PLANNING SERVICE
Tel: 03450 455 215
Contact Centre:
Mon - Sat: 8.00am - 8.00pm
Offices:
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pm
Fax: 01954 713152
Email: planning@scambs.gov.uk
Address, directions & map
Submitting a search application
Please note that 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
| Type of search | Fee |
|---|---|
| LLC1 Official Search in respect of one parcel of land | £62.10 |
| CON29R | £63.50 |
| LLC1 and CON29R | £125.60 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 4 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 5 (County charge £9 + SCDC £4.50) | £13.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 6.1 and 6.2 | £2.20 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 6.3 (a-e) | £2.30 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 7 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 8 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 9 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 10 | £5.00 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 11 | £6.00 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 12 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 13 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 14 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 15 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 16 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 17 (County charge £10 + £4.50) | £14.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 18 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 19 | £5.00 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 20 | £5.00 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 21 | £4.50 |
| CON29O Optional enquiry 22 (County charge £7 + SCDC charge £4.50) | £11.50 |
| Additional Enquiries | £15.00 |
| Additional Parcels of Land | £20.00 |
| Duplicate searches (LLC1/CON29R&O/Full search) | £5.00 |
Cancelled searches will be charged at 50% of the applicable search fee(s)
Electronic Searches NLIS
This does not include any additional charges that may be levied by your Service provider
| Type of search | Fee |
|---|---|
| LLC1 (Registers only) | £62.10 |
| CON29R | £63.50 |
| LLC1 and CON29R | £125.60 |
| Duplicate searches (LLC1/CON29R&O/Full search) | £5.00 |
Cancelled searches will be charged at 50% of the applicable search fee(s)
Personal Search
| Type of search | Fees |
|---|---|
| Search in the whole or in part of the register | £11.00** |
| Search in respect of each additional parcel | £1.00 each** |
| CON29R - tailored report as per charges set out below for all Required questions | |
| CON29O - tailored report as per charges set out below for all Optional questions |
Direct access per fees shown in the attached Schedule of Registers/Information for Property Enquiries Search
**Statutory fee
Personal Searches CON29R Selectable
Please use the CON29R Selectable Request form
| Type of search | Fees |
|---|---|
| Q1.1 a-e Planning & Building Regs | £13.50 |
| Q1.1 f-h Planning & Building Regs | £3.30 |
| Q1.2 Planning Designations & Proposals | £2.10 |
| Q2* Roads | £21.50 |
| Q3.1 Land Required for Public Purposes | £2.60 |
| Q3.2* Land to be Acquired for Road Works (County) | |
| Q3.4* Nearby road Schemes (County) | |
| Q3.5* Nearby Railway Schemes | |
| Q3.6* Traffic Schemes | |
| Q3.7 a Outstanding Notices | £2.30 |
| Q3.7 b-d & f Outstanding Notices | £1.00 |
| Q3.7 e* Outstanding Notices (County) | |
| Q3.8 Contravention of Building Regulations | £2.20 |
| Q3.9 a-n Notices, Orders | £7.50 |
| Q3.10 Conservation Area | £4.00 |
| Q3.11 Compulsory Purchase | £1.50 |
| Q3.12 Contaminated Land | £1.00 |
| Q3.13 Radon Gas | £1.00 |
* 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 - 8.5.09)
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..
Our Contact Details
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:
Eileen Swinton - 01954 713065
Jo Drake - 01954 713064
Denise Siwicka - 01954 713222
Fax No. 01954 713150
E-mail: land.charges@scambs.gov.uk
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 (This link will open in a new window) are now available free online.
If copies are requested from Land Charges the following fees apply and are payable in advance:
| Type of document | Charge per copy |
|---|---|
| Copies of Planning Decisions | Price on application |
| Copies of Legal Agreements except Arbury Park | Price on application |
| Cambourne - Section 106 dated 20.4.94 (This link will open in a new window) Ref. S/1371/92/0 (This link will open in a new window) | Price on application. (Free online (This link will open in a new window)) |
| Arbury Park - Section 106 dated 14.6.05 | £19.30 |
See also our standard charges for printing and photocopying.
For copies of Building Regulation Approvals please contact Building Control on 08450 450 500
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.
