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Planning consideration

Common land and village greens

Areas of open space that have been used for recreation by the inhabitants of the town, village or parish for generations

Design stage
Backlog
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Synonyms
  • Commons and Village greens
  • Registered village greens
  • Town and village greens
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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Common land and village greens' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Common land and village greens' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Common land and village greens'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Common land and village greens'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Common land and village greens a trigger?

  • Is the Common land and village greens something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Common land and village greens data already available?

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Common land and village greens?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    • Local plans - Village greens are occasionally referenced in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Common land and village greens?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Common land and village greens? How do we expect them to use Common land and village greens?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Common land and village greens data?

  • What are some potential uses of Common land and village greens data?

  • What's the value of adding Common land and village greens data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Common land and village greens data available?

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Last updated: 2025-09-11 10:23:04