Local land charges

When buying a property or piece of land, your solicitor will submit a local land charges search. This will show whether there are any legal restrictions affecting the land or property.

You can request and pay for a local land charges search online.

• Enquiries of Local Authority (CON29 and CON290).

Local land charges service changes

From 1 August 2025 we will no longer provide a local land charges search service.

After this date, our Local Land Charges Register will have migrated to HM Land Registry’s national register. You will be able to access a new digital service through Portal, Business Gateway and on HM Land Registry’s GOV.UK pages.

• website: Land registry portal
• website: Search local land charges - GOV.UK
• Ashfield District Council will continue to provide replies to Con29 enquiries.

It is important to remember to only submit the required fee of £118.25 including VAT (residential) and £154.64 including VAT (commercial) when submitting a CON29 enquiry to us after 24 July 2025.

For more information visit GOV.UK:

• website: Local land charges programme - GOV.UK

Pay for searches

Pay for land searches

Once you have paid the correct fee, download the forms from the related documents section of this web page, complete and return to us. Completed forms can be returned to us by email or post. Details are in the contact details section of this page.

You can carry out a personal search for local land charges but it won't be as comprehensive as what we can do for you. You can find our local land charges register in our mapping portal:

• link: Local Land Charges register - maps

Enquiries of Local Authority - CON29 and CON290

Form Con29 is a questionnaire and contains a series of standard questions covering information from various council departments. It reveals any road proposals or schemes, compulsory purchase orders, enforcement actions, building regulations or planning applications and formal or informal notices.

• link: Planning enforcement register
• link: Building control and building regulations
• link: Planning applications

A Con29 includes:

• development plans
• maintenance of roads
• road schemes
• outstanding notices
• entries in the planning register
• enforcement action
• contaminated land
• building control information including competent persons notifications.

Con29O contains a series of further, optional questions and may be submitted as stand alone or with CON29. It can reveal, for example houses in multiple occupation, noise abatement and hazardous substance consents.

A CON290 includes:

• common land and village greens
• food safety notices
• gas pipelines
• environmental and pollution notices
• additional enquiries - these have an extra cost attached to them.

Other ways to get in touch

You can request a search and pay by contacting us.