Kingwood Common Preservation Group

Formed in October 2009 by local people and users of the common to protect the common and fight the proposed enclosure

LATEST NEWS: JUNE 2011

The Planning Inspector has ruled against The Conservators.

The application to fence off the Kingwood Common was rejected after a Planning Enquiry held at Nettlebed Comunity School on 19-20th April, and a 'site visit' to Kingwood Common on 4th May.

The Commons Conservators went ahead with the application despite many local objections.

There were 77 letters of objections to the application, mainly from local people, and 41 letters in favour, mainly from people connected with the Conservators or BBOWT, very few of them local.

A copy of the application can be found here: http://www.easy-share.com/1909961656/NDCC Application.pdf

The main reason given for rejection of the application was given as the 1906 Act.

"They (the Conservators) shall at all times keep the commons uninclosed..."

(The commons) "may be closed and exclusively appropriated by the Conservators for any period or periods not exceeding 21 days in any one year and for not more than 4 consecutive days on any one occasion."

Secondary reasons for the refusal were:

1) "overall negative effect on the interests of those occupying or having rights over the common".

2)"overall negative effect on the interests of the neighbourhood and the public interest".

Kingwood Common Preservation Group would like to sincerely thank all of our supporters who have helped to keep Kingwood Common unfenced and cattle free.