Land searches

Searches are carried out to protect purchases of land or property so that they are not caught unawares by obligations that are enforceable by local authorities.

Every local authority is required to hold a register of charges brought into existence by themselves or another originating authority.
There are various charges such as:

Financial Charges
Compulsory Purchase orders
Environmental Health Notices
Building Control Notices
Enforcement Notices
Legal or Highways Agreements
Tree Preservation Orders
Listed Building or Conservation Area.

Conditions in Planning Permission imposed before 1 August 1977 are no longer registrable.

Submission of a search

You should include forms LLC1 and CON29 in duplicate at the same time, if answers to both are required together with the correct remittance. All searches must be accompanied by two plans with the property to be searched clearly outlined in red.

Local land charges fees (from 1 April 2009)

CON29 (R) Standard Enquiries and LLC1

Part 1 - enquiries

One parcel of land - Residential Properties £120.00
One parcel of land -Commercial Properties £140.00
Additional parcels of land - each adjoining parcel £17.00

CON29 (R) Standard Enquiries Only

One parcel of land - Residential Properties £90.00
One parcel of land - Commercial Properties £110.00

Con 29 (O) Part 2 Enquiries

Each optional enquiry £15.50
Each additional enquiry (Solicitors own) £27.00

Form LLC1 only £30.00

Local Land Charges Register Search (e.g. Personal Search) NO CHARGE

Contact us

Tel: 0115 907 1145
Fax: 0115 907 2237

Access to Con29 information and personal searches

Con29 Information

The information to answer CON29 questions is made available to you via the Land Charges Section (with the exception of Highways).

Please use the attached application form for your request, giving full details of the property or land to be searched and a precise plan showing the boundaries.

Requests can be submitted by post, which must include a cheque for the correct fee and will be returned by post, or by email which can then be collected from the Council offices and payment made on collection.

Personal Searches

A personal search of the Local Land Charges Register may be carried out by any person upon payment of the statutory fee.

Bookings

Appointments are made on a first come, first served basis by telephoning the Land Charges office between 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am – 4pm Friday.

When an appointment has been made the Land Charges staff will search the relevant registers for information held against the property to be searched.

As all approved planning charges are held on the Local Land Charges Register there is no need for a personal searcher to have to make a further appointment with the Planning Department. Any withdrawn, pending or refused planning applications can be supplied on request.

Information needed

Name of the company or person that wishes to carry out the search, contact details if these are not already held on the Land Charges database, the full address of the property or site to be searched and a clearly marked plan (either faxed or emailed)

Payment

A personal search of the Local Land Charges Register costs £22 per single property address. Each additional parcels of land are £1.00 each.

On arrival

On arrival please report to reception who will then notify the Land Charges staff of your arrival. Please pay the correct fee at reception and acquire a copy receipt. In exchange for the copy receipt you will receive the relevant information held on the Land Charges Register for each property or site that is searched.

If CON29 information has been requested this must be paid for with the Personal Search fee.

Registers

Local Land Charges Register

The information held on our electronic/hard copy registers deals with all registerable charges against a property or piece of land. These include financial charges, grants, tree preservation orders, approved planning consents, enforcement notices, listed buildings, Section 106’s, conservation areas etc.

Other Registers

If you require information regarding any other register or have any queries, please contact the relevant department for information.

Building Control Department

For information regarding building control queries please contact:

Building Control Department

Town Hall, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Tel: 0845 907 2244 Ext: 3140

Planning Department

For information regarding planning queries please contact:

Planning Admin & Technical Support Department

Town Hall, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Tel: 0845 907 2244 Ext: 3170

Environmental Health Department

For information regarding environmental queries please contact:

Environmental Admin Team

Merlin House, Merlin Way, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RA

Tel: 0115 931 6030

Highways Department

For information regarding Highways queries please contact:

Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG

Tel: 01629 580000

Severn Trent Water

For information regarding public sewers please contact:

Severn Trent Water Ltd, Great Central Road, Mansfield, NG18 2FJ

Tel: 0121 722 4000

For all other comments and queries please contact:

Local Land Charges

Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1Hu

Tel: 0115 907 1145

Email: Landcharges@erewash.gove.uk

Fax: 0115 907 2237