Commons Act 2006 – Section 15 (1)
Notice of an application for the registration of land as a town or village green
To every reputed owner, lessee, tenant or occupier of any part of the land described below, and to all others whom it may concern.
Application has been made to Bedford Borough Council, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP by Councillor Jane Walker, 11 Dewlands, Oakley, Bedford MK43 7RL under section 15 (1) of the Commons Act 2006 and in accordance with the Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007.
The application seeks the inclusion in the register of the town and village greens of the land described in the Schedule below which is claimed to have qualified for the registration as a town or village green on 27 January 2023 by virtue of the land being used as right by the residents of Clapham for more than 20 years for lawful sports and pastimes.
The application which includes a plan of the land proposed for registration, may be inspected at:
1. Bedford Borough Council, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
Between the hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
If the Commons registration authority is satisfied that the land described below qualifies for registration as a town or village green, it will so register the land.
Any person wishing to object to the registration of the land as a town or village green should send a statement of the facts on which the objection is based to: Local Land Charges Team – REF VG69, Bedford Borough Council, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP Or Local.LandCharges@Bedford.gov.uk
On or before 5 October 2023
Any representations that are to be taken into account by the Authority in reaching a decision on the application cannot be treated as confidential and will be copied to the applicant for comment and may be disclosed to other interested parties.
31 August 2023
Jon Shortland
Chief Officer for Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Growth
On behalf of the Registration Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Schedule
Description of land claimed to have qualified for registration as a town or village green:
Land East of 8 Fetlock Close, Clapham MK41 6BG
View a plan of the land (PDF)