This policy has been effective from 1 April 2002

The term ‘Personal Search’ refers solely to a search of the Local Land Charges Register, (including any other Register to which the Land Charges Register entry refers).  A personal searcher may, within office hours, personally inspect the Land Charges Register at the Council offices.  Once the Local Land Charges Register has been inspected, the personal search is concluded.

Additional enquiries to Building Control, Environmental Health, Drainage and Highways do not form part of a ‘Personal Search' and a personal searcher is not entitled to ask or expect answers to the questions shown on the CON29 Form of Enquiries.

A personal searcher is also entitled to inspect certain other Public Registers free of charge.  Although these Registers are open for inspection, that does not mean staff within those departments are under any legal obligation to supply supplementary or additional advice or information to a personal searcher.

It is not Council policy to issue anything in writing for a personal search.

VISITING TIMES & COSTS

The Local Land Charges Register is open for inspection between:-

• Mondays to Thursdays 9:30 am to 12.30 am & 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (last available appointment at 4.00pm)
• Fridays 9:30 am to 12:30 am & 2:00 pm to 4.00 pm (last available appointment at 3.30pm)

Kindly telephone 24hours in advance to make an appointment.  Due to workload only 3 personal searches will be permitted within a half hour time slot.

PROCEDURE

Please report to Reception on arrival.  You will visit the Local Land Charges Office to inspect the Local Land Charges Register and view and make notes of any relevant registration and planning entries.  Please ensure you have all the information you need before you leave the office as the Land Charges staff will not be able to update information for you at a later date.  The ‘personal search’ is then complete.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If answers to Questions on the CON29 Form search of enquiries are required, then please click the link and submit a completed form to the Land Charges section, with a plan and the relevant fee.  You can do this via email or by post.  If you prefer to use email then we will check your search submission for you, email you back confirmation that the search can proceed so that you can telephone the office and make a debit/credit card payment.  

Once we have made the relevant enquiries we will email you back a .pdf document detailing the answers to the Questions submitted.  We are currently taking 4-5 working days to turn these enquires around.

SHDC Land Charges Copy Document Costs (inclusive of VAT)

Planning decision notices	£15.00 per copy
Copy of registration documents	£3.50 for up to 6 pages, Subsequent pages, 20p each
Plus cost of attached plan	A0/A1 - £11.26, A2 - £8.23, A3 - £4.70, A4 - £3.50
Office copy of entry in LC Register	£1.50 each