(7) Where the registration authority considers it expedient to show any details on a larger scale than the scale of its register map, it may insert an inset map for that purpose.
(8) Any new sheet which is added to a register map, or any fresh edition of a register map or sheet of a register map—
(a)where the land to be described consists wholly or predominantly of moorland, must be on a scale of not less than 1:10,560 (six inches to one mile); and
(b)in all other cases, must be on a scale of not less than 1:2,500.
(9) If an existing register map is to be amended (other than by adding a new sheet), the amendment must be shown, if necessary by means of an inset map—
(a)if the land to which the amendment relates consists wholly or predominantly of moorland, on a scale of not less than 1:10,560 (six inches to one mile); and
(b)in all other cases, on a scale of not less than 1:2,500.
Contents of register maps
10.—(1) The following requirements apply when marking a register map—
(a)black is not to be used;
(b)every colour used must be a transparent colour;
(c)every line, letter or other symbol used must be drawn or written as finely as possible; and
(d)any coloured verge to be placed inside a boundary is to be placed with its outer edge touching the boundary.
(2) Every register map must show the matters specified in the first column of the following table, in the manner specified in the second column.
Matter to be shown on register map
Manner in which to be shown
Any land in the registration area—
(a) to which, by virtue of section 5 of the 2006 Act, the provisions of Part 1 of that Act do not apply or are to be taken not to apply; or
(b) to which, by virtue of an order made pursuant to section 11 of the 1965 Act, the provisions of sections 1 to 10 of that Act did not apply, and which has not subsequently become registered.
By a yellow verge inside the boundary, the word EXEMPTED and, where necessary, a red interrupted line on the boundary.
The land comprised in each register unit.
By a green verge inside the boundary, the appropriate register unit number and, where necessary, a red interrupted line on the boundary.
Land which has been removed from the register.
By violet hatching, with or without violet lettering, the hatching being delimited where necessary by a violet outline.
The limits of any land over which a registered right of common is exercisable, or to which a registration of ownership applies, so far as those limits do not coincide with the boundaries of the land comprised in a register unit, and cannot conveniently be described by reference to any feature appearing on the map.
By red continuous lines and red lettering, or by red lettering alone.
Any boundaries of the registration area falling within the map.
By blue interrupted lines.
Other matters mentioned in the general part of the register or in any registration (but not details of land to which rights of common are attached), which it is necessary or convenient to show on the map.
By such other colours and symbols as (subject to regulation 10(1)) the registration authority thinks fit.
(3) There must be kept annexed to every register map a table headed “Key to Colouring and Symbols” containing a description or representation of every colour or symbol used in the register map (except for any which are not of general application) with a statement of the meaning of each such colour or symbol.
Register map overlays
11.—(1) This regulation applies where it appears to a registration authority that it would be impracticable or confusing to include on one surface all the details required to be shown on a register map or any sheet of a register map.
(2) The authority may prepare one or more transparent overlays for the map or sheet, and may show on such an overlay, instead of on the map or sheet itself, the details, or some of the details, required to be shown by virtue of items 3, 4 and 6 of the table in regulation 10(2).
(3) Every such overlay must be fastened to the original register map or sheet so that the details on the overlay coincide with those on the original, but so that it may be lifted away to enable either the original alone, or the original and any other overlay fastened to the original, to be inspected.
(4) Every overlay prepared under this regulation forms part of the register map.
Fresh editions of register maps
12.—(1) A registration authority may prepare a fresh edition of a register map or of any sheet of a register map, showing only details of subsisting entries in the register.
(2) A fresh edition of a sheet forming part of a register map must bear the same number as the sheet it is to replace.
(3) A map or sheet which is replaced by a fresh edition must be marked on its face in accordance with Standard Entry 2, but remains part of the register.
(a)a right of common attached to any land is to be registered; or
(b)any amendment is to be made to an entry relating to such a right, and that entry does not already contain a map describing the land to which that right is attached,
the registration authority must, subject to paragraph (7), describe that land in the register by means of a map, to be called a supplemental map.
(a)adopt as the supplemental map any map contained in or accompanying the application for registration, or amendment of a registration, which shows the land to which the right of common is attached or any part of that land; or
(b)itself prepare a map showing the land to which the right of common is attached.
(3) The scale of a supplemental map must be not less than 1:10,560 (six inches to one mile).
(4) A supplemental map prepared by a registration authority may identify the land to which the right of common is attached in such manner as the registration authority thinks fit, and the means of identification used must be referred to in column 5 of the entry in the rights section of the register unit to which it relates, in accordance with Standard Entry 3.
(5) The registration authority must—
(a)stamp the supplemental map, with the stamp bearing the date on which the right of common is registered or the registration is amended; and
(b)indorse it in accordance with Standard Entry 4,
and the supplemental map then forms part of the register.
(6) The registration authority must keep all the supplemental maps—
(a)for each register, in register unit order; and
(b)for each register unit, in entry number order.
(7) When registering, or amending the registration of, a right of common which is attached to land that comprises a dwelling, the registration authority may describe that land—
(a)by entering a description of the dwelling, including the Ordnance Survey grid reference of its location, in column 5 of the rights section of the register; or
(b)by means of a supplemental map.
Continuing validity of existing register entries
14.—(1) Any entry made—
(a)before 1st October 2008 in a register kept by an original registration authority; or
(b)before 15th December 2014 in a register kept by a 2014 registration authority,
continues to have effect on and after that date, whether or not it complies with the requirements of these Regulations, if it meets the requirement in paragraph (2).
(2) The requirement is that the entry was made in accordance with—
(a)the 1965 Act, or regulations under that Act(5);
(b)the Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Act 1989(6);
(c)the Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007(7); or
(d)the Commons (Deregistration and Exchange Orders) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007(8).
(2) Only the following provisions of this Part apply in relation to an application under regulation 43 (declaration of entitlement to exercise a right of common)—
(3) This Part does not apply in relation to an application under regulation 46 (matters affecting the public).
(a)be made in writing on a form provided by the Secretary of State for an application of that type; and
17.—(1) An application must be accompanied by such reasonable fee (if any) specified for an application of that type by the registration authority to which it is submitted.
(2) The fee specified by a registration authority as payable on an application must be published on its website.
(4) No fee may be specified by a registration authority for an application made under, and for the purposes of, a provision listed in Schedule 5.
(a)an application made for the purposes of section 8 of the 2006 Act accompanies the primary application within the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 4; or
(b)an application made for the purposes of paragraph 2 or 4 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act to a 2014 registration authority to amend a register in consequence of an apportionment of a right of common accompanies the primary application within the meaning given by paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 4,
the fee specified for that application is payable in addition to the fee specified for the primary application.
