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Commons and village greens

You can apply to amend the registers of common land and village greens.

For enquiries relating to commons and village greens, please contact us by email at legal@suffolk.gov.uk.

The Register of Commons and Village Greens is available for public inspection with reasonable notice during office hours.

Please telephone 01473 264190 to make an appointment with our Land Charges Team.

Commons Act 2006 - Applications and Fees

View the guidance notes and application forms on GOV.UK.

Provision under, or for purposes of which, the application is made

Purpose of applicationApplication fee
 Guidance notes for applicants to be read in conjunction with the application forms 
Regulation 43

Declaration of entitlement to exercise a right of common.

Exercisable over 2 or more commons

£102.00

£204.00

Section 6 of the 2006 ActCreation of a right of common resulting in the registration of new common landNo fee
Section 6 of the 2006 Act

Creation of a right of common over existing common land

 £306.00
 Section 7 of the 2006 Act 

Variation of a right of common

 £306.00
 Section 7 of the 2006 Act Variation of a right of common resulting in the registration of a new common land No fee
 Section 8 of the 2006 Act Apportionment of a right of common £306.00
 Section 10 of the 2006 Act Attachment of a right of common No fee
 Section 11 of the 2006 Act Re-allocation of attached rights 

£306.00

 Section 12 of the 2006 Act Transfer of a right in gross £153.00
 Section 13 of the 2006 Act Surrender or extinguishment of a right of common 

£255.00

   
 Section 19 of the 2006 Act Correction, for a purpose described in Section 19 (2) (b), or (e) £306
 Section 19 of the 2006 Act Correction, for a purpose described section 19 (2) (c) No fee
 Section 19 of the 2006 Act Correction, for a purpose described in Section 19 (2) (d) £51.00
 Schedule 1, paragraph 1 (6) (b) to the 2006 Act Severance by transfer to public bodies £255.00
 Schedule 1, paragraph 3 (7) (b) to the 2006 Act Severance authorised by order 

£255.00

 Schedule 2, paragraph 2 or 3 to the 2006 Act Non-registration of common land or town or village green No fee
 Schedule 2, paragraph 4 to the 2006 Act 

Waste land of a manor or not registered as common land

 No fee
 Schedule 2, paragraph 5 to the 2006 Act Town or village green wrongly registered as common land No fee
 
Schedule 2, paragraphs 6 – 9 to the 2006		 Deregistered of certain land registered as common land or as a town or village green £1000.00
 Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period Creation of a right of common £383.00
 Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period Surrender or extinguishment of a right of common £383.00
 Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period Variation of a right of common £383.00
 Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period Apportionment of a right of common (to facilitate any other purpose) 

£383.00

 Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application periodSeverance of a right of common £383.00
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application periodTransfer of a right in gross£383.00
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 or 4, to the 2006 Act: application made after the end of the transitional application period Statutory disposition (including the exchange of land for land subject to a statutory disposition)£383.00