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Report by Director of Law and Governance (PN9).

To consider an application on behalf of the Harcourt Hill Residents’ Association made to the County Council as commons registration authority under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 to register land known as Harcourt Hill field, Harcourt Hill (“the Application Land”) as a town or village green.

Having received the opinion of the Inspector set out at Annex 3 to the report PN9 the Committee is recommended to refuse the application for registration as a new town or village green of the plot of land known as Harcourt Hill Field Oxford. 

Approved

The Committee considered (PN9) an application on behalf of the Harcourt Hill Residents’ Association made to the County Council as commons registration authority under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 to register land known as Harcourt Hill field, Harcourt Hill (“the Application Land”) as a town or village green.

Mrs Taplin presented the report and outlined the history to the application. Responding to questions from members she confirmed that information regarding the status of Oxford Preservation Trust and how they held the land was not information revealed by Land registry records nor was ownership by the Trust any guarantee that public access would be available.

Councillor Roberts advised that the area was not mentioned in the Neighbourhood Plan as green space

RESOLVED: (unanimously) that having received the opinion of the Inspector set out at Annex 3 to the report PN9 to refuse the application for registration as a new town or village green of the plot of land known as Harcourt Hill Field Oxford.