(6) Where regulation 26 requires the Planning Inspectorate to determine an application, the applicant must send to the Planning Inspectorate the further fee (if any) that is specified in Schedule 6 for an application of that type.
(7) Neither a registration authority nor the Planning Inspectorate need take any steps to deal with an application until the applicant has paid to it the specified fee.
(2) An original registration authority may not proceed with a proposal under Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act unless it has complied with paragraph (1), and paragraphs (2) to (5) of regulation 22, on or before 31st December 2020, and a 2014 registration authority may not proceed with such a proposal unless it has similarly complied on or before 15th March 2027.
(3) An original registration authority may not proceed with a proposal for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act unless it has complied with paragraph (1), and with paragraphs (2) to (5) of regulation 22, on or before 30th September 2010, and a 2014 registration authority may not proceed with such a proposal unless it has similarly complied on or before 14th December 2017.
(6) Any Ordnance Map accompanying an application or proposal must show the land to be described by means of distinctive colouring within an accurately identified boundary and must be—
(b)serve a notice of the application by e-mail on anyone who has previously asked to be informed of all applications, and who has given the authority an e-mail address for that purpose; and
(c)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), serve a notice of the application on each of the persons specified in Schedule 7 in relation to an application of that kind.
(2) In relation to any application, the registration authority may decide that paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 7 does not apply in respect of the requirement to serve a notice on the persons registered as owners of rights of common in gross, if it considers that those persons are so numerous that it would not be reasonably practicable to serve notice of the application on all of them.
(3) A requirement pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to serve a notice on an owner of land does not apply if it is not reasonably practicable to identify that person.
(a)an application under section 15(1) of the 2006 Act;
(a)post a notice of the application for not less than 42 days at or near at least one obvious place of entry to (or, if there are no such places, at or near at least one conspicuous place on the boundary of) the land to which the application relates; and
22.—(1) A registration authority which has prepared a statement of a proposal must, before taking any further steps in relation to the proposal, comply with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(c)any commons council established for, or other body representing the interests of persons with rights of common over, land which includes the land to which the proposal relates;
(5) The registration authority must also serve a notice of the proposal by e-mail on any other person who has previously asked to be informed of all proposals, and who has given the authority an e-mail address for that purpose.
23. A notice of an application or proposal which is required to be published, posted or served under regulation 21 or 22 must contain the following details—
(e)a summary of the effect of the application (if granted) or proposal (if the decision is made to give effect to it);
(g)a statement that any representations will not be treated as confidential, but will be dealt with in accordance with regulation 25, and that where the application or proposal is referred to the Planning Inspectorate for determination in accordance with regulation 26, any representations will be sent to the Planning Inspectorate;
24.—(1) The registration authority must ensure that copies of the following documents are available for inspection at the address specified for that purpose in any notice of the application or proposal—
25.—(1) Any person may, by the date specified in a notice of an application or proposal, make written representations to the registration authority about the application or proposal.
(4) The applicant may reply in writing to the registration authority within 21 days of being served with a copy of representations (or within such longer period as the registration authority may specify at the time when it serves the copy of representations), setting out the applicant’s response to the representations.
26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2)—
(2) In the cases specified in paragraphs (3) and (4), a registration authority must refer to the Planning Inspectorate for determination by it—
(a)any application made to the registration authority in accordance with these Regulations; and
(3) Those cases are where the registration authority has an interest in the outcome of the application or proposal such that there is unlikely to be confidence in the authority’s ability impartially to determine it, or where a person having a legal interest in the land the subject of an application or proposal (or someone acting on behalf of such a person) has made (and not subsequently withdrawn) representations amounting to an objection in respect of the application or proposal, and—
(b)the application or proposal is made under any of paragraphs 4 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act.
(4) Where a case specified in paragraph (3) qualifies as the primary application within the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) or paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 4, and that application is accompanied by another application made for the purposes of section 8 (apportionment) of the 2006 Act or for the purposes of paragraph 2 or 4 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act (to amend a register in consequence of an apportionment), that other application must also be referred to the Planning Inspectorate for determination by it.
(5) When the registration authority refers an application or proposal to the Planning Inspectorate for determination—
(6) The Planning Inspectorate may specify a time for complying with any direction given under this regulation.
(7) If the applicant fails to comply with any direction given under this regulation or, where applicable, fails to comply within the time specified, the Planning Inspectorate may treat the application as abandoned.
27.—(1) The determining authority must, in determining any application or proposal, take into account—
(b)in the case of an application, any further information or evidence provided by the applicant in accordance with a direction under regulation 20(2) or 26(5)(b);
(c)any written representations made by any person in accordance with regulation 25, or in accordance with an invitation under paragraph (4);
(d)any oral representations made by any person in accordance with paragraph (7);
(3) Where the Planning Inspectorate is the determining authority, it may decide that a hearing in accordance with regulation 32 is to be held in relation to any application or proposal.
(c)a person who has made representations in accordance with regulation 25; or
(6) Paragraph (7) applies in relation to any application or proposal which the determining authority decides to determine without holding a public inquiry or (where the Planning Inspectorate is the determining authority) a hearing in accordance with regulation 32.
28. If a public inquiry or a hearing is to be held in relation to an application or proposal, the determining authority must ensure that a notice of the inquiry or hearing is—
(iii)any person who has made representations in accordance with regulation 25; and
(iv)any other person whom the determining authority invited under regulation 27(4)(d) to make written representations; and
29.—(1) Where it has been decided that a public inquiry is to be held in relation to an application or proposal, the determining authority must appoint an inspector—
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, and to regulation 31, the procedure at the inquiry is to be determined by the inspector.
(3) Where the inspector does not propose to hold a pre-inquiry meeting, the inspector may give such directions in preparation for the inquiry as might have been given at such a meeting, and giving directions under this paragraph does not preclude the subsequent holding of a pre-inquiry meeting, if the inspector considers it desirable, nor the inspector’s giving further directions at such a meeting.
30.—(1) Where it has been decided to hold a public inquiry, the inspector may, if the inspector considers it desirable, hold a pre-inquiry meeting to determine the matters to be addressed and the procedure to be followed at the inquiry.
(3) Paragraphs (2) and (4) to (7) of regulation 29 (so far as relevant) apply to pre-inquiry meetings as they apply to inquiries.
31.—(1) At the start of an inquiry, the inspector must—
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not preclude other issues from being considered at the inquiry, or (subject to the inspector’s powers under regulation 29(5)) raised by persons appearing at the inquiry.
(3) If a person giving evidence at the inquiry has provided a written statement of evidence in accordance with a direction under regulation 29(3) or 30(5), the inspector may direct that—
32.—(1) Where the Planning Inspectorate decides that a hearing is to be held in relation to an application or proposal for which it is the determining authority, it must appoint an inspector to hold the hearing.
