Land Charges

Local Land Charges

The Local Land Charges team are continuing to operate a service as close to normal as possible.

Our staff are currently continuing to work from home and are continuing to process search requests in a timely manner.

If you would like to make any enquiries, please email locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk  and someone will reply via email.

Payments can be made by card.  You can do this by calling our Contact Centre on 01543 462621 and then hold to speak to an Advisor.  When speaking to an advisor, please ensure that you state that you would like to make a payment for a Local Land Charges search.

All searches are processed in strict date order in fairness to everyone but please note that we are currently receiving a high volume of search requests and longer waiting times can be expected. 

We can assure you that we are endeavouring to reduce our turnaround times but information from other organisations is taking longer than anticipated and ultimately this has an impact on our responses to you.

We are currently still unable to offer facilities to enable a personal inspection of the Local Land Charges Register but as a temporary measure we will continue to book appointments and will email information out on the day of the pre-booked appointment.


What is a Search?

A Search is carried out to ascertain if there are any matters affecting the property or land registered as a Local Land Charge, which an intended purchaser should be aware of (LLC1). It also reveals other relevant information held by the Council as a whole (CON29). The information given on a Search relates only to the property identified by the Search address and accompanying plan, which should be edged in red.

A Search is divided into two parts. The first part, the LLC1, deals with all registrable charges, for example Planning Permissions, Conservation Areas, Tree Preservation Orders, Listed Buildings etc. The second, the CON29, deals with additional enquiries, including such matters as Local Plan Status, Road Schemes, Contaminated Land, Building Regulations etc.

All drainage enquiries on a Search are now conducted by Severn Trent Water Searches.
 

Severn Trent Searches

PO Box 10155

Nottingham

NG1 9HQ

DX 723860 – Nottingham 43

Tel: 0115 971 3550

Email:  enquiries@severntrentsearches.com

Tel: 0115 971 3550

Website: www.severntrentsearches.com

Highways questions which are answered by Staffordshire County Council are contained in the CON29 part of the Official Search. Additional enquiries regarding highway issues should be directed to the authority by the person, company or firm carrying out the Search. The contact details for Staffordshire County Council highways issues are:

Highway Data Team - Land Charges, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Place 1, c/o Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH

Tel: 0300 111 8000 Fax: 01785 211279

 

Local Land Charges - Your Guide to Local Land Charges Searches in the Cannock Chase Area

Welcome to Cannock Chase Council Local Land Charges Section. 
Here we aim to provide information with a guide to Searches, Fees and other relevant information regarding the Search process.
We are a small section of 2 part-time staff and we process approximately 3,000 Searches per year.


Our postal address for submitting Searches is:-
Cannock Chase Council, 
Civic Centre, 
P O Box 28, 
Beecroft Road, 
Cannock, 
Staffordshire, WS11 1BG
Tel: 01543 464454 
Fax: 01543 462317
Email: locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk


Thank you for visiting our web pages. We hope the information we provide is of assistance.

Fees and Charges

Certificate of Register Fee (LLC1)
Residential          £33.00 Not Vatable
Commercial        £51.00 Not Vatable

Full Search          LLC1 and CON29 Enquiries
Residential          £107.40 VAT included on CON29 only (LLC1 £33.00 No VAT & CON29 £74.40 - £62.00 + VAT £12.40)
Commercial        £199.80 VAT included on CON29 only (LLC1 £51.00 No VAT & CON29 £148.80 - £124.00 + VAT £24.80)

Each Extra parcel of Land
Residential          £38.40 Inc VAT £32.00 + VAT £6.40
Commercial        £88.20 Inc VAT £73.50 + VAT £14.70

CON29 Enquiries
£6.48 each question when submitted with a Full Search. Including VAT (£5.40 + VAT £1.08)
(NB:  Should CON29 be requested separately there will be an administration fee of £21.60 plus the cost of each question – VAT is now included - £18.00 +£3.60).

Terms and Conditions

When submitting a Search, please ensure it is accompanied by a cheque for the full amount payable to Cannock Chase Council. Please note that if any cheques are dishonoured the Search will not be dispatched. The organisation or individual presenting a cheque which is dishonoured will in future have to wait while any cheque is cleared before the Search is processed.
We also accept payments by card.  You can do this by calling our Contact Centre on 01543 462621 and then hold to speak to an Advisor.

Please submit 2 plans with your Search and the postcode of property if known.

The LLC1 and CON29 forms need to be submitted in duplicate and can be obtained from solicitor firms or:-

Oyez Professional Services Ltd, 
144-146 Fetter Lane, 
London EC4A 1BT 

Tel: 0207 405 2020 Fax: 0207 242 9318

http://www.oyezformslink.co.uk/

How to Access CON29 Information

CHARGES FROM 1st APRIL 2023

This guide has been produced to help our customers access CON29 information, giving details of how and where to obtain the relevant answers. Some information is available from Public Registers, although appointments need to be made with the appropriate department.

