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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information and guidance on registering land as a town or village green.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Record a new piece of land in the register of town or village greens.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
This sets out the place selection methodology for the extension to Long-Term Plan for Towns.
Definition of rural areas using the Rural Urban Classification.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Information on the government’s Long-Term Plan for Towns, which will provide long-term investment in 55 towns to be spent on local people’s priorities such as regenerating local high streets and town centres or securing public safety.
Information on the different types of council and their electoral arrangements.
The MyTown campaign gives people a say in how a new generation of Town Deals, each worth up to £25 million, should transform the place they call home.
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
How to find out which sort of commons registrations authority you are and how you must maintain your registers.
Application form to apply to register land as a town or village green.
Find out how you can apply to change the commons registers to record a new event.
A £3.6 billion fund investing in towns as part of the government's plan to level up our regions.
FCDO travel advice for Panama. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest documents and news about the UK City of Culture Competition.
This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
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