A community website from WCRA – the Westfield Common Residents' Association – based in Westfield, Woking, UK

The Open Spaces Society (OSS) have published a press release concerning the recent decision by the Planning inspectorate to refuse the common land swap proposed by Woking Borough Council. The press release can be found here: http://www.oss.org.uk/westfield-common-woking-saved-from-degradation/

We have obtained an official entry for Westfield Common (CL 121) from the statutory register required by the Commons Registration Act. A map excerpt is shown below showing the clear boundaries of the common (click on the map for a larger image): Some observations: As you can see not all the paths that are in use have been officially recorded. Interesting long narrow strips of common land stretching up Moor  [ Read More ]

FYI – copy of response of FOI request to establish the registration details for Westfield Common Vanessa Glynn Woking Borough Council 1 June 2009 <http://www.woking.gov.uk> Dear Mr Corney, Thank you for your request for information which has been forwarded to me by our Customer Services Team. I am writing to inform you that Surrey County Council are the Commons Registration Authority for this area. Therefore, your request for information should  [ Read More ]

Westfield Common is registered as CL121 in the Common Land register (Commons Registration Act, 1965). A map showing the registered area is shown below: Development of Common Land is protected by statutory law, the most relevant laws are: Section 38 of the 2006 Act requires that consent be sought to carry out  restricted works on land registered as common land under the Commons Registration Act 1965.  Restricted works are any  [ Read More ]

Just some initial high-level comments on the 3rd party land ownership issues which has resulted in Moor Lane being discounted in the access planning application as an access route to the proposed new housing development. It seems that there are a number of different factors in play: Established “rights of way” across the Common to Moor Lane. Third party land of unclear ownership. Third party land in ownership of known  [ Read More ]