This Practice Note deals with amendments to the register of town and village greens (TVGs) by way of correction, Rectification and deregistration in England and Wales, in both the pioneer and non-pioneer areas. References are also made to commons where this is analogous to the position for TVGs or otherwise relevant. Nonetheless, care is required to recognise where there are significant differences between village greens and commons.

For guidance on:

1. •

   what constitutes a TVG and the statutory criteria for registration, see Practice Note: What is a town or village green?

2. •

   the procedural Requirements for making an application to register a TVG, see Practice Note: Town and village greens—making an application to register a TVG

3. •

   the impact of TVGs on development, see Practice Note: Town or village greens—property development

4. •

   the creation and registration of common land, see Practice Note: Creation and registration of common land

As addressed below, the requirement for registration of land as a TVG was introduced by the Commons Registration Act 1965 (CRA 1965).