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This section gives you the opportunity to ask a question you may have about an issue on your common or about commons in general. You will need to register/login first before you can post your question.

Our experts will endeavour to provide the best possible advice, however for complex cases you may need to seek specialist legal counsel.

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Questions and Answers

Public access

  • Do organised competitions on common land need the owner's consent?
  • Illegal use of motor vehicles on common land

Works on commons

  • Applying conditions when granting consent for works on commons
  • Do owners need the consent of commoners to plant trees?
  • Soil Protection Review

Legal issues

  • Converting rights in gross to apurtenant rights
  • Can new rights be registered?
  • I have just bought some land how do I find out about the rights attached?
  • Third Party Liability Insurance
  • Ownership of common land
  • Should a Commons Association register as an owner?
  • Dance vs Savery - a precis of the judgement
  • Implementing Part 1 of the Commons Act, 2006

Single Payment Scheme

  • Responsibility On Common Land

Commons associations

  • To what extent are Committee members exposed in terms of liability?

Miscellaneous

  • The defining of Commons

Better outcomes on upland commons

  • Our Common Cause - Our Upland Commons
  • Pilot phase

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Stories from your common

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  • SHORT HISTORY OF DITCHLING COMMON AND TENANTRY DOWN
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