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Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…
You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…
You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…
You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
Appeal against a decision by your local council to reject your application for a right of way - how to appeal, what documents to submit, who can comment on your appeal and how long it takes.
Your local council makes decisions about right of way applications. You…
Make your appeal to the Planning Inspectorate by filling in the appeal…
Anyone can comment on a right of way appeal. Your local council must tell…
The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it’s valid.…
You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning…
Application form to purchase a River Thames lock and weir fishing permit.
Appeal against a hedgerow notice - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
Single application form which allows for both highways statements and declarations, and landowner statements.
Application form for consent to construct works on common land: Commons Act 2006, Section 38 and the National Trust Act.
Application form to deregister, or to deregister and exchange, common land or town or village greens.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Application form to apply to register land as a town or village green.
The Countryside and Rights of Way act 2000 allows access authorities to make agreements with landowners or occupiers for access to land for the land to be opened up, improved, repaired or maintained. The Planning Inspectora…
Correct historical errors in the registers by either adding land to, or removing land from, the registers.
Rural Development Programme for England - funding and current schemes.
When an order making authority submits an order for determination, they also need to provide a number of supporting documents.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 allows people with a legal interest in access land to apply to the relevant authority to exclude or restrict access. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals (known as restrict…
Create a new right of common and record it in the register of common land.
Record yourself as the person who is now entitled to use a right of common.
Record a new piece of land in the register of town or village greens.
Use this form alongside your Timesheet and Supporting Evidence spreadsheet to make a claim for costs.
Share a right of common in the register of common land or of town or village greens.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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