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New guidance for commons on gov.uk website

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Staff from both Defra and Natural England have been working with writers to reformat the guidance on commons for the government’s website GOV.UK.

There are now fewer pages on commons, these are:
•    https://www.gov.uk/common-land-village-greens
•    Carrying out works on common land
•    Managing common land
•    Set up a commons council

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