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4. Local Land Charge Search Fees

Note the only increase from 1 April 2021 is the admin fee which has increased from £10.80 excl VAT to £16.80 excl VAT as shown below.

 Search type Total Net VAT
Official Standard Search (i.e. LLC1 + CON 29) *VAT applies to the Con29 element £105 £90.00 £15.00
Additional parcel of land on a Standard Search £12.00 £10.00 £2.00
LLC1 (only) Certificate of Search £15.00 £15.00 n/a
CON 29 Enquiries of the Local Authority (2016) £90.00 £75.00 £15.00
CON 29O Optional enquiries of the Local Authority £9.60 each £8.00 £1.60
Each additional enquiry raised by the applicant £12.00 £10.00 £2.00
Con 29 Enquiries (other than submitted with an LLC1) will incur an admin charge £16.80 £14.00 £2.80

CON 29 Enquiries of the Local Authority (2016)
The following charges apply when requesting component CON 29 enquiries about a property and will also incur the admin charge detailed above.

 Search type Total Net VAT
 1.1 Planning and building decisions and pending applications (a-i) £13.68  £11.40 £2.28
 1.1 Planning and building decisions and pending applications (j-l) £6.84 £5.70 £1.14
 1.2 Planning designations and proposals £2.52 £2.10 £0.42
 2 Roads and public rights of way £2.16 £1.80 £0.36
3.1 Land required for public purposes £1.20  £1.00 £1.00
3.2 Land to be acquired for road works £0.72 £0.60 £0.12
3.3 Drainage matters £5.76 £4.80 £0.96
3.4 Nearby road schemes £2.52 £2.10 £0.42
3.5 Nearby railway schemes £1.44 £1.20 £0.24
3.6 Traffic schemes £5.16 £4.30 £0.86
3.7 Outstanding notices £7.92 £6.60 £1.32
3.8 Contravention of building regulations £2.40 £2.00 £0.40
3.9 Notices, orders, directions and proceedings under Planning Acts   £11.88 £9.90 £1.98
3.10 Community infrastructure levy (CIL) £11.88 £9.90 £1.98
3.11 Conservation area £1.92 £1.60 £0.32
3.12 Compulsory purchase £2.40 £2.00 £0.40
3.13 Contaminated land £4.80  £4.00 £0.80
3.14 Radon Gas £0.60 £0.50 £0.10
3.15 Assets of Community Value £4.20 £3.50 £0.70

CON 29O Optional enquiries of the Local Authority

 Search type Total Net VAT
4 Road proposals by private bodies £9.60  £8.00  £1.60
5 Advertisements £9.60 £8.00 £1.60 
6 Completion notices £9.60  £8.00  £1.60
7 Parks and countryside £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
8 Pipelines £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
9 Houses in multiple occupation £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
10 Noise abatement £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
11 Urban development areas £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
12 Enterprise zones, Local Development Orders and BIDS £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
13 Inner urban improvement areas £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
14 Simplified planning zones £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
15 Land maintenance notices £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
16 Mineral consultation areas £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
17 Hazardous substance consents £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
18 Environmental and pollution notices £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
19 Food safety notices £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
20 Hedgerow notices £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
21 Flood defence and Land Drainage Consents £9.60 £8.00 £1.60
22 Common Land and Town & Village Greens £9.60 £8.00 £1.60