Registering a town or village green
You can apply to register land as a new town or village green under the Commons Act.
You'll need to show that the land has been used:
- for a period of at least 20 years
- for the purposes of lawful sports and pastimes
- 'as of right' (for example, without force, secrecy or permission)
- by the inhabitants of a locality, or a neighbourhood within a locality.
A landowner can also register land as a new village green. You will not have to demonstrate a set period of use to do this.