Local land charges

What are land charges

A land charge is a restriction or claim on a property, like planning conditions or tree preservation orders. It is checked when buying a house.

There are two parts:

How to apply for a local authority search (CON29)

Get your search fast online:

Please note:

  • for Question 22 alone contact Suffolk County Council at land.charges@suffolk.gov.uk
  • payment must be made at the time the search is ordered and will not be accepted without full payment
  • when submitting a new search, if the primary address search results list does not include the intended address, please use our mapping system Find my nearest to find the correct registered address before submitting. Searches with incorrect addresses may result in unnecessary delays.

Turnaround is 10 working days

Fees

Our fees (inclusive of VAT)

Type of searchCost
CON29£172
CON29 additional parcel of land£16.02
CON29O Q4 to Q20 (excluding 16 which should be referred to Suffolk County Council)£16.02 each
CON29O Q22£32.04
CON29O Q21£12
Additional enquiry£40
Individual CON29 questions (component data) excluding question 1.
Suffolk County Council component data should be referred to land.charges@suffolk.gov.uk
£4 each

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of our application process. If you have accessibility requirements that are currently not being met, please contact land.charges@suffolk.gov.uk

More information

email: land.charges@westsuffolk.gov.uk

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