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Change description : 2026-05-14 17:31:00: New decision: COM/3371151, Northumberland, Newton Common. Decision date: 14 May 2026 [Guidance and regulation]

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Common land notices and decisions published in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026

Hearing and inquiry notices and decisions for common land applications in 2023, 2024 2025 and 2026

Applies to England

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).

All Hearing and inquiry notices and decisions for common land applications within 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 are published on a separate page.

Decisions prior to 2019

Hearings and Inquiries

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Updates to this page

Published 19 January 2023
Last updated 1214 May 2026 + show all updates
  1. New decision: COM/3371151, Northumberland, Newton Common. Decision date: 14 May 2026

  2. Decisions published: COM/3343076, Cornwall, Boscawen Cliff. Decision date: 12 May 2026 COM/3371734, Gloucestershire, Highleadon Green (Laynes Wood). Decision date: 8 May 2026

  3. New decision: COM 3343034 Broadmoor Common Application Decision 8 May 2026

  4. Common land decision published, 17 April 2026.

  5. COM/3370080 decision

  6. COM/3373990 decision

  7. COM/3377343 and COM/3360917 decisions

  8. COM/336770 and COM/3367697 Decision

  9. COM/3368164 decision

  10. Two common land decisions added for January 23 2026.

  11. COM/3363388 decision

  12. following decisions added: COM/3346909 Rushmoor, Hampshire Decision: date 31 December 2025 COM/ 3357917 Predannick Downs, Cornwall: Hearing date 29 January 2026

  13. COM/3364453 decision

  14. COM/3368805 and COM/3374186 decisions

  15. COM/3366055 decision

  16. COM/3372677, COM/3324607 and COM/3358295 decisions

  17. COM/3348545 and COM/3363113 decision

  18. COM/3363395 and COM/3363391 decisions

  19. COM/3349379 decision

  20. 2 common land decisions added.

  21. COM/3335263 hearing notice

  22. COM/3354382 decision

  23. COM/3368164 Trevage Moor, Cornwall – Notice of hearing

  24. COM/3354574 and COM/3338634 decisions

  25. COM/3364618 decision

  26. Decision added 6 October 2025.

  27. COM/3329839 Notice of hearing

  28. COM/3343039 decision added

  29. Common land decision added for Smith’s Green, Takeley, Essex.

  30. Decision notice for Upton Towans Application added.

  31. COM/3354831 and COM/3346161 decision

  32. COM/3337713 CL493 Trewellard Common Decision

  33. COM/3316968 decision. COM/3324516 and COM/3330974 hearing notices.

  34. COM/3299781 decision

  35. Decision added: COM 3336782 Greta Wood

  36. COM/3353753 decision

  37. COM/3363510 decision

  38. Common land decision added 27 June 2025

  39. 4 common land hearing notices added

  40. COM/3345059 and COM/3345054 and COM/3355703 decisions

  41. COM/3352947 decision

  42. COM/3346435 decision

  43. COM/3358919 decision

  44. COM/3353450 hearing start date amended.

  45. COM/3361343 decision

  46. COM/3336312 and COM/3349983 decisions

  47. COM/3356274 & COM/3356279

  48. COM/3343068 St Gennys, Cornwall. Hearing Notice

  49. GRETA WOOD (CL238) hearing notice

  50. COM/3358698 Decision

  51. COM/3349067 decision

  52. COM/3325726 added

  53. COM/3350325 decision

  54. COM/3337337 decision

  55. COM/3329771 Towan Beach Decision

  56. 3 new common land hearings added

  57. COM/3343054 decision

  58. common land decision posted.

  59. OM/3356581 Aldringham Green, Suffolk Decision date: 25 February 2025

  60. COM/3325277 decision

  61. 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

  62. COM/3334560 and COM 3350284 decision

  63. COM/3355067 decision

  64. decision for COM 3346085 Elstree Common 20 December 2024 added.

  65. Two new hearing notices added under 2024.

  66. Haigh common decision released

  67. COM/3347174 Monken Hadley Common and COM/3327735R Lyneham Green Decisions

  68. 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

  69. COM/3347186 decision

  70. New common land decision attached.

  71. 3 common land decisions added.

  72. two common land decisions added.

  73. new common land decision for 10/10/2024 uploaded.

  74. common land decision for Goose Green Common added.

  75. Decision added: COM/3348118 Cranleigh Common, Surrey

  76. COM/3345519, COM/3342529 and COM/3344535

  77. COM/3347300 decision

  78. COM/3327731 added

  79. COM/3324088 Chynhalls Cliff, St Keverne, Cornwall Decision date: 21 August 2024 and COM/3324607 Peter Tavy Great Common Hearing notice 30 October 2024

  80. New decision added: COM/3321045 West Looe Downs Decision date: 15 August 2024

  81. COM/3336779 Burngullow Common Decision date: 12 August 2024 and COM/3330832 Rejerrah Downs Decision date: 12 August 2024

  82. COM/3333979 and COM/3333989, COM/3337492 and COM/3343913 decisions

  83. COM/3325277, COM/3311141 and COM/3337990 - Hearing adjourned COM/3329771 - Hearing postponed

  84. common land decision 19 July added.

  85. COM/3329122 and COM/3334363 decisions

  86. COM/3323299, COM/3334573 and COM/3334565 decisions

  87. COM/3334826 decision

  88. COM/3337705, COM/3329771 and COM/3325297 hearing notices

  89. COM/333457 decision

  90. COM/3303800 decision

  91. COM/3324088 Hearing notice Chynhalls Cliff - file attachment and COM/3337990 Pollurian Cove - file attachment added.

  92. Hearing Notice Rejerra Downs 15-04-24 - file attachment Hearing Notice Curglaze Common 10-05-24 - file attachment Hearing Notice Upton Towans 10-05-24.docx - file attachment Hearing Notice West Looe Downs 15-04-24.docx - file attachment added.

