Fields in Trust

Before starting your application to protect your park or green space, please make sure you have read our Protection Guidance and have all your supporting documents and information handy.

Once you’re ready to apply, please complete the six-stage application form below. You can save the form and return to it later if you need to, but it’s always good to have everything you need already at your fingertips.

After you’ve submitted the form, we’ll send an acknowledgement email and our team will get to work reviewing your submission.

You’re about to do an amazing thing for nature and generations of people – thank you and congratulations!

About your green space

Is the green space held charitably?
How did you hear about Fields in Trust? 
Why are you protecting the green space?  
Is the green space registered land? 

To progress your application, we will require evidence of title, a plan of the site and copies of any leases or other formal agreements if applicable. To get started please tell us if the land is registered at the relevant Land Registry.

Registered Land Group

If any part(s) of the land or facilities you wish to protect is leased please provide details, e.g. pavilion.

Please tick all documents that you will be providing at the end of the application.

You should submit up to date copies of the Register of Title (Folio in Northern Ireland) and Title Plan with your application. We need recent copies so that we can see the current picture for the land. Current copies can be purchased for a nominal fee from the relevant Land Registry: England and Wales,Scotland or Northern Ireland
If you do not wish to protect all of the land on the Title Plan, please provide a copy of the Title Plan clearly outlining in coloured ink the area you wish to protect.
In submitting an application to protect a green space you will need to have first obtained any necessary internal approvals, e.g. if you are a local authority you will probably have obtained approval from a Council or Committee meeting or from another delegated authority. Please tick here if you are providing a copy of the Meeting Minute approving the proposal to protect your green space(s). If the approval is by way of another delegated authority, please provide written confirmation from the representative with authority to approve the proposal.
Registered Land - No

If any part(s) of the land or facilities you wish to protect is leased please provide details, e.g. pavilion.

Please tick all documents that you will be providing at the end of the application.

If the land is unregistered the root of title confirming your ownership may be in the form of a Conveyance, a Deed of Gift or similar and will include a plan of the land that you own. If you have a lease of 99 years or longer you will need to provide us with a copy.
In submitting an application to protect a green space you will need to have first obtained any necessary internal approvals, e.g. if you are a local authority you will probably have obtained approval from a Council or Committee meeting or from another delegated authority. Please tick here if you are providing a copy of the Meeting Minute approving the proposal to protect your green space(s). If the approval is by way of another delegated authority, please provide written confirmation from the representative with authority to approve the proposal.

Landowner details

Landowner contact

Contact name
Contact address

Additional contact (if applicable)

Contact name
Contact address

Legal agent/representative (if different to above)

Contact address

User groups and organisations

Please detail the Friends of group (if applicable) and any group/organisation/club/school which has a formal agreement on any part of the area that is to be protected.

Please ensure you have the named person(s)'s formal consent to share their details in this section.

Friends of group

Contact

Additional organisation

Add another organisation

Description

Activities and facilities

Activities

Please tick any of the following activities which take place on the green space:
Sport
Nature
Play

Facilities

Please give the number of any of the following facilities which appear on the space. If the facility is not present then leave blank.
Sport
FacilityNumber of Facilities
Grass football pitch(es)
Grass rugby pitch(es)
Artificial sports pitch(es):
Tennis court(s)
MUGA(s)
Cricket square(s)
Athletics track(s)
Bowling green(s)
BMX/bike track(s)
Outdoor gym(s)
Outdoor lido(s)
Nature
FacilityNumber of Facilities
Pathway(s)
Community garden(s)
Conservation area(s)
Nature trail(s)
Woodland(s)
Woodland trail(s)
Pond/lake/water feature(s)
Wildflower meadow(s)
Water meadow(s)
Sensory garden(s)
Play
FacilityNumber of Facilities
Play area(s)
Equipped play area(s)
Adventure play area(s)
Organised climbing area(s)
Interactive play area(s)
Buildings
FacilityNumber of Facilities
Pavilion(s)
Changing room(s)
Hall(s)
Café(s)
Green house(s)
Conservation centre(s)
Information/visitor centre(s)
Toilet block(s)
Commercial building(s)

Please provide your files

Please provide us with the following documentation:

Register of Title (dated within the past twelve months)

Title Plan

Title Plan area to be protected outlined in colour (if different from Title Plan)

Copy of lease(s) (if applicable)

Evidence of authorisation to protect your space

Root of Title, e.g. conveyance

Plan of the space, with the area to be protected outlined in colour

Copy of lease(s) (if applicable)

Evidence of authorisation to protect your space

To help us, please title your documents clearly.

If you are unable to upload your documents, please use our dedicated WeTransfer link to transfer these documents to us directly and for free.

If you are having any issues with uploads or WeTransfer, you can also email documentation to [email protected]. If doing so please clearly mark your subject line with the name of the green space you are applying to protect.

Formal declaration

In submitting an application you are confirming that the information is correct to the best of your knowledge and you will sign the Deed of Dedication (or Minute of Agreement in Scotland) within six months (excepting any extenuating circumstances) of us confirming that your green space is eligible for protection. You also confirm your acceptance that whilst Fields in Trust does not charge a fee to protect a green space, should you submit an application and subsequently fail to complete the protection process Fields in Trust reserve the right to charge you for costs incurred.

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