The Planning Inspectorate is responsible for determining applications under the 2006 Act regarding common land in England, and several other pieces of legislation regarding commons and greens. All applications are determined on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Published 19 January 2023
Last updated 514 March 2025
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5 March 2025
common land decision posted.
25 February 2025
OM/3356581 Aldringham Green, Suffolk Decision date: 25 February 2025
19 February 2025
COM/3325277 decision
30 January 2025
COM/3344390 Powick Hams Common, Powick, Worcestershire Decision date: 27 January 2025 and COM 3349061 Yew Hill Reservoir, Silkstead Lane, Compton and Shawford, SO21 2LG Decision date: 29 January 2025
17 January 2025
COM/3334560 and COM 3350284 decision
15 January 2025
COM/3355067 decision
20 December 2024
decision for COM 3346085 Elstree Common 20 December 2024 added.
11 December 2024
Two new hearing notices added under 2024.
9 December 2024
Haigh common decision released
3 December 2024
COM/3347174 Monken Hadley Common and COM/3327735R Lyneham Green Decisions
3 December 2024
COM/3311141 Upton Towans, Cornwall Hearing Notice 21 January 2025, COM/3325277 Curglaze Common, Cornwall Hearing Notice 23 January 2025 and
COM/3329763 Hendra Croft, Cornwall Hearing Notice 20 February 2025 added
13 November 2024
COM/3347186 decision
8 November 2024
New common land decision attached.
8 November 2024
3 common land decisions added.
7 November 2024
two common land decisions added.
10 October 2024
new common land decision for 10/10/2024 uploaded.
8 October 2024
common land decision for Goose Green Common added.
New decision published:
COM/3332614 Cockernhoe Village Green decision 7 May 2024
7 May 2024
New decision published:
COM/3323550 Edge Common Application decision 7 May 2024
3 May 2024
COM/3323643 and COM/3327738 decisions
15 April 2024
COM/3332044 and COM/3327735 decisions
5 April 2024
COM/3329745 decision
27 March 2024
COM/3330933 decision
18 March 2024
COM/3325462 decision
13 March 2024
COM/3330405 decision
8 March 2024
COM/3327737 and COM/3325376 decisions
7 March 2024
COM/3333418, COM/3327997 and COM/3325292 decisions
1 March 2024
COM/3325380 and COM 3323196 & COM 3323197 decisions
29 February 2024
COM/3319474 decision
22 February 2024
two common land decisions posted for 22 February 2024.
15 February 2024
COM/3314044 decision
5 February 2024
COM/3319558 and COM/3323563 decisions
30 January 2024
COM/3324356 and COM/3326940 decisions
24 January 2024
decision added and title / description changed
23 January 2024
document attachment (decision) 80 added. 2023 changed to 2024 on attachment 79.
17 January 2024
COM/3312481 Decision date: 16th January 2023
11 January 2024
Inline Attachment 77 (descion) added 11 January 2024
18 December 2023
decision added, COM 3307244 Sneedhams Green 18-12-2023.
15 December 2023
COM 3302826 Bromyard Decision 15 December 2023 - file attachment
COM 3319187 Farway Common 15 December 2023 - file attachment added to document on 15 December 2023
13 December 2023
New common Land decision document added
12 December 2023
COM 3294347 added
7 December 2023
COM/3317939 decision
10 November 2023
COM/3206697R decision
9 November 2023
COM/3317951 decision
2 November 2023
COM/3316968: PART OF DITSWORTHY WARREN. Hearing postponed - new date to be confirmed
20 October 2023
COM 3317297 decision
11 October 2023
COM/3312935 decision
29 September 2023
COM/3319187 hearing notice added
22 September 2023
2 new decisions published
18 September 2023
Hearing notification added for COM/3316968: PART OF DITSWORTHY WARREN
11 September 2023
COM/3317299 , COM/3313966, COM/3291403 and COM/3313181 decisions added
1 September 2023
COM/3321502 Peckham Rye Decision date: 31 August 2023
2 August 2023
COM/3319837 decision
20 July 2023
COM 3288615 Polyphant Green, Polyphant, Cornwall PL15 7PS Decision date: 13 July 2023 decision
COM/3314044: Breakneck, Peter’s Splash & Raven’s Hole Beaches, Cornwall. Hearing date 3 August 2023, COM/3309826: Talland Cliff, Cornwall. Hearing date 8 August 2023, COM/3313966: St Breward Common, Cornwall. Hearing date 10 August 2023
12 June 2023
COM/3319193
COM/3312124 and COM/3307440
COM/3311223 and COM/3316215
decisions
30 May 2023
COM/3287816, COM/3293879 and COM/3306665 decisions
25 May 2023
COM/3311859, COM/3314774 , COM/3314783, COM/3315579 and COM/3316962 decisions
19 May 2023
COM/3307244 hearing notice added and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 hearing notice updated
12 May 2023
COM/3290856 Kingsmead, Ware, Hertfordshire Decision date: 10 May 2023
10 May 2023
COM/3291403 – Martha’s Hill & Beck Bottom (CL190) – The hearing will begin at 10am on Tuesday 4 July and COM/3309398 Burn Moor (Clapham Portion), North Yorkshire Decision date: 3 May 2023
27 April 2023
COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 North Common and Chailey Common – Hearing 6 June 2023 updated
25 April 2023
COM/3313181 Bury Wood – Hearing 1 August 2023, COM/3312935 – Clapham Common (CL73) – The virtual public inquiry will begin at 10am on Tuesday 13 June and COM/3303863 decision
20 April 2023
COM/3301435, COM/3303956, COM/3304359 and COM/3305817 decisions
13 April 2023
COM/3309337 Lyneham Green – 11 April 2023 decision
6 April 2023
COM/3307623 decision added
29 March 2023
COM/3296303, COM/3313278, COM/3313485 and COM/331674 Decisions
27 March 2023
Broxhead Common (CL147), Hampshire Land at Picketts Hill, Headley and Broxhead Common (CL147), Hampshire Land at Baigents Hill, Headley hearing ntoices
21 March 2023
COM/3309426 decision added and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 hearing notice updated
8 March 2023
COM 3306325 Rye & Hillside Common decision 01 March 2023 and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 North Common and Chailey Common – Hearing 6 June 2023
27 February 2023
COM/3311427, COM/3311421 and COM/3295102 decisions
14 February 2023
COM/3287816 - Land at Lizard Green (CL220) - The hearing will begin at 10am on Wednesday 17 May 2023
13 February 2023
COM/3305817 and COM/3303956 hearing notice
9 February 2023
COM/3304252 and COM/3304873 Decision and COM/3277613 hearing notice