Common Land Guidance Sheet 1b Works and processes that do not need section 38 consent

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Explains the process for carrying out restricted works on land registered as common land. Specifically looks at the works and processes that do not need consent under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006.

Document History

Last updated: 23 March 2026 - Updated reason for inclusion (a), (b), (c), or (d) bullet point 5. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-land-guidance-sheet-1b-works-and-processes-that-do-not-need-section-38-consent/common-land-guidance-sheet-1b and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 1 January 2015.

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