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The Supreme Court has ruled in R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Another that where land which formed part of a golf course was also used by local residents for informal recreation (principally dog walking), the use by the public was sufficient to allow the land to be registered as a Village Green under the provisions of the Commons Act 2006 (the "Act"), thus creating permanent recreational rights for the public including, to walk dogs, picnic, fly kites, and play ball games
