Common Land
(asked on 24th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications they have received for village green status; and of those, how many were successful.
This question was answered on 31st January 2019
According to the latest figures available, since 2006 there have been thirteen applications for the registration of village greens under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006.
Of these, three were granted in full, one was granted in part, six were refused and two were withdrawn. One is currently awaiting hearing at the Supreme Court.