Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 21 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 August 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 August 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Common Land

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are proposing for reclaiming lost commons under the Commons Act 2006.

Answer: Applications can already be made to register commons which were mistakenly omitted from the register in nine authority areas under the Commons Act Schedule 2 paragraphs 2-4. Together these nine authorities cover over 70% of registered commons and greens in England. In addition, where commons were omitted as a result of a mistake made by a commons registration authority, applications under section 19 of the Commons Act 2006 can be made anywhere in England.

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