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[Paul Mobbs]

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http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2012/oct12/251012/251012_2

Town and village green registration regime changes mooted

Roger Milne, Planning Portal, 25th October 2012


Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has proposed a shake-up of the town and 
village green (TVG) registration regime to weed out proposals designed to 
block development.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the reforms 
would see town and village green applications excluded for land which has 
planning permission (or a publicised planning application) or is identified 
for potential development in a local or neighbourhood plan (including draft 
plans).

“There are already well over 4,000 existing TVGs and they will retain full 
protection,” Defra said. “TVGs can continue to be registered where no 
development is either proposed or the subject of ongoing community 
consultation.”

The new arrangements are the subject of consultation and the plans are 
incorporated in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, just published.

The proposed legislation would also see the introduction of landowner 
statements and enhanced fees for applications to amend registers under Part 
1 of the Commons Act 2006.

The minister said: “Town and village greens are cherished community spaces, 
and it’s absolutely right they continue to have the strongest protection.

“Yet the system can be abused to stop developments like affordable housing 
from being built. We’re stamping down on the abuse of this law that can 
effectively shut local communities out of deciding what development is right 
for them.”

Find out more about the Town and Village Greens reforms.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/protected/greens/


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