(3) Paragraphs (2) and (4) to (9) of regulation 29 apply to a hearing as they apply to a public inquiry.
(4) Subject to regulation 29(5) to (7)—
33.—(1) Where an inspector is appointed to hold a public inquiry, the inspector must (unless any permission necessary to do so is refused) inspect the land affected by the application or proposal before determining the application or proposal or producing a report to the determining authority.
34.—(1) This regulation applies where notice has been given under regulation 28 that a public inquiry or (where the Planning Inspectorate is the determining authority) a hearing is to be held in relation to the application or proposal.
35. The determining authority must consult Natural England before determining an application to register—
(a)the creation, under section 6 of the 2006 Act; or
36.—(1) Where an application is granted or a decision is made to give effect to a proposal, in whole or in part, the registration authority must give effect to the determination in the appropriate register by addition, deletion, correction, or otherwise as may be appropriate.
37.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to an application under Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act where—
(c)any registration authority taking part in the public inquiry,
The transitional period and transitional application period
38.—(1) For a 2014 registration authority, the transitional period for the purposes of paragraphs 2 to 5 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act is the period from 15th December 2014 to 14th December 2018.
(2) The “transitional application period” means the period in which applications may be made to a 2014 registration authority for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, without payment of a fee, for its registers to be amended during the transitional period.
(3) The transitional application period is the period from 15th December 2014 to 14th December 2017.
Notice of the transitional period
39.—(1) Each 2014 registration authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after 15th December 2014, publicise the transitional period in its area by—
(a)placing a notice of the transitional period on its website; and
(b)serving notice of the transitional period on—
(i)every other local authority in its area;
(ii)any body appearing to it to be representative of persons entitled to exercise rights of common on any registered land in its area; and
(iii)such other persons as the 2014 registration authority thinks fit.
(2) A notice pursuant to paragraph (1) must contain the following details—
(a)a reference to Schedule 3 to the Commons Act 2006;
(b)the name of the 2014 registration authority, and a description of its registration area;
(c)a summary of the purpose and effect of the transitional period;
(d)an explanation of what qualifying events may be registered;
(e)the dates on which the transitional period and the transitional application period begin and end;
(f)an explanation of how to make an application during the transitional application period;
(g)the name and address of a person from whom further information may be obtained;
(h)an address at which the registers may be inspected;
(i)an explanation of the possible effects of failing to apply during the transitional application period to register a qualifying event which was not registered under the 1965 Act, including—
(i)that a fee will be payable for any application made after the end of that period;
(ii)that a qualifying event may not be registered pursuant to an application made after the end of that period, if it would be unfair to do so by reason of any reliance placed on the registers since the end of that period; and
(iii)that if a qualifying event has not been registered by the end of the transitional period, rights of common may be extinguished, or rights previously surrendered or extinguished may be revived.
Review of the registers
40. Each 2014 registration authority must, during the period 15th December 2014 to 14th December 2017—
(a)carry out a review of the information contained in its register of common land and its register of town or village greens;
(b)consider whether to make any proposals in consequence of qualifying events; and
(c)in relation to any proposal which it decides to make—
(i)prepare a statement of the proposal in accordance with regulation 18(1); and
(ii)publicise the proposal in accordance with regulation 22.
Determination of applications and proposals to amend the registers
41.—(1) By the end of the transitional period—
(a)the determining authority must determine—
(i)any application for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act which was made to the 2014 registration authority during the transitional application period; and
(ii)any proposal by the 2014 registration authority for such purposes; and
(b)the 2014 registration authority must make any amendment to its registers which is required in consequence of a determination pursuant to sub-paragraph (a).
(2) Paragraph (3) applies for the purposes of determining an application or proposal made for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act to amend a register to record the severance of a right of common from land to which it was attached.
(3) A right of common attached to land is not to be treated as having been severed from that land in consequence of a qualifying event, unless the determining authority is satisfied that the severance was lawful and—
(4) Paragraph (5) applies where a determining authority is determining an application made for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, which was made after the end of the transitional period.
(5) Where this paragraph applies, the determining authority may not determine that a register entry should be amended if it considers that, by reason of reliance reasonably placed on the register by a person since the end of the transitional period, it would be unfair to do so.
(8) In this regulation, “individual register” means the register so named in rule 2 of the Land Registration Rules 2003(9), the contents and arrangement of which are described in rules 3 and 4 of those Rules.
Operation at law of relevant instruments effecting statutory dispositions
44.—(1) This regulation applies where a relevant instrument—
(a)in relation to any registered land, extinguishes—
(i)a right of common; or
(ii)a right of access for open air recreation (however expressed);
(b)in relation to any land registered as a town or village green, extinguishes a right to indulge in lawful sports or pastimes (however expressed);
(c)confers, or vests in any person, a right over other land in exchange for a right which is extinguished as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b);
(d)causes any registered land to cease to be common land or a town or village green; or
(e)causes any land to become common land or a town or village green.
(2) The relevant instrument does not, to the extent that it has any of the effects mentioned in paragraph (1), operate at law until, further to the granting of an application made under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4, the disposition effected by that instrument is registered in the register of common land or the register of town or village greens.
(3) In paragraphs (1) and (2) “relevant instrument” means a relevant instrument (as defined in section 14(3) of the 2006 Act) to which that paragraph applies.
(4) In paragraph (2) “disposition” means a disposition to which paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 applies.
45.—(1) A notice under paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act of a proposal to sever a right of common from the land to which it is attached by transferring it on its own to Natural England must, in addition to the matters set out in paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act—
(a)contain an extract of the relevant entry in the rights section of the register unit relating to the registration of the right of common, which must include the information specified in paragraph (2);
(b)state whether, and if so to what extent, the right of common has been exercised during the period of five years prior to the giving of the notice; and
(c)specify the earliest date on which the application by Natural England under paragraph 1(6)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act is intended to be made.
(2) The extract from the register required by paragraph (1)(a) must include—
(a)a description of the right of common;
(b)the rights section entry number of the register entry for the right of common;
(c)a description of the land to which the right of common is attached;
(d)the register unit number of the land over which the right of common is exercisable; and
(e)where the right of common is exercisable over part only of that register unit, a description of that part of the register unit over which the right is exercisable.
Matters affecting the public
46.—(1) Where registered land is affected by any of the matters referred to in paragraph (2), the registration authority—
(a)must, on an application made in accordance with this regulation, enter a note of the matter in the land section of the register; and
(b)may enter such a note on its own initiative.
