Welcome to Cannock Chase Council Local Land Charges Section. 
Here we aim to provide information with a guide to Searches, Fees and other relevant information regarding the Search process.
We are a small section of 2 part-time staff and we process approximately 3,000 Searches per year.

Our postal address for submitting Searches is:-
Cannock Chase Council, 
Civic Centre, 
P O Box 28, 
Beecroft Road, 
Cannock, 
Staffordshire, WS11 1BG
Tel: 01543 464454 
Fax: 01543 462317
Email: locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Thank you for visiting our web pages. We hope the information we provide is of assistance.

Certificate of Register Fee (LLC1)
Residential          £34.98 Not Vatable
Commercial        £54.06 Not Vatable

Full Search         LLC1 and CON29 Enquiries
Residential          £113.82 VAT included on CON29 only (LLC1 £34.98 No VAT & CON29 £78.84 - £65.70 + VAT £13.14)
Commercial         £211.86 VAT included on CON29 only (LLC1 £54.06 No VAT & CON29 £157.80 - £131.50 + VAT £26.30)

Each Extra parcel of Land
Residential          £40.68 Inc VAT £33.90 + VAT £6.78
Commercial        £93.48 Inc VAT £77.90 + VAT £15.58

CON29 Optional Enquiries
£6.90 each question when submitted with a Full Search. Including VAT (£5.75 + VAT £1.15)
(NB:  Should CON29O (Optional Enquiries) be requested separately there will be an administration fee of £22.92 - £19.10 +£3.82 VAT) - plus the cost of each question. 

When submitting a Search, please ensure it is accompanied by a cheque for the full amount payable to Cannock Chase Council. Please note that if any cheques are dishonoured the Search will not be dispatched. The organisation or individual presenting a cheque which is dishonoured will in future have to wait while any cheque is cleared before the Search is processed.
We also accept payments by card.  You can do this by calling our Contact Centre on 01543 462621 and then hold to speak to an Advisor.

Please submit 2 plans with your Search and the postcode of property if known.

The LLC1 and CON29 forms need to be submitted in duplicate and can be obtained from solicitor firms or:-

Oyez Professional Services Ltd, 
144-146 Fetter Lane, 
London EC4A 1BT 

Tel: 0207 405 2020 Fax: 0207 242 9318

This guide has been produced to help our customers access CON29 information, giving details of how and where to obtain the relevant answers. Some information is available from Public Registers, although appointments need to be made with the appropriate department.

Local Land Charges Register

An LLC1 Search covers the information held on the Local Land Charges (LLC) Register and can be purchased directly using the Search Request Form, the current fee being £34.98 (Residential) and £54.06 (Commercial) – Non Vatable.

The LLC Register is a public register which may be inspected by anyone wishing to do so. There is no charge for this.

A search of the Local Authority records can help to protect potential purchasers. It lets them know if there are any restrictions, agreements or proposals which may affect the property or land.

The Local Land Charges Register for this Authority is held electronically in the following locations:

• Local Land Charges, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1BG. Telephone: 01543 464636
• Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH. Telephone: 01785 276595 and 01785 276584.

Planning Public Register

Data held on the above register can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for questions 1.1 (a-i) for residential properties is £7.62 (£6.35 plus £1.27 VAT).

This Register contains details of all Planning Applications and decisions under planning legislation. If you require an appointment to view only the Planning Public Register contact the Planning Section, Development Control on 01543 462621.

Enforcement & Tree Preservation Order Public Registers

Data held on the above registers can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for question 3.9 (a-n) for residential properties is £1.74 each (£1.45 plus £0.29 VAT).

These registers contain Enforcement Notices, Stop Notices, Breach of Condition Notices and Tree Preservation Orders.

For an appointment to view only the Tree Preservation Order Public Register contact the Planning Section, Development Control 01543 462621.

The Enforcement Register is available upon request at the main reception at the Civic Centre.

Please note: Not all the questions under 3.9 on the CON29 will be obtained from Public Registers.


Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Cannock Chase Council have a CIL charging schedule. The current fee for questions 3.10 (a-h) is £2.16 (£1.80 plus £0.36 VAT).


Assets of Community Value

There is no fee for questions 3.15 (a (i)-(v) & b (i-iii).
Refer to the Cannock Chase Council Website for assets of community value.


Highway Information

Staffordshire County Council is responsible for all adopted highways within Cannock Chase District.

To obtain details of adopted highways information held in the public register you will need to contact Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH. Telephone: 01785 276595 and 01785 276584.

Please contact Staffordshire County Council direct for answers to the relevant CON29 questions under 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7e & g and 3.12 (part).

To purchase a reply directly from Staffordshire County Council complete a Highway Search Enquiry Form obtained from www.staffordshire.gov.uk. A fee will be charged for this information.


Local Plan

The relevant CON29 question, 1.2 can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for residential properties is £5.64 (£4.70 plus £0.94 VAT).

The Local Plan can be viewed in hard copy at the main reception at the Civic Centre or obtained from www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/planning


Contaminated Land Register

Data held on the above register can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for question 3.13 (a-c) for residential properties is £1.38 each (£1.15 plus £0.23 VAT).
Information regarding the Contaminated Land Register can be obtained from Environmental Health, on 01543 462621.


Radon Gas

There are several ways to obtain radon gas information:
The relevant CON29 question, 3.14 can be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. The current fee for residential properties is £1.38 (£1.15 plus £0.23 VAT)
Searches can be carried out via the UK Radon website, www.ukradon.org and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) website, www.hpa.org.uk/radiation. A fee will be charged for this service.

Remaining Questions

All the remaining questions on the CON29 can only be purchased through LLC by using the Search Request Form. Please refer to the request form for details of the individual fees.

Complete Local Authority Residential Search

To purchase a full Residential Search (LLC1 & CON29) the current fee is £113.82
LLC1 £34.98 Non Vatable
CON29 £78.84 (£65.70 plus £13.14 VAT)

Commercial Searches

Commercial Searches are also catered for in the same way. Please refer to the Search Request Form for details of the individual fees.

Complete Local Authority Commercial Search

To purchase a full Commercial Search (LLC1 & CON29) the current fee is £211.86
LLC1 £54.06 Non Vatable
CON29 £157.80 (£131.50 plus £26.30 VAT)

Note: To ensure fairness to all our customers, individual CON29 enquiries will be dealt with the same as a full Local Authority Search and payment must be made at the time of making a request for information.

Other useful Contacts

The Local Authority is not responsible for maintaining public sewers/water supply records.
If you wish to purchase CON29DW drainage and water search contact Severn Trent Searches on 0115 971 3550 web link www.severntrentsearches.com. A fee will be charged for this information.

Please do not hesitate to contact anyone in the team for assistance.

Contact Details

Local Land Charges Team Tel: 01543 464636
Email: locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk
Website: www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk
Address:
Cannock Chase District Council
Civic Centre
Beecroft Road
Cannock
Staffs.
WS11 1BG

The personal information you submit to us will only be used to process your request and will not be shared with other departments within the Council or with other third parties except where allowed or required by law.
Further information relating to how your personal data is processed can be found at www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/privacynotices

You can download a search request form below.

The form covers all search requests and once completed should be sent with payment to:

Local Land Charges, 
Cannock Chase District Council, 
Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, 
Cannock, 
Staffordshire WS11 1BG. 
Telephone: 01543 464636

Search requests can also be emailed to locallandcharges@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

Local Land Charges Search Request Form  (pdf 171.5 KB)