Local Land Charges Register
An LLC1 Search covers the information held on the Local Land Charges (LLC) Register and can be purchased directly using the Search Request Form, the current fee being £33.00 (Residential) and £51.00 (Commercial) – Non Vatable.

The LLC Register is a public register which may be inspected by anyone wishing to do so. There is no charge for this.

A search of the Local Authority records can help to protect potential purchasers. It lets them know if there are any restrictions, agreements or proposals which may affect the property or land.

The Local Land Charges Register for this Authority is held electronically in the following locations:
- Local Land Charges, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1BG. Telephone: 01543 464636
- Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH. Telephone: 01785 276595 and 01785 276584.

Planning Public Register
Data held on the above register can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for questions 1.1 (a-i) for residential properties is £7.20 (£6.00 plus £1.20 VAT).
This Register contains details of all Planning Applications and decisions under planning legislation. If you require an appointment to view only the Planning Public Register contact the Planning Section, Development Control on 01543 462621.

Enforcement & Tree Preservation Order Public Registers
Data held on the above registers can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for question 3.9 (a-n) for residential properties is £1.62 each (£1.35 plus £0.27 VAT).
These registers contain Enforcement Notices, Stop Notices, Breach of Condition Notices and Tree Preservation Orders.
 
For an appointment to view only the Tree Preservation Order Public Register contact the Planning Section, Development Control 01543 462621.
The Enforcement Register is available upon request at the main reception at the Civic Centre.
Please note: Not all the questions under 3.9 on the CON29 will be obtained from Public Registers.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Cannock Chase Council have a CIL charging schedule.    The current fee for questions 3.10 (a-h) is £2.04 (£1.70 plus £0.34 VAT).

Assets of Community Value
There is no fee for questions 3.15 (a (i)-(v) & b (i-iii). Refer to the Cannock Chase Council Website:
www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/council/your-community/assets-community-value

Highway Information
Staffordshire County Council is responsible for all adopted highways within Cannock Chase District.
To obtain details of adopted highways information held in the public register you will need to contact Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH. Telephone: 01785 276595 and 01785 276584.
Please contact Staffordshire County Council direct for answers to the relevant CON29 questions under 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7e & g and 3.12
(part).
To purchase a reply directly from Staffordshire County Council complete a Highway Search Enquiry Form obtained from www.staffordshire.gov.uk. A fee will be charged for this information.

Local Plan
The relevant CON29 question, 1.2 can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for residential properties is £5.34 (£4.45 plus £0.89 VAT).
The Local Plan can be viewed in hard copy at the main reception at the Civic Centre or obtained from www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/planning

Contaminated Land Register
Data held on the above register can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for question 3.13 (a-c) for residential properties is £1.32 each (£1.10 plus £0.22 VAT).
Information regarding the Contaminated Land Register can be obtained from Environmental Health, on 01543 462621.
 
Radon Gas
There are several ways to obtain radon gas information:
The relevant CON29 question, 3.14 can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for residential properties is £1.32 (£1.10 plus £0.22 VAT)
Searches can be carried out via the UK Radon website, www.ukradon.org and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) website, www.hpa.org.uk/radiation. A fee will be charged for this service.

Remaining Questions
All the remaining questions on the CON29 can only be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. Please refer to the request form for details of the individual fees.

Complete Local Authority Residential Search
To purchase a full Residential Search (LLC1 & CON29) the current fee is £107.40
LLC1 £33.00 Non Vatable
CON29 £74.40 (£62.00 plus £12.40 VAT)

Commercial Searches
Commercial Searches are also catered for in the same way. Please refer to the Search Request Form for details of the individual fees.

Complete Local Authority Commercial Search
To purchase a full Commercial Search (LLC1 & CON29) the current fee is £199.80
LLC1 £51.00 Non Vatable
CON29 £148.80 (£124.00 plus £24.80 VAT)
Note: To ensure fairness to all our customers, individual CON29 enquiries will be dealt with the same as a full Local Authority Search and payment must be made at the time of making a request for information.

Other useful Contacts
The Local Authority is not responsible for maintaining public sewers/water supply records.
If you wish to purchase CON29DW drainage and water search contact Severn Trent Searches on 0115 971 3550 web link www.severntrentsearches.com. A fee will be charged for this information.
 
Please do not hesitate to contact anyone in the team for assistance.

Contact Details
Local Land Charges Team Tel: 01543 464636
Email: locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk
Website: www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Address:
Cannock Chase District Council Civic Centre
Beecroft Road Cannock Staffs.
WS11 1BG

Search Request Form

You can download a search request form below.

The form covers all search requests and once completed should be sent with payment to:

Local Land Charges, 
Cannock Chase District Council, 
Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, 
Cannock, 
Staffordshire WS11 1BG. 
Telephone: 01543 464636

Search requests can also be emailed to locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

 

Local Land Charges Search Request Form .pdf (171.5 KB)

 

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