Planning

House of Lords written question – answered at on 28 November 2012.

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Photo of Lord Greaves Lord Greaves Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the applications for the registration of town and village greens since the coming into force of the Commons Act 2006 were made following the submission of a planning application for some or all of the land concerned, and how many of these applications (1) were successful, (2) failed, and (3) are still pending.

Photo of Lord de Mauley Lord de Mauley The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

These data are not collected. However, there is evidence of the link between town and village green applications and plans to develop land.

Defra commissioned a study of greens applications submitted between 2003 and 2008 to investigate whether there was a link between those greens applications and plans for development. In their report the researchers inferred that 48% of applications were driven by, or influenced by, proposals for development in the local plan or planning applications.

Furthermore, the Association of Commons Registration Authorities for England and Wales conducted a study of 129 applications submitted between 2003 and 2008 and concluded that "large numbers of applications for the registration of new town and village greens have been made, most of which are stimulated following announcements of proposed development of the land in question".

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