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Application to register land known as Upper Castle Field at Tonbridge as a Village Green
We have received an application to register land known as Upper Castle Field at the Slade in Tonbridge 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, can be viewed in the 'Documents' section.
Note that the deadline for responses to the consultation is Monday 2 September 2024.
We have received an application to register land known as Upper Castle Field at the Slade in Tonbridge 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, can be viewed in the 'Documents' section.
Note that the deadline for responses to the consultation is Monday 2 September 2024.
Timeline
Consultation opens
Application to register land known as Upper Castle Field at Tonbridge as a Village Green is currently at this stage
This consultation is open for contributions.
Consultation ends
this is an upcoming stage for Application to register land known as Upper Castle Field at Tonbridge as a Village Green
If you require any of the documents in an alternative format or language please email alternativeformats@kent.gov.uk or call 03000 42 15 53 (text relay service number: 18001 03000 42 15 53). This number goes to an answering machine, which is monitored during office hours.