(a)a scheme made under Part 1 of the Commons Act 1899(10) or under the Metropolitan Commons Acts 1866 to 1898(11);
(b)a local Act regulating the land;
(c)an order of regulation made under the Commons Act 1876(12) and confirmed by a Provisional Order Confirmation Act;
(d)a declaration made by deed under section 193(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925(13) which declares that that section is to apply to the land;
(e)a limitation and condition imposed under proviso (b) to section 193(1)(14) of the Law of Property Act 1925;
(f)an order made under Part 2 of the 2006 Act establishing a commons council.
(3) An application under this regulation may be made by—
(a)any local authority (other than the registration authority) in whose area any part of the land lies;
(b)any person with a function relating to the management or regulation of the land, conferred by an instrument or enactment mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c); or
(c)in the case of an application to note a matter referred to in paragraph (2)(d) or (e)—
(i)the owner of any part of the land;
(ii)any person appearing from the register to be entitled to exercise a right of common over the land.
(4) Where a note is entered in a register pursuant to an application, the registration authority must send the applicant a copy of the entry.
(5) If a registration authority is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the matter to which it relates is no longer subsisting, the registration authority may cancel any note entered in a register.
Registration under Land Registration Act 2002
47.—(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in relation to any registered land where—
(a)the register unit contains an ownership section; and
(b)the registration authority is notified by the Chief Land Registrar that the land has become registered in the register of title.
(2) If the ownership of the land is not registered in the ownership section of the register unit, the registration authority must insert a note in the ownership section.
(3) If the ownership of the land is registered in the ownership section of the register unit, the registration authority must (in addition to deleting the registration of the ownership as required by paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act) insert a note in the ownership section.
Deregistration and exchange: action to be taken by registration authority on receipt of order
48.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the Secretary of State has granted an application under section 16 of the 2006 Act and made an order to a registration authority under section 17(1), or under section 17(1) and (2), of the 2006 Act.
(2) When the registration authority has amended its registers in accordance with the order, it must give written notice of that fact, including details of the amendment made, to—
(a)the applicant under section 16 of the 2006 Act; and
49. Where any land or rights of common belong to an ecclesiastical benefice of the Church of England and the benefice is vacant, anything done with respect to the land or rights of common which, if the benefice had an incumbent, might by virtue of the 2006 Act or these Regulations be done by or to the incumbent may be done by or to the Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated.
50.—(1) Any requirement by or under these Regulations for a person to send a notice or document to another person may be met by means of an electronic communication if—
51. Any requirement in these Regulations to serve a document on another person is satisfied, if that person cannot be found, by—
52.—(1) Any request to inspect or make copies of any document referred to in section 20(1)(b) or (c) of the 2006 Act must be treated by the registration authority as a request for information under the relevant legislation.
(3) In this regulation and in regulation 53, “relevant legislation” means the Environmental Information Regulations 2004(15) or the Freedom of Information Act 2000(16).
53.—(1) Any person may request a registration authority to provide an official copy of, or of any part of, any register or document referred to in section 21(1) of the 2006 Act.
54.—(1) The following enactments are revoked—
(a)the Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008(17); and
(b)the Commons Registration (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009(18).
(2) The following enactments cease to have effect in relation to the registration areas in England of Cumbria County Council and North Yorkshire County Council—
(a)the Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007(19) (“the 2007 Town or Village Greens Regulations”); and
(b)the Commons (Deregistration and Exchange Orders) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007(20).
(3) Paragraphs (4) and (5) apply in relation to any application made—
(a)to an original registration authority before 1st October 2008; or
(b)to a 2014 registration authority before 15th December 2014,
under section 15 of the 2006 Act in accordance with the 2007 Town or Village Greens Regulations if, by 15th December 2014, the application has not been determined, or if any amendment remains to be made to a register in consequence of the determination of the application.
(4) Nothing in this regulation affects the validity of anything done in relation to an application—
(a)by an original registration authority before 1st October 2008; or
(b)by a 2014 registration authority before 15th December 2014,
which was done in accordance with the 2007 Town or Village Greens Regulations.
(5) These Regulations apply in relation to an application from 15th December 2014, except for—
(a)regulations 15 to 19 and, in regulation 26(3), the words beginning with “where the registration authority” and ending with “to determine it, or”, and Schedule 4; and
SCHEDULE 3Model and Standard entries
Model Entry 1For the general part of the register.
Model Entry 2For the general part of the register.
Model Entry 3For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 4For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 5For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 6For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 7For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 8For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 9For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 10For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 11For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 12For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 13For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 14For the rights section of the register.
Model Entry 15For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 16For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 17For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 18For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 19For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 20For the land section of the register.
Model Entry 21For notes, land section of the register.
Model Entry 22For notes, land section of the register.
Model Entry 23For notes, ownership section of the register.
The freehold estate in the part of the land comprised in this register unit lying south of the line A-B-C on the register map has been registered under the Land Registration Act 2002, with title number SZ234567.
Model Entry 24For ownership section of the register.
PART 2Standard Entries
Standard Entry 1For register map
“Register Map of [Common Land] [Town or Village Greens]* (Sheet No. …..). This is the …. edition of this [map] [sheet]* ”
Standard Entry 2For register or register map.
“This [map] [sheet]* was replaced by a fresh edition on … …… 20….”
Standard Entry 3For column 5 of the rights section
“The land at …………. as shown [hatched blue]* within the boundary on the supplemental map bearing the number of this registration”
Standard Entry 4For the supplemental map
“Supplemental map referred to in column 5 of entry No. …… in the rights section of register unit No. …. in the Register of [Common Land] [Town or Village Greens]* ”
* Delete inapplicable wording or substitute alternative wording, as appropriate.
SCHEDULE 4Making an application
Applications under section 6: creation of right of common
1.—(1) An application under section 6 of the 2006 Act may only be made by—
(a)the owner of the land over which the right of common is to be exercisable; or
(b)the owner of the land to which the right of common is to be attached,
and the application must show in which capacity it is made.
(2) The application must show that the following persons consent to it—
(a)the owner (other than an owner who is the applicant)—
(i)of the land over which the right of common is to be exercisable; or
(ii)of the land to which the right of common is to be attached;
(b)any relevant leaseholder of the land over which the right of common is to be exercisable;
(c)any person having the benefit of a relevant charge over the land over which the right of common is to be exercisable.
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity to make the application by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b);
(b)a description of the right of common to be created;
(c)a description of the land over which the right of common is to be exercisable;
(d)a description of the land to which the right of common is to be attached; and
(e)where the right of common to be created consists of a right to graze any animal, evidence that the land over which that right would be exercisable is able to sustain the exercise of that right (together with, if the land is already registered as common land, any other rights of common to graze animals already registered as exercisable over that land).
