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Land and property - local land charges search
Summary of Service
Our Land Charges section is responsible for providing information in connection with Local Land Charge searches. Generally Solicitors and Licensed Conveyancers submit a search request to the relevant District Council.
The search is a statutory requirement in any property or land-based transaction and reveals any planning, environmental health, financial and highway restrictions recorded upon the search subject.
We answer the following enquiries, from our perspective, on the Con 29R & O Form. Those marked with an asterisk are answered jointly by Wiltshire County Council and the respective District Council.
CON29R (Standard Form)
1.2 *Planning Designations and Proposals
2 Maintenance of roads etc
3.1 *Land required for Public Purposes
3.2 Land to be acquired for Road Works
3.4 *Nearby Road Schemes
3.5 *Nearby Railway Schemes
3.6 Traffic Schemes
3.9 *Notices, Orders, Directions under Planning Acts
3.10 *Compulsory Purchase
CON 29O (Optional Enquiries)
4 *Road Proposals by Private Bodies
5 Public Paths or Byways
7 *Completion Notices
8 Parks and Countryside
17 Mineral Consultation Areas
22 Common Land, Town & Village Greens
Details of Service
Submission of Local Searches
Forms LLC1 and Con 29R & O should be submitted to the relevant District Council with the appropriate fee. The enquirer will then receive two separate replies, one from Wiltshire County Council and one from the respective District Council.
Turn-around time
We aim to reply to 80% of search enquiries within five days of receipt.
Commons Registration Searches- CON29O
Searches in the registers of Common Land and Town and Village Greens.
Submission of CON29O
Form CON29O and two plans should be submitted in duplicate direct to Land Charges at Wiltshire County Council. The fee is £15.60, please make cheques payable to Wiltshier County Council..
Highway Enquiries
The Highway Records are held and maintained in the Land Charges Section. These are records of all roads, footways and verges in Wiltshire that the County Council is responsible for maintaining.
An appointment may be made to view the records during office hours or enquiries may be made by telephone, letter or email regarding extent of highway. There may be a fee for this information depending on the nature of the enquiry.
Personal Searchers
Personal Searchers are entitled to inspect, free of charge, public records held in the Land Charges Section. An appointment is required and a charge of £15.00 per enquiry will be made for any assistance. Opening hours for Personal Searchers are Monday to Thursday 10.00am - 12.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm.
Payment
(From 1st April 2008)
Local Searches
Con 29R & O - Standard Enquiries and Optional ~ Please refer to relevant District Council.
Con 29O -Optional Enquiries after completion of search replies: ~ £15.60 per enquiry.
Commons Registration Searches
Form CON29O ~ £15.00 per search
Copies of Local Searches and Commons Searches (only available to original enquirer) ~ £5.20 per search
Public Rights of Way Enquiry ~ £20.80 per enquiry
Highway Information ~ £36.00 per hour (minimum fee £20.80)
Contact Details
By Post
Senior Land Charges Assistant
Land Charges Team
Environmental Services Department
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD
By Email
landcharges@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713042 or 01225 713043 or 01225 713045 or 01225713048 or 01225 718058
By Fax
01225 713981
| A to Z Names | Land and property - local land charges search, Land and property - local land charges search |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Land charges; Personal searches; Adopted Highway; Extent of Highway; Maintainable Highway |
| PID No. | 672 |
| IPSV Category | Land searches |
| Level 1 Name | Land and property - local land charges search |
| IPSV ID | 2211, 496 |
