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Challenge the government to sell land or property (Right to Contest)

If you believe land or property is not needed and could be put to better economic use, then you can challenge the government by submitting a Right to Contest application.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
8 January 2014
Last updated
22 January 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Right to Contest application form

ODT, 17.6 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Right to Contest application form (Word version)

MS Word Document, 23 KB

Details

The application process has two strands:

  • Strand 1: land owned by a central Government department and their arms length bodies
  • Strand 2: land owned by a local authority or certain other public bodies

You’ll need to contact the relevant strand when submitting the form. The contact details for each are on the application form.

For more information see the guidance on challenging the government to sell land or property.

Updates to this page

Published 8 January 2014
Last updated 22 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated the postal address in the application form

  2. Updated both versions of the Right to Consent application form with the latest versions

  3. First published.

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