Applications under section 7: variation of right of common
2.—(1) An application under section 7 of the 2006 Act may only be made by—
(a)the owner of any part of the land over which the right of common was exercisable prior to the variation of that right;
(b)the owner of any land over which the right of common becomes exercisable in consequence of the variation; or
(c)(as the case may be) the owner of the land to which the right of common is attached, or the owner of the right of common in gross,
(a)every person (other than the applicant) who is the owner—
(i)of any land described in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b); and
(ii)(as the case may be) of the land to which the right of common is attached, or of the right of common in gross;
(b)any relevant leaseholder of any land described in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b);
(c)any person having the benefit of a relevant charge over any land described in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b).
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity to make the application by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c);
(b)the numbers of the register unit and the rights section entry in the register of common land or town or village greens for the right of common to which the application relates;
(c)a description of the variation to be recorded;
(d)except where the right of common is held in gross, a description of the land to which the right of common is attached; and
(e)where the right of common to be varied consists of a right to graze any animal, evidence that the land over which that right, in consequence of the variation, would be exercisable is able to sustain the exercise of that right (together with, if the land is already registered as common land, any other rights of common registered as exercisable over that land).
(4) Where it relates to only part of a right of common, the application must—
(a)identify that part of the land to which it is attached; and
(b)be accompanied by an application made for the purposes of section 8 of the 2006 Act.
Applications for the purposes of section 8: apportionment of right of common
3.—(1) An application for the purposes of section 8 of the 2006 Act (in relation to the apportionment of a right of common which is attached to land) must accompany any application (“the primary application”) which—
(a)is made under—
(i)section 7, 11 or 13 of the 2006 Act;
(ii)paragraph 1(6)(b) or 3(7)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act; or
(iii)paragraph 8 of this Schedule; and
(b)relates to only a part of a right of common.
(2) An application for the purposes of section 8 of the 2006 Act may be made in any other case in which a right of common is attached to land of which the ownership is divided into separate titles amongst two or more persons.
(3) The application may only be made—
(a)in the case of an application required to be made by sub-paragraph (1), by the person (and if more than one, by all such persons) by whom the primary application is made;
(b)in the case of an application permitted to be made by sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)by an owner of any part of the land to which the right of common is attached; or
(ii)by two or more such owners, acting jointly.
(4) The application must include—
(a)evidence of the capacity of the applicant, or (as the case may be) applicants, to make the application by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(a) or (b);
(c)a description, and details of the ownership, of—
(i)the land to which is attached the part of the right of common which is the subject of the primary application, in the case of an application required to be made by sub-paragraph (1); or
(ii)the land belonging to the applicant or (as the case may be) applicants, in the case of an application permitted to be made under sub-paragraph (2);
(d)a calculation as to what constitutes a rateable apportionment of the right of common between the land in respect of which a description and details of ownership are required by paragraph (c) and any remaining land to which the right of common is attached; and
(e)in the case of applications made by two or more owners of different parts of the land, a description of the portions attaching to the part of each such applicant.
Applications under section 10: attachment of right of common to land
4.—(1) Where an applicant under section 10 of the 2006 Act is not the person entitled to occupy the land to which the right of common is to be attached, the application must show that that person consents to the application.
(a)the numbers of the register unit and the rights section entry in the register of common land or town or village greens for the right of common to which the application relates;
(b)a description of the land to which that right of common is to be attached; and
(i)the applicant is the owner of the right of common to be attached; and
(ii)where a person’s consent is given under sub-paragraph (1), that person is entitled to occupy the land to which the right of common is to be attached.
Applications under section 11: re-allocation of a right of common
5.—(1) An application under section 11 of the 2006 Act must show that the following persons consent to it—
(a)any relevant leaseholder of the land to which the right of common is attached;
(b)any person having the benefit of a relevant charge over that land.
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity (as owner of the land to which the right of common is attached) to make the application;
(c)a description of the land to which the right of common is attached; and
(d)details of which part of that land qualifies as “the relevant part” (as described in section 11(1)(b) of the 2006 Act), together with evidence for its so qualifying.
(3) Where it relates to only part of a right of common, the application must—
(4) For the purposes of subsections (2) to (4) of section 11 of the 2006 Act the use of land for any of the following purposes is to be regarded as use of that land for agricultural purposes—
(a)growing crops;
(b)pasture or grazing;
(c)forestry;
(d)the keeping of land as woodland or scrubland;
(e)any purpose in respect of which any payment under the single payment scheme is made.
(5) For the purposes of this paragraph “single payment scheme” has the meaning it is given in the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010(21).
Applications under section 12: transfer of right in gross
6.—(1) An application under section 12 of the 2006 Act may only be made by—
(a)the registered owner of the right of common in gross; or
(b)the transferee of that right.
(2) Where the registered owner of the right of common in gross is not the applicant, the application must show that that registered owner consents to the application.
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity to make the application by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b); and
(b)the numbers of the register unit and the rights section entry in the register of common land or town or village greens for the right of common to which the application relates.
Applications under section 13: surrender or extinguishment of right of common
7.—(1) An application under section 13 of the 2006 Act may only be made by—
(a)the owner of the land to which the right of common is attached or, in the case of a right of common in gross, the owner of that right; or
(b)the owner of the land or of any part of the land over which the right of common is exercisable.
(2) Where the applicant is the owner of the land (or of any part of the land) over which the right of common is exercisable, the application must show that the following persons consent to it—
(a)the owner of the land to which that right is attached or, as the case may be, the owner of the right of common in gross;
(b)any relevant leaseholder of the land to which that right is attached;
(c)any person having the benefit of a relevant charge over the land to which that right is attached.
(b)the numbers of the register unit and the rights section entry in the register of common land or town or village greens for the right of common to which the application relates; and
(c)except where the right of common is held in gross, a description of the land to which the right of common is attached.
