We have a Statutory duty under the Local Land Charges Act 1975 to maintain an up to date and accurate Register of Local Land Charges affecting property and land in its district.
We are currently working with HM Land Registry to migrate our local land charges service (LLC1) to their central digital register.
When this process is complete, HM Land Registry will provide search results for local land charges searches (LLC1s) in the South Kesteven area. South Kesteven District Council will continue to process CON29 search requests and questions.
The service for LLC1 searches is due to go live on 23 April 2025. For more information visit GOV.UK
What is a Local Land Charge?
In most cases, when a property or parcel of land is purchased, leased, mortgaged or a valuation carried out, a request for a Local Land Charges search is sent to the local authority.
This request is usually (but not always) submitted by a solicitor or licensed conveyancer.
Local Land Charges inform potential buyers of property or land whether they will inherit any obligations or restrictions such as a tree preservation order or enforcement notice.
There are three types of enquiries:
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obligations and restrictions (LLC1 form)
covers obligations and restrictions on the property imposed by the Local Authority which will be inherited by any subsequent owner e.g. tree preservation order, or listed building status *Please note we will not accept LLC1 requests beyond 11 April at which point this service will be managed by HMLR.* -
standard enquiries (CON29R form)
covers things like planning history of the property, whether the road is publicly or privately maintained and whether there are any major road or rail proposals in the vicinity -
optional enquiries (CON29O form)
covers information about public paths or byways, houses in multiple occupation, hazardous substance consents and common land. The questions are not relevant to all properties
Local Land Charges Online Map
The Local Land Charges Online Map allows you to search for Local Land Charges Register records for South Kesteven District.
You can find records relevant to you by searching for the address - just begin typing part of the address and select it from the drop down list.
Map layers can be selected on the left hand side of the screen by clicking on the box next to the relevant charge.
The result of your search will be visible on the map or as a list on the right hand side.
More in depth instructions on how to use our online mapping can be found here.
For general enquiries on the Land charges map - PSASearches@southkesteven.gov.uk.