As a Commons Registration Authority, Wigan Council is responsible for maintaining the Registers of Common Land and Village Greens within the Borough as a statutory requirement of the Commons Registration Act 1965.
Each area of Common Land or Village Green listed within the register has a unique Unit Number, a CL prefix denotes Common Land, whilst a VG prefix denotes a Village Green. The registers are available for public inspection on an appointment basis, by telephoning any of the numbers given below. The Common Land Registers are divided into 3 sections: -
- Section 1 - Land Details
This gives a description of the land, who it was registered by and date the registration became final
- Section 2 - Rights Details
Description of the rights of the land and the name of the person holding the rights
- Section 3 - Ownership
This gives details of owners of the Common Land. However entries held are not conclusive and in many cases ownserhip details are not known
An Official Search of the Register of Common Land and Village Greens may be made by submitting the appropriate CON29 Optional Enquiry Form 2007 to Land Charges with the current fee of £10.00
CON29 Optional Enquiry Form 2007 requests can be received and returned electronically via NLIS (National Land Information Service)