(4) Where it relates to only part of a right of common which is attached to land, the application must—
Inclosure Act 1845(22), section 147 The exchange of lands not subject to be inclosed, or as to which no inclosure is pending The order made by the Secretary of State by which that exchange is effected The applicants for the order
Inclosure Act 1845, section 149(23) The exchange of an inconveniently sited allotment for the poor, or for exercise and recreation, for other land more convenient or suitable for the purpose The order made by the Secretary of State by which that exchange is effected The applicants for the order
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(24), sections 99 and 107 (as incorporated into any other Act by virtue of section 1) The freeing and discharge under the Act of 1845 of all commonable or other such rights from land, upon the vesting of the land (after payment of compensation) in the promoters of the undertaking (as defined in section 2 of that Act) The conveyance or deed poll by which (where applicable with the consent of the Secretary of State under section 22(1)(c) of the Commons Act 1899(25)) that disposition is effected The promoters of the undertaking (as defined in section 2 of the Act of 1845)
Inclosure Act 1846(26), section 11 The exchange of any registered right of common defined by numbers or stints, in or to be exercised over any land, for any such right exercised over any other land The order made by the Secretary of State by which that exchange is effected The applicants for the order
Malvern Hills Act 1930(27), section 8 The sale, lease, exchange or absolute disposal free from any rights or restrictions of any part or parts of the Malvern Hills comprising registered common land The deed or other instrument made by the Malvern Hills Conservators (with the consent of the Secretary of State) effecting that disposition The Malvern Hills Conservators
New Parishes Measure 1943(28), sections 13 and 15 The disposition of registered common land, made with the consent of the Secretary of State under section 15 A conveyance to the Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated The Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated
Compulsory Purchase Act 1965(29), section 21 and Schedule 4 (as applying in relation to, or by virtue of, another Act) The compulsory purchase of registered common land or of a registered town or village green, resulting (after payment of compensation) in the extinguishment of all commonable or other rights in that land The conveyance, executed deed poll or vesting declaration, together with the compulsory purchase order, effecting that disposition The acquiring authority, as defined in section 1(3) of the Act
Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Order 1967(30), articles 7, 8 and 12 Erecting, or permitting to erect any building or other structure on, or enclosing permanently, or permitting to be enclosed permanently, any part of land which is registered as common land or as a town or village green The instrument by which the erection of the building or the permanent enclosure (or, in either case, the permission to do the same), (where applicable with the consent of the Secretary of State), was confirmed The London borough council that is party to the disposition
Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Order 1967, article 17(31) The utilisation, alienation, or exchange for other land, of any part of any open space with the consent of the Secretary of State, where all or part of that open space is registered as common land or town or village green The deed or other instrument by which the agreement so to dispose of the open space is made The London borough council so disposing of the open space
Countryside Act 1968(32), sections 6 and 9 and Schedule 2 The taking of land out of registered common land, with the authority of the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing, or improving, opportunities for the enjoyment of the public The deed or other instrument (including, if applicable, any compulsory purchase order, or any agreement under which land is acquired) effecting the taking of the land The local authority (as defined in section 6(2) of the Act) authorised by the Secretary of State
New Towns Act 1981(33), paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 The compulsory purchase of registered common land or of a registered town or village green The compulsory purchase order effecting that disposition, and any vesting declaration, and any deed made under the authority of that order, the 1981 Act and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 by which, as a consequence of the disposition, any right, trust or incident was discharged or any right acquired The acquiring authority (as defined in section 80(1) of the Act)
Acquisition of Land Act 1981(34), section 19 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3
Town and Country Planning Act 1990(35), section 229 (as read with section 19 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981) The appropriation of land forming part of registered common land or of a town or village green The order authorising the appropriation made by the local authority and confirmed by the Secretary of State The local authority authorised by the order
Planning Act 2008(36), section 131 or 132
Applications under section 15(1): registration of town or village green
9. An application under section 15(1) of the 2006 Act must—
(a)include evidence that section 15(2), (3) or (4) of that Act applies to the land in respect of which registration is sought;
(b)contain a description of that land; and
(c)contain a description of the locality or the neighbourhood within a locality relied upon for the purposes of section 15(2)(a), (3)(a) or (4)(a), as applicable, by reference to—
(i)the name of any parish, electoral ward or other local administrative area with which it is coextensive;
(ii)the local geographical area within which it is situated; or
(iii)a map showing that locality or neighbourhood.
Applications under section 15(8): registration of land as town or village green by its owner
10.—(1) An application under section 15(8) of the 2006 Act for the purpose of registering land owned by the applicant as a town or village green must—
(a)include evidence that the applicant is the owner of the land in respect of which registration is sought;
(c)show that any consents which are required under section 15(9) of the 2006 Act have been obtained.
(2) The application may include a description of the locality or the neighbourhood within a locality of which the inhabitants are to have the right to indulge in lawful sports and pastimes on the land, by reference to—
(a)the name of any parish, electoral ward or other local administrative area with which it is coextensive;
(b)the local geographical area within which it is situated; or
(c)a map showing that locality or neighbourhood.
11. An application made under section 19(4)(b) of the 2006 Act must include—
(b)the number of the register unit and, in so far as is relevant to the mistake or other matter in the register in respect of which the application seeks correction, the number of the rights section entry, in the register of common land or town or village greens to which the application relates;
(d)a description of the amendment sought in the register of common land or town or village greens.
Applications under paragraph 1(6)(b) of Schedule 1: severance of right of common by transfer to public body
12.—(1) An application made under paragraph 1(6)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, for the purpose of registering a transferee as the owner of a right of common upon the severance of that right, may only be made by—
(a)the body (being a body specified in paragraph 1(1)(a) to (c) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act) to which the right of common to be severed is to be transferred; or
(b)any person who, by virtue of an order under paragraph 1(5) of that Schedule, is to be regarded as a commons council for the purpose of paragraph 1(1)(a), and to whom the right of common to be severed is to be transferred.
(2) The application must show that the owner of the land to which the right of common is attached consents to the application.
(b)a description of the land to which the right of common is attached and from which it is to be severed, and evidence of the ownership of that land;
(c)in a case to which paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act applies, evidence that notice has been given in accordance with the requirements of—
(ii)paragraph 1(2) and (3) of that Schedule; and
(d)in a case to which paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule applies, evidence that the commons council (or the person who, by virtue of an order under paragraph 1(5) of that Schedule, is to be regarded as a commons council for the purpose of paragraph 1(4)) for the land in question consents to the transfer.
Applications under paragraph 3(7)(b) of Schedule 1: severance of right of common by order
13.—(1) An application made under paragraph 3(7)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, for the purpose of registering a transferee as the owner of a right of common upon the authorisation by order made under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule of the severance of that right, may only be made by a person to whom the right of common to be severed is to be transferred, further to provision made by an order under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule.
(a)the name and statutory instrument number of the order providing for the severance by transfer to which the application relates;
(c)a description of the land to which the right of common is attached and from which it is to be severed, and evidence of the ownership of that land; and
(d)evidence that any requirement imposed by the provision in the order made under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule and applicable to the transfer in question has been met.
14.—(1) An application made under Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act, for the purpose of remedying non-registration or mistaken registration under the 1965 Act, must be made on or before—
(a)31st December 2020, where the application is to an original registration authority; and
(b)15th March 2027, where the application is to a 2014 registration authority.
(3) In an application made under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act, the land to which the application relates may only include land that is covered by a building or which is within the curtilage of a building if the owner of that land consents to its registration.
(c)evidence, if applicable, that any consent required under sub-paragraph (3) has been given.
(c)evidence, if applicable, that any consent required under sub-paragraph (3) has been given,
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: creation of right of common
15.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of the creation of a right of common, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made by—
(a)the owner of any part of the land over which the right of common is exercisable;
(b)if the right of common is attached to land, the owner of any part of that land; or
(c)if the right of common is not attached to land, the owner of the right of common.
