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From 27 July 2026 we will no longer provide a Local Land Charge search service. The switch over date is 17 July 2026. This will be the last date we will be accepting searches for the Local Land Charges register. It is important to remember to only submit the required fee of £148.98 when submitting a Con29 enquiry to us after 17 July 2026. |
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What does a local land charge search contain?
A standard land charge search usually includes two elements, submitted together - LLC1 and CON29R, although these can also be submitted separately.
- LLC1 - Certificate of Search of the Local Land Charges Register.
Shows Land Charges affecting land or property such as conditional planning consents, tree preservation orders, conservation areas, and listed buildings, and is currently provided by Land Registry. Search for local land charges via the government's national register. - CON29R - Enquiries of local authority.
Shows anything else such as Highways information on nearby road schemes, planning and building decisions pending and outstanding notices.
How to apply for a local land charges search
| Apply for a local land charge search via Public Access Land Charges (PALC) |
You will need the search address and an Ordnance Survey site plan of the property outlined in red.
The turnaround time for a basic search is a maximum of 10 working days.
| Fees | |
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| CON29 (R) | £148.98 |
| CON29 (R) additional parcel | £16.38 |
| CON29 (O) enquiries | £25.20 |
| Additional enquiries | £27.06 |
| Administration charge | £22.62 |
Cancelling a search
Public Access Land Charges (PALC) is not designed for dealing with cancellations. If you delete a search before it is completed you will still receive the results and will be charged.
If you need to cancel a search, please contact our Local Land Charges team.
A refund will not be given if work has started on processing your search.
Before submitting a search using PALC, please ensure the property that is subject to the search submission is definitely in the East Suffolk area. If you are in doubt please contact us. If a search is submitted for a property outside our area, the search will be rejected, the refund will be processed and a cancellation charge of £22.62 will be applied.
Personal search
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) data and your search request
If your Search result contains CIL data, please be advised that the response could be delayed by up to ten days. If you have any queries in this regard please contact our Community and Infrastructure Levy team.
Building Safety Levy
The Building Safety Levy will be charged on some new dwellings from 1 October 2026. The levy is paid by the property developer, and they will not receive any completion or final certificates until the levy is paid in full on eligible developments. This may lead to delays on the issuing of these certificates, which may in turn cause delays in the sales of new dwellings. It is recommended checks are made to ensure the levy is paid where the developer is unable to provide a completion certificate. For further information contact bslevy@eastsuffolk.gov.uk.
Copy documents
| Access planning permissions, building control approvals and completion certificates via Public Access |
Requests for documents not available on Public Access should be directed to our Land Charges Team. Please be advised that archive records are held in hard copy and microfilm formats at an off-site, deep storage facility, and a retrieval fee of £25.22 per application is payable in advance of files being requested. Publishable documents will be made available to view on Public Access, which can take up to 30 days depending on the volume of documents within each file.
Requests for documents from building control competent persons schemes, (eg NICEIC, Fensa, HETAS) should be sent direct to the individual scheme.
Current competent person schemes
Drainage enquiries
For drainage and water enquiries please contact Geodesys Ltd who are part of Anglian Water.
Property and land ownership
For details of property and land ownership please contact HM Land Registry.
Property and land boundaries
For details of property and land boundaries please see HM Land Registry Boundaries.
Commons and village green enquiries
| Request an official search of the Register of Commons and Village Greens via Suffolk County Council |