Application to register land at Abingdon Road at Barming as a Village Green

We have received an application to register land at Abingdon Road at Barming as a Village Green.

Under the Commons Act 2006, anyone may apply to the County Council for land to be registered as a Town or Village Green, but in order for land to qualify for registration it must be shown that ‘a significant number of the inhabitants of any locality, or of any neighbourhood within a locality, have indulged as of right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period of at least 20 years’. For use of the land to have been ‘as of right’, it must have taken place without any force, secrecy or permission.

Further details regarding the application, including a plan showing the land in question, can be found in the 'Documents' section.

The deadline for responses to the consultation is Monday 30 November 2026.

We have received an application to register land at Abingdon Road at Barming as a Village Green.

Under the Commons Act 2006, anyone may apply to the County Council for land to be registered as a Town or Village Green, but in order for land to qualify for registration it must be shown that ‘a significant number of the inhabitants of any locality, or of any neighbourhood within a locality, have indulged as of right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period of at least 20 years’. For use of the land to have been ‘as of right’, it must have taken place without any force, secrecy or permission.

Further details regarding the application, including a plan showing the land in question, can be found in the 'Documents' section.

The deadline for responses to the consultation is Monday 30 November 2026.