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity to make the application (as described in sub-paragraph (1));
(b)a description of the right of common to be registered;
(c)a description of the land over which the right of common is exercisable; and
(d)if the right of common is attached to land, a description of the land to which it is attached.
(a)where the right of common was created by an instrument in writing, by a copy of that instrument;
(b)in any other case, by evidence of the creation of the right.
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: surrender or extinguishment of right of common
16.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of a surrender or extinguishment of a right of common, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made—
(a)if the right of common was attached to land, by the current owner of any part of the land to which it was attached;
(b)if the right of common was a right in gross, by the owner of the right immediately before it was surrendered or extinguished; or
(c)(in either case) by the current owner of any part of the land over which the right of common was exercisable.
(b)the numbers of—
(i)the register unit; and
(ii)the entry in the rights section of that register unit,
which are to be amended; and
(c)if the right of common was attached to land, a description of the land to which it was attached.
(a)where the right of common was surrendered or extinguished by an instrument in writing, by a copy of that instrument; and
(b)in any other case, by evidence of the extinguishment of the right.
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: variation of right of common
17.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of a variation of a right of common, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made by—
(a)the current owner of any part of the land over which the right of common was exercisable before its variation;
(b)the owner of any part of the land over which the right of common is exercisable at the date of the application;
(c)if the right of common is attached to land, the owner of the land to which it is attached; or
(d)if the right of common is a right of common in gross, the owner of the right.
which are to be amended;
(c)a description of the variation to be recorded in the register; and
(a)if the variation was made by an instrument in writing, by a copy of that instrument;
(b)in any other case, by evidence of the variation.
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: apportionment of right of common
18.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of an apportionment of a right of common which is attached to land, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made if—
(a)part of the apportioned right of common has been—
(i)surrendered, extinguished or varied;
(ii)severed from the land to which it was attached; or
(iii)the subject of a disposition by virtue of any relevant instrument; and
(b)the application is made at the same time as an application (“the primary application”) to register, or to amend the register in consequence of, that event.
(2) The application may only be made by the person making the primary application.
(a)the numbers of—
(i)the whole of the land to which the right of common was attached before its apportionment; and
(ii)the part of that land to which, following the apportionment, the part of the right of common which is the subject of the primary application was attached;
(c)the name and address of the owner of the land to which is attached the part of the right of common which is the subject of the primary application; and
(d)the applicant’s calculation as to how the right of common is apportioned between the part specified in sub-paragraph (3)(b)(ii) and the remainder of the land.
(4) If the applicant claims that the right of common is apportioned otherwise than rateably between the constituent parts of the land to which it was attached, the application must—
(a)explain the basis for that claim; and
(b)be accompanied—
(i)if the apportionment was effected by an instrument in writing, by a copy of that instrument; and
(ii)in any other case, by evidence that the right has been apportioned otherwise than rateably.
(5) In sub-paragraph (1), “disposition” and “relevant instrument” have the meanings given in paragraph 21(3).
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: severance of right of common
19.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of the severance of a right of common from land to which it was attached, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made by—
(a)the person to whom the right of common was transferred upon being severed;
(b)the owner of the right of common at the date of the application; or
(c)the owner of land to which the right of common is registered as being attached.
(c)a description of the land to which the right of common was attached, and evidence of the ownership of that land at the time of the severance of the right of common.
(3) The application must include or be accompanied by—
(a)the written instrument (if any) which the applicant claims has effected the severance of the right of common; and
(b)if there is no such instrument, or if that instrument does not express an unambiguous common intention by the parties to it that the right of common should be severed—
(i)other documentary evidence, contemporaneous to the time at which the applicant claims that the right of common was severed, of a common intention by the transferor and transferee of the right of common that it was to be severed; or
(ii)evidence that the right of common has subsequently been treated as severed.
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: transfer of right in gross
20.—(1) An application to amend a register in consequence of the transfer of a right of common in gross, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act, may only be made by—
(a)the person registered as the owner of the right of common; or
(b)the owner of the right of common at the date of the application.
(a)evidence of the applicant’s capacity to make the application (as described in sub-paragraph (1)); and
which are to be amended.
(3) The application must be accompanied by a copy of the instrument in writing by which the right of common was transferred to the person who is its owner at the date of the application.
Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: statutory dispositions
21.—(1) An application may be made by any person to amend a register in consequence of—
(a)a disposition by virtue of any relevant instrument, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(c) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act; or
(b)the giving of land in exchange for any land subject to such a disposition, which is a qualifying event by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(d) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act.
(i)the relevant instrument effecting the disposition or exchange; and
(ii)any consent, authorisation, approval or certificate given for the purposes of that relevant instrument;
(b)if applicable, the numbers of—
(c)a description of the amendment to be made to the register.
(3) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)—
(a)“disposition” means a disposition made under or pursuant to an enactment listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 8 or a predecessor enactment, which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table; and
(b)“relevant instrument” means any such instrument (as defined in paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act) made under or pursuant to an enactment listed in column 1 of the table or a predecessor enactment, which is described in the corresponding entry in column 3.
(4) In sub-paragraph (3), a “predecessor enactment” means a repealed or revoked enactment which has been substantially re-enacted by an enactment listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 8.
