Land Charges and Local Searches

The Local Land Charges team is responsible for the maintenance of the Local Land Charges Register and the administration and co-ordination of all official Local Searches carried out in the Breckland area; requirements for conveyancing are satisfied by the submission of a Local Search.

Local searches are usually submitted by a solicitor or licensed conveyancer on behalf of a prospective purchaser of property; searches provide a purchaser with as full a picture as possible of the property they are buyng.

Searches can be submitted either by post, Document Exchange(DX) or electronically via National Land Information Service (NLIS).  Currently we return searches within 5 working days.

Breckland Council is connected to the National Land Information Service at Level 2 which means that search applications can be submitted electronically using one of the three licensed NLIS channels, listed below.  Searches can also be returned electronically via NLIS.

Fees for electronic searches - Contact one of the NLIS providers below

www.searchflow.co.uk        www.tmproperty.co.uk        www.transaction-online.co.uk

Breckland Council is not responsible for the content or reliability of external websites.  Inclusion of an external link is not an endorsement.

The local search is in two parts:

LLC1 - is a search of the Local Land Charges Register and reveals any legal charges against the property being searched, for example:

• whether a property is a listed building
• is within a designated conservation area
• whether there is a tree preservation order protecting trees on the property
• if there are any planning restrictions on the property.

CON 29 Part I - Enquiries of the Local Authority
CON 29 Part II - Optional Enquiries of the Local Authority.
(Part II enquiries are conditional on the submission of Part I, together with the current fee as listed below.)

The CON 29 is a standard form of enquiries, agreed between the Law Society and Local Government organisations. It reveals information obtained from departments within Breckland Council and Norfolk County Council, for example:

• Planning
• Building Control
• Environmental Health
• Highways.

Scheme of fees:

The Authority has a duty to carry out the searches as expeditiously as possible as they are an important part of the conveyancing process and are required by purchasers’ solicitors before the completion date of the purchase.

Personal searches

The Local Land Charges Register is available for inspection by members of the public.
Applicants must provide a plan of the property and it is necessary to make an appointment giving 24 hours notice.

To contact the Land Charges Team

Telephone
01362 656873

email
land.charges@breckland.gov.uk

visit or write
Breckland Council
Land Charges Team
Elizabeth House
Walpole Loke
DEREHAM
Norfolk
NR19 1EE

opening hours
Monday to Thursday   9.00am to 5:00pm
Friday                        9.00am to 4.30pm
The office remains open throughout the lunch period.