Turn around: currently local land charge searches are being completed and returned within ten working days
Please be aware that our Local Land Charges system to process searches, including our online system, will be offline between 27-31 March 2019 to enable changes to take place in preparation for the formation of the new West Suffolk Council on 1 April 2019.
We will be unable to accept and process searches during this period. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
A local land charge is any outstanding claim, restriction or information affecting a property or piece of land. Your solicitor will usually carry out a local land charges search when you buy a house. It is made up of two elements:
The response in respect of building regulations building work is subject to an application deposited with the authority on or after 1 January 2010.
Our online service is a fast and efficient way of submitting your search applications. Use the link below and follow the instructions.
We accept electronic payments online. BACS payment can be arranged by contacting us on 01284 757656 or emailing land.charges@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Please make sure that you use the address search facility where possible, rather than copying and pasting the information, which may delay your result.
Please be aware that your land charge search will not be accepted without full payment.
We will only answer optional enquiry Q22 of CON 29O if it is submitted with a full CON29 application. Individual Q22 requests (without a full CON29 application) should be submitted to Suffolk County Council, land.charges@suffolk.gov.uk, who hold this information.
Please contact us if you need any further assistance on 01284 757656 or email land.charges@westsuffolk.gov.uk
You can make a personal search request online using the link above. Please note the response will be strictly 'raw and unchecked data'. Queries about the data can be checked against the information available on our website. Any remaining queries can be submitted online using the form provided below. We are sorry we cannot accept telephone queries about the raw and unchecked data.
How to obtain information relating to local land charges form CON29 (other than through an official search request)
Postal searches should be sent to Local Land Charges, West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU – please make cheques payable to the authority to which the search relates.
Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council will be charging VAT on search applications (other than LLC1) from the 20 March 2017.
VAT receipts will be provided upon request.
Fees quoted are inclusive of VAT where applicable
| Type of Search | Cost |
| Local land charges and local authority search (LLC1 and CON29) | £145 |
| LLC1 only | £25 |
| LLC1 only additional parcel of land | £5 |
| CON29 | £120 |
| CON29 additional parcel of land | £12 |
| CON29O part 2, 4 to 22 (excluding 16 and 21 which should be referred to Suffolk County Council) | £12 each |
| LLC1 and CON29 additional parcel of land | £17 |
| Additional enquiry | £30 |
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Individual CON29 questions (component data) SCC component data should be referred to land.charges@suffolk.gov.uk Any such data ordered through our online service will be charged at a higher fee |
£3 each |
