Common Land

Open Spaces Society Press Release

The Open Spaces Society (OSS) have published a press release concerning the recent decision by the Planning inspectorate to refuse the common land swap proposed by Woking Borough Council. The press release can be found…continue reading

Common Land – Official Register

We have obtained an official entry for Westfield Common (CL 121) from the statutory register required by the Commons Registration Act. A map excerpt is shown below showing the clear boundaries of the common (click…continue reading

Westfield Common – Registration FOI Request update

FYI - copy of response of FOI request to establish the registration details for Westfield Common Vanessa Glynn Woking Borough Council 1 June 2009 <http://www.woking.gov.uk> Dear Mr Corney, Thank you for your request for information…continue reading

Common Land – Statutory Protection

Westfield Common is registered as CL121 in the Common Land register (Commons Registration Act, 1965). A map showing the registered area is shown below: Development of Common Land is protected by statutory law, the most…continue reading

3rd Party Land Ownership – Moor Lane & Wesfield Common

Just some initial high-level comments on the 3rd party land ownership issues which has resulted in Moor Lane being discounted in the access planning application as an access route to the proposed new housing development.…continue reading