SCHEDULE 6Fees payable to the Planning Inspectorate
regulation 43 declaration of entitlement to exercise a right of common £55
section 6 of the 2006 Act creation of a right of common resulting in the registration of new common land no fee
section 6 of the 2006 Act creation of a right of common over existing common land £145
section 7 of the 2006 Act variation of a right of common resulting in the registration of new common land no fee
section 7 of the 2006 Act variation of a right of common over existing common land £145
section 8 of the 2006 Act apportionment of a right of common £150
section 10 of the 2006 Act attachment of a right of common no fee
section 11 of the 2006 Act re-allocation of attached rights £150
section 12 of the 2006 Act transfer of a right in gross £60
section 13 of the 2006 Act surrender or extinguishment of a right of common £115
Schedule 4, paragraph 8 statutory disposition pursuant to section 14 of the 2006 Act (including the exchange of land for land subject to a statutory disposition) £220
section 15(1) of the 2006 Act registration of a new town or village green other than by the owner no fee
section 15(8) of the 2006 Act registration of a new town or village green by the owner no fee
section 19 of the 2006 Act correction, for the purpose of section 19(2)(a) (of a mistake made by the registration authority) no fee
section 19 of the 2006 Act correction, for a purpose described in section 19(2)(b) or (e) £145
section 19 of the 2006 Act correction, for a purpose described in section 19(2)(c) no fee
section 19 of the 2006 Act correction, for a purpose described in section 19(2)(d) £45
Schedule 1, paragraph 1(6)(b), to the 2006 Act severance by transfer to public bodies £100
Schedule 1, paragraph 3(7)(b), to the 2006 Act severance authorised by order £100
Schedule 2, paragraph 6, to the 2006 Act deregistration of certain land registered as common land £3,400
Schedule 2, paragraph 7, to the 2006 Act deregistration of certain other land registered as common land £2,800
Schedule 2, paragraph 8, to the 2006 Act deregistration of certain land registered as a town or village green £3,300
Schedule 2, paragraph 9, to the 2006 Act deregistration of certain other land registered as a town or village green £3,400
Schedule 3, paragraph 2, to the 2006 Act: application made during the transitional application period for any purpose listed below no fee
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period creation of a right of common £290
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period surrender or extinguishment of a right of common £140
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period variation of a right of common £255
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period apportionment of a right of common (to facilitate any other purpose) £255
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period severance of a right of common £145
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period transfer of a right in gross £140
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period statutory disposition (including the exchange of land for land subject to a statutory disposition) £255
SCHEDULE 8Application of these Regulations to the Registration Areas of the 1965 Registration Authorities
1. To the extent, and subject to the modifications, described below, the following provisions of these Regulations apply to an application to a 1965 registration authority to amend its register of common land or its register of town or village greens under—
(b)regulation 2 in respect of any definition given in that regulation to the extent that the defined term is required in the application of the provisions listed in this paragraph;
(c)regulation 4;
(d)regulation 7, excluding—
(i)in paragraph (3), all items in the table save those relating to—
(aa)section 19 of the 2006 Act in relation to an application having as its purpose correcting a mistake by the registration authority in making or amending an entry in its register of common land or town or village greens; and
(bb)paragraphs 6 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act; and
(e)regulation 16;
(f)regulation 17, excluding paragraph (5);
(g)regulations 19 and 20;
(h)regulation 21, excluding paragraph (4)(a);
(i)regulations 23 to 25;
(j)regulation 26, excluding paragraph (4);
(k)regulations 27 to 34;
(l)regulations 36 and 37;
(m)regulations 50 to 53;
(n)Schedule 3, in relation to Model Entries 4, 6 to 9, 14 to 17, and 24;
(o)paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 in so far as the application has as its purpose correcting a mistake made by the registration authority in making or amending an entry in its register of common land or town or village greens;
(p)paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 in so far as the application is pursuant to paragraph 6, 7, 8 or 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act, and subject to the modification that in paragraph 14(1)(b) there are substituted for the words “a 2014 registration authority” the words “a 1965 registration authority”;
(q)Schedule 5, in relation to the item in the table concerning the correction, for the purpose of section 19(2)(a), of a mistake made by the registration authority;
(r)Schedule 6, in relation to the items in the table concerning—
(i)the correction, for the purpose of section 19(2)(a), of a mistake made by the registration authority; or
(ii)Schedule 2, paragraphs 6 to 9, to the 2006 Act; and
(s)Schedule 7, paragraphs 1(b) and (c) and 2 and, in the table, the items concerning an application—
(i)under section 19, insofar as the application is for the purpose of section 19(2)(a); or
(ii)pursuant to paragraph 6, 7, 8 or 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act.
3. For the purpose of this Schedule, any application made to a 1965 registration authority, and any action subsequently taken by that authority, in relation to its register of common land or town or village greens before section 1 of the 2006 Act has come into force in relation to the area in which the land is situated shall apply in relation to that land and to any registration made in respect of it in such a register that is maintained for that area under the 1965 Act.
These Regulations make provision about the registration of common land and town or village greens under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006 (c. 26) (“the 2006 Act”).
They come into force on 15th December 2014 and apply to the registration areas (as defined in regulation 2) of the commons registration authorities in England specified in Schedule 1. The relevant provisions of Part 1 of the 2006 Act were first commenced on 1st October 2008 as a pilot scheme in six of those areas, now identified for certain purposes in these Regulations as the original registration authorities. Two additional registration authorities are included in Schedule 1 by these Regulations, Cumbria County Council and North Yorkshire County Council, which are identified for certain purposes as the 2014 registration authorities.
Part 1 contains preliminary provisions including a power for the Secretary of State to appoint the Planning Inspectorate and its inspectors as eligible to administer and determine applications to, or proposals by, a commons registration authority for the amendment of its registers (regulation 4).
Part 2 makes provision about the registers to be kept by commons registration authorities. Authorities will continue to keep the registers which they have maintained under the Commons Registration Act 1965 (“the 1965 Act”), and Part 2 contains provisions similar to those previously contained in the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966 (S.I. 1966/1471) (“the 1966 Regulations”).
Part 3 contains provisions about the making, management and determination of applications and proposals to amend the registers, including provision for the holding of public inquiries in appropriate cases. It specifies the cases in which applications and proposals must be referred to the Planning Inspectorate for determination; these include certain particular types of applications and proposals, and cases where the commons registration authority has a prejudicial conflict of interest (regulation 26).
Part 4 makes miscellaneous provisions, including specifying a transitional period for updating the registers by the 2014 registration authorities, during which those authorities are required to review their registers and consider whether to make proposals to amend them in consequence of qualifying events which have taken place since the registers were drawn up under the 1965 Act and which have not previously been registered. Provision is also made for applications to be made to those authorities to amend the registers in consequence of such events. Part 4 also provides for the owner of land to which a right of common is attached to apply to enter in the register a declaration of entitlement to their right (regulation 43).
The Regulations also apply, to the extent described in Schedule 8, to any registration authority which continues to maintain its registers of common land and of town or village greens under the 1965 Act and the 1966 Regulations where there is an application to the authority under—
(a)section 19 of the 2006 Act, for the purpose given in section 19(2)(a) (correcting a mistake made by the commons registration authority in making or amending an entry in the register); or
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.defra.gov.uk and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument at www.gov.uk.
2000 c. 7; the definition of “electronic communication” was amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), Schedule 17, paragraph 158.
Section 19 of the 1965 Act (regulations) was extended by the Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Act 1989 (c. 18).
S.I. 2007/457.
S.I. 2007/2585.
1866 c. 122, 1869 c. 107, 1878 c. 71, and 1898 c. 43.
1876 c. 56.
1925 c. 20. Section 193(1) was amended by section 189(4) of, and Schedule 30 to, the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), paragraph 10(5) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), paragraph 7 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37).
S.I. 2008/1961, amended by S.I. 2009/2018.
S.I. 2009/2018.
S.I. 2007/457; this instrument and S.I. 2007/2585 ceased to have effect (subject to transitional provisions which are continued in these Regulations) in relation to the original registration authorities by virtue of regulation 55 of S.I. 2008/1961.
S.I. 2010/540, amended by S.I. 2012/3027.