Cornwall Council is the registration authority for common land and town and village greens in Cornwall.
Before 1 October 2008 we worked under legislation brought about by the Commons Registration Act 1965. Under this legislation there is approximately 25,000 acres of common land in about 300 register units. This equates to 3% of the land in Cornwall, equalling the 3% of land in England registered as common land.
From 1 October 2008 a variety of new measures became available. These were largely for making applications to amend the commons and greens registers under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006. In most cases a fee will be payable.
Please see the fee table for revised fees from 1st January 2024.
Commons and Village Green application representations Privacy Notice
Common land in Cornwall
- Map of Parishes containing common land, as at May 2014
- List of former Borough or Urban District Councils in Cornwall immediately prior to 1 April 1974
- Biological Survey (Defra)
Notices of Applications and Proposals concerning Common Land in Cornwall
- Application 3066, published February 2024. To register approximately 239.366 hectares of coastal land as common land in the Parishes of Mullion and Gunwalloe.
- Application 3045. January 2024. To register approximately 0.101 hectares of land as common land at Crift Downs in the Parish of Lanlivery.
- Applications 3062 and 3135. Published January 2024. To register approximately 13.844 hectares of land as common land at Boscawen Cliffs, in the Parish of St. Buryan
- Application 3068. Published November 2023. To register approximately 5.549 hectares of land as common land at Perran Common, south of Cubert village in the parish of Cubert.
- Application 3065. Published October 2023. To register approximately 2.982 hectares of land as common land at Burngullow Common in the northern part of the Parish of St. Mewan.
- Application 3059. Published October 2023. To register approximately 1.027 hectares of land as common land at Churchtown Green, St. Gennys in the Parish of St. Gennys.
- Application 3061. Published October 2023. To register approximately 0.827 hectares of land as common land south of Madron Well, in the Parish of Madron.
- Application 3060. Published October 2023. To register approximately 2.355 hectares of land as common land west and south of Boswarthen in the Parish of Madron.
- Application 3064. Published October 2023. To register approximately 2.277 hectares of foreshore as common land at Polurrian Cove, in the Parish of Mullion.
- Application 3055. Published October 2023. To register approximately 0.286 hectares of land as common land at Trewellard Common, Pendeen in the Parish of St. Just.
- Application 3053. Published September 2023. To register approximately 3.792 hectares of land as common land at Tregeseal and Bosvargus Common in the Parish of St. Just.
- Application 3048. Published September 2023. To register approximately 1.305 hectares of land as common land at Chark Moor in the Parish of Lanlivery.
- Application 3047. Published September 2023. To register approximately 21.136 hectares of land as common land at Red Moor in the Parish of Lanlivery.
- Application 3044. Published May 2023. To register approximately 1.322 hectares of land as common land at Ventongimps Common, Callestick in the Parish of Perranzabuloe.
- Notice of Public Hearing for land at Rejerrah, 11th June 2024
- Application 3043. Published May 2023. To register approximately 0.03 hectares of land as common land at Rejerrah Downs, Rejerrah on the boarder of the Parishes of Perranzabuloe and St. Newlyn East.
- Application 3042. Published April 2023. To register approximately 0.14 hectares of land as common land at Hendra Croft, Rose, in the Parish of Perranzabuloe.
- Application 3041, published April 2023. To register approximately 3.845 hectares of land as common land at Curglaze Common, Buller Downs in the Parish of Lanner.
- Application 3040. Published March 2023. To register approximately 0.60 hectares of land as common land at Kelsters Common, Tomperrow, Truro, in the Parish of Kea.
- Application 3039. Published March 2023. To register approximately 0.15 hectares of land as common land near Mount Pleasant, Porthtowan in the Parish of St. Agnes.
- Application 3034. Published March 2023. To register approximately 14 hectares of land as common land at Chynhalls Cliff, Coverack in the Parish of St. Keverne.
- Application 3089, published March 2023. To register approximately 37 hectares of land as common land between Porthtowan and Menagissey in the Parish of St. Agnes.
- Notice of Public Hearing for App.3030 West Looe Downs, 18 June 2024
- Application 3030. Published February 2023. To register approximately 5.6 hectares of land as common land at West Looe Downs, West Looe in the Parish of Looe.
- Application 3021. Published October 2022. To register approximately 1.9 hectares of land as common land at Porthbean Beach, Portscatho in the Parish of Gerrans.
- Application 3017. Published October 2022. To register approximately 7.5 hectares of land as common land at Towan Beach in the Parish of Gerrans.
- Application 3058. Published March 2022. To add approximately 120 hectares of land at Upton Towans as common land in the parishes of Hayle and Gwinear/Gwithian.
Further information
- Defra (please note this is a different web site address from the town and village greens web link)
- Open Spaces Society
