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1 Summary

An application made by Mr A Shepherd was received on 24 May 2004 to register as town or village green land known as Testwood House Farm, Testwood, Totton as shown shaded green on the attached plan (appendix 1). On 29 November 2006 the Committee resolved that a non-statutory public inquiry should be held. The inquiry has now taken place and the Inspector appointed to preside has prepared his report. His recommendation to the Registration Authority is that the application should be rejected and accordingly the recommendation is that the application be rejected.

2 The Inspector's Report

The Inspector's report sets out the detail of the application and the inquiry in some detail and this is attached as appendix 2.

3. Recommendation

That the application under section 13 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 to register Testwood House Farm, Testwood, Totton as town or village green be rejected, for the reasons set out in the report of the Inspector, Stephen Morgan, attached as appendix 2 to this report

Section 100D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this Report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this Report.

NB: the list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in

the Act

Application and supporting documentation, objection and supporting documentation and supplementary material relating to progress of application - held in Chief Executive's Department