  93. COM/3326946 and COM/3326284 decisions

  94. COM/3329754 decision

  95. COM/3329112 Knowl Moor - Hearing 25 June 2024

  96. decision for Hackney downs added.

  97. New decision published: COM/3332614 Cockernhoe Village Green decision 7 May 2024

  98. New decision published: COM/3323550 Edge Common Application decision 7 May 2024

  99. COM/3323643 and COM/3327738 decisions

  100. COM/3332044 and COM/3327735 decisions

  101. COM/3329745 decision

  102. COM/3330933 decision

  103. COM/3325462 decision

  104. COM/3330405 decision

  105. COM/3327737 and COM/3325376 decisions

  106. COM/3333418, COM/3327997 and COM/3325292 decisions

  107. COM/3325380 and COM 3323196 & COM 3323197 decisions

  108. COM/3319474 decision

  109. two common land decisions posted for 22 February 2024.

  110. COM/3314044 decision

  111. COM/3319558 and COM/3323563 decisions

  112. COM/3324356 and COM/3326940 decisions

  113. decision added and title / description changed

  114. document attachment (decision) 80 added. 2023 changed to 2024 on attachment 79.

  115. COM/3312481 Decision date: 16th January 2023

  116. Inline Attachment 77 (descion) added 11 January 2024

  117. decision added, COM 3307244 Sneedhams Green 18-12-2023.

  118. 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

  119. New common Land decision document added

  120. COM 3294347 added

  121. COM/3317939 decision

  122. COM/3206697R decision

  123. COM/3317951 decision

  124. COM/3316968: PART OF DITSWORTHY WARREN. Hearing postponed - new date to be confirmed

  125. COM 3317297 decision

  126. COM/3312935 decision

  127. COM/3319187 hearing notice added

  128. 2 new decisions published

  129. Hearing notification added for COM/3316968: PART OF DITSWORTHY WARREN

  130. COM/3317299 , COM/3313966, COM/3291403 and COM/3313181 decisions added

  131. COM/3321502 Peckham Rye Decision date: 31 August 2023

  132. COM/3319837 decision

  133. COM 3288615 Polyphant Green, Polyphant, Cornwall PL15 7PS Decision date: 13 July 2023 decision

  134. COM/3300566 and COM/3300564 decisions

  135. COM/3311552, COM/3311541 , COM/3311432, COM/3311223 decisions added

  136. 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

  137. COM/3319193 COM/3312124 and COM/3307440 COM/3311223 and COM/3316215 decisions

  138. COM/3287816, COM/3293879 and COM/3306665 decisions

  139. COM/3311859, COM/3314774 , COM/3314783, COM/3315579 and COM/3316962 decisions

  140. COM/3307244 hearing notice added and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 hearing notice updated

  141. COM/3290856 Kingsmead, Ware, Hertfordshire Decision date: 10 May 2023

  142. 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

  143. COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 North Common and Chailey Common – Hearing 6 June 2023 updated

  144. 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

  145. COM/3301435, COM/3303956, COM/3304359 and COM/3305817 decisions

  146. COM/3309337 Lyneham Green – 11 April 2023 decision

  147. COM/3307623 decision added

  148. COM/3296303, COM/3313278, COM/3313485 and COM/331674 Decisions

  149. Broxhead Common (CL147), Hampshire Land at Picketts Hill, Headley and Broxhead Common (CL147), Hampshire Land at Baigents Hill, Headley hearing ntoices

  150. COM/3309426 decision added and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 hearing notice updated

  151. COM 3306325 Rye & Hillside Common decision 01 March 2023 and COM/3298979 AND COM/3299537 North Common and Chailey Common – Hearing 6 June 2023

  152. COM/3311427, COM/3311421 and COM/3295102 decisions

  153. COM/3287816 - Land at Lizard Green (CL220) - The hearing will begin at 10am on Wednesday 17 May 2023

  154. COM/3305817 and COM/3303956 hearing notice

  155. COM/3304252 and COM/3304873 Decision and COM/3277613 hearing notice

  156. COM/3296835 decision added

  157. COM/3299566 and COM/3295093 decisions added

  158. First published.

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Update history

2026-05-14 17:31
New decision: COM/3371151, Northumberland, Newton Common. Decision date: 14 May 2026

2026-05-12 10:09
Decisions published:COM/3343076, Cornwall, Boscawen Cliff. Decision date: 12 May 2026COM/3371734, Gloucestershire, Highleadon Green (Laynes Wood). Decision date: 8 May 2026

2026-05-11 09:28
New decision: COM 3343034 Broadmoor Common Application Decision 8 May 2026

2026-04-17 15:35
Common land decision published, 17 April 2026.

2026-04-16 16:09
COM/3370080 decision

2026-03-03 13:05
COM/3373990 decision

2026-02-18 08:33
COM/3377343 and COM/3360917 decisions

2026-02-11 13:33
COM/336770 and COM/3367697 Decision

2026-02-04 11:42
COM/3368164 decision

2026-01-23 11:39
Two common land decisions added for January 23 2026.

2026-01-06 10:01
COM/3363388 decision

2025-12-31 11:49
following decisions added: COM/3346909 Rushmoor, Hampshire Decision: date 31 December 2025COM/ 3357917 Predannick Downs, Cornwall: Hearing date 29 January 2026

2025-12-24 10:59
COM/3364453 decision

2025-12-23 10:57
COM/3368805 and COM/3374186 decisions

2025-12-19 09:33
COM/3366055 decision

2025-12-08 09:34
COM/3372677, COM/3324607 and COM/3358295 decisions

2025-12-01 14:45
COM/3348545 and COM/3363113 decision