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PLANNING SERVICE

Tel: 0345 045 5215

Contact Centre:
Mon - Sat: 8.00am - 8.00pm
Offices:
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Fax: 01954 713152
Email: planning@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)

Address, directions & map to our headquarters

Planning FAQs

• Can I view my planning application online?
• How do I apply for planning permission?
• Do I need approval to erect a greenhouse, conservatory or detached garage?
• How can I inspect a planning application?
• How long does a planning application take to process?

• More planning FAQs

Submitting a search application

Search applications must include the following in order to be accepted for processing:

• A correct and clear address to be searched against
• The correct fee (please see fee scales)
• 2 copies of the LLC1 form
• 2 copies of the CON29R form
• 4 copies of an up to date site or property location plan (relevant parcel of land or property that you require information on must be edged in red) unless a plan has already been deposited with the council by the developers in respect of new developments or unless the property is a Council property.

Land Charges Fees with effect from 17 April 2009

Postal Search

Cancelled searches will be charged at 50% of the applicable search fee(s)

Refresher searches

Local Authority Searches have a shelf life of three months; a lot can happen to a property from the date the search was issued to the date of exchange. We have introduced a 'Refresher Search' facility giving you extra peace of mind that the information is up to date.

The refresher search consists of the provision of a replacement and up to date LLC1. We are unable to provide a refresher for the form Con 29R or Con 29O.

A refresher search will be provided only if the following criteria are met:

• A refresher search is only available in relation to full local authority searches submitted directly to us or via NLIS on RESIDENTIAL properties.
• The request is made within six months of the search being undertaken and only one refresher search can be made.
• When the refresher search is requested the original South Cambridgeshire District Council search number must be quoted.
• All details in the refresher search must be exactly the same as the original search and the relevant fee must be paid in full.
• The customer who submitted the original full local authority search makes the request. Please note - requests are not transferable.

Download refresher search application form

Electronic Searches NLIS

This does not include any additional charges that may be levied by your Service provider

Cancelled searches will be charged at 50% of the applicable search fee(s)

Personal Search

Direct access as per fees shown in the attached Schedule of Registers/Information for Property Enquiries Search

Personal Searches CON29R Selectable

Please use the CON29R Selectable Request form

* Roads Questions 2, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7e can only be requested as a bundle for £21.50

(As amended - 8.5.2009)

Extra Parcels of Land

Please consult the Directions and Notes on the reverse of the LLC1; however if you are in doubt as to the cost of a search, which includes extra parcels, please contact us direct.

Please make your cheque payable to South Cambridgeshire District Council.

The appropriate fee must accompany searches. If the initial payment is insufficient, or incorrect we will return the search.

The Council does not provide copies of the LLC1 or CON29 forms, but they are available for purchase from law stationers as paper or on-line versions.

Land ownership details and copies of ordnance survey extracts can be obtained by contacting the Peterborough Land Registry (This link will open in a new window).

We are currently connected to National Land Information Service (NLIS) level 2 and are able to receive searches electronically. Visit NLIS (This link will open in a new window) and select 'How to buy' to see details of channel providers with which you can register..

Contact

Search requisitions should be sent to:

Land Charges
South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Cambridgeshire Hall
Cambourne Business Park
CB23 6EA

DX 729500
Cambridge 15

Contacts:

• Land Charges Manager - Denise Siwicka 01954 713222
• Land Charges Officer - Jo Drake 01954 713064
• Land Charges Officer - Anne Eaton 01954 713369
• Land Charges Officer - Eileen Swinton 01954 713065

Fax: 01954 713150
Email: land.charges@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)

Drainage Enquiries

As the statutory sewerage undertaker, Anglian Water Services Ltd. holds the sewer maps as a statutory register. You can process an online request using the Anglian Water Geodesys (This link will open in a new window) website.

Photocopying Document Fees

Planning decisions available online for free (This link will open in a new window)

If copies are requested from Land Charges the following fees apply and are payable in advance:

• See also our standard charges for printing and photocopying.
• For copies of Building Regulation Approvals, contact Building Control.
• For copy documents required as a result of a Personal Search, full details of the register entry are required.
• For copy planning decisions the planning decision number and the decision date is required.