Local land charges

Search for local land charges, request a search, check fees and find out how searches work in different former council areas.

Search types

A local land charge search can include LLC1, CON29R and CON29O enquiries. These can be submitted separately or together, depending on the information you need.

LLC1

LLC1 is the official certificate of search.

It covers registerable charges, including:

  • financial charges
  • improvement grants
  • Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)
  • conditional planning consents

CON29R

CON29R covers standard enquiries about the property or land, including:

  • planning history
  • building control history
  • highway status
  • notices issued by the local authority
  • radon gas assessments

CON29O

CON29O covers optional enquiries. These can include:

  • question 4: road proposals by private bodies
  • question 5: advertisements
  • question 6: completion notices
  • question 7: parks and countryside
  • question 8: pipelines
  • question 9: houses in multiple occupation
  • question 10: noise abatement
  • question 11: urban development areas
  • question 12: enterprise zones, local development orders and business improvement districts
  • question 13: inner urban improvement areas
  • question 14: simplified planning zones
  • question 15: land maintenance notices
  • question 16: mineral consultation areas and safeguarding areas
  • question 17: hazardous substance consents
  • question 18: environmental and pollution notices
  • question 19: food safety notices
  • question 20: hedgerow notices
  • question 21: flood defence and land drainage consents
  • question 22: common land and town or village green