Local Land Charges Service

How to Apply for a Search

We accept searches by:

Post
DX (Document Exchange)
By hand
Electronically by National Land Information Services

Please ensure that when sending in your search application to us that this is done so with:

2 LLC1 Forms
2 CON29 Forms 'Required' and 'Optional'
2 site location plans identifying the area you are carrying your search on
A cheque made payable to 'London Borough of Barking and Dagenham', with the correct fee, signed and dated to avoid any unnecessary delays

If you have an urgent request please do not hesitate to contact us so we can deal with your enquiry efficiently.

Types of Searches we do

We carry out the following searches:

Full search which includes LLC1, CON29 Required and Optional
LLC1 only search
CON29R 'Required' search
CON29O 'Optional' search
Personal search of the register
National Information Service Search
CR21 Search for Common Land and Village Green Information

Type of information we provide on a full local authority search, which consists of LLC1 and CON29 Forms 'Required' and 'Optional'

A typical search completed by the Local Land Charges Section will tell you information about the property that you are buying.

Examples of information given are as follows:

Planning history of the property
Conservation areas
Tree preservation orders
Listed building status
Certain legal agreements
Improvement grants
Financial charges imposed by the council
Council or state road or rail schemes within 200 metres of the property
The designation of the property on our Unitary Development Plan
Maintenance of roads given in the property address
Compulsory purchase orders made by the council
Smoke control orders

Search Forms

A Local Land Charges Search can be made up of 2 separate forms as shown below. You will need to send to us a completed original and in duplicate a copy of each of the forms you wish to use for your search.

The LLC1 (Local Land Charges 1) form is a search of the Local Land Charges register only) for the property and gives you a copy of the register entries for the property and is quality checked and signed by Barking and Dagenham Council, Local Land Charges Section
The CON29 (Conveyancing 29) form (2007) edition raises standard Required and Optional enquiries regarding the property

The LLC1 and Con29 forms are held by solicitors or conveyancers and can also be obtained from your usual suppliers.

The Local Land Charges Register

The Local Land Charges Register is held in the Local Land Charges Service Office in Room 9, Basement, Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking, IG11 7LU.

The Register consists of 12 Parts, and is updated on a daily basis as and when new charges and amendments are made.

The 12 Parts are:

Part I - General Financial Charges
Part II - Specific Financial Charges
Part III - Planning Charges
Part IV - Miscellaneous Charges
Part V - Fenland Ways Maintenance Charges
Part VI - Land Compensation Charges
Part VII - New Towns Charges
Part VIII - Civil Aviation Charges
Part IX - Opencast Coal Charges
Part X - Listed Building Charges
Part XI - Light Obstruction Notices
Part XII - Drainage Scheme Charges

National Land and Property Information Service - An Electronic Search

The Local Land Charges Service has now embraced National Land Information Service and has been awarded Exemplar Status. This means that you are now able to send your search requests and receive them back electronically.

For more details about National Land Information Service please go to the National Land Information Service website. For more information about the licensed channel providers please use the contact information below:

National Land Information Service Searchflow|

Tel: 0870 755 9940

Email: marketing@searchflow.co.uk|

TM Property Service|

Tel: 0870 740 7833

Email: helpdesk@tmproperty.co.uk|

Transaction Online|

Tel: 0800 0845 4951

Email: support@transaction-online.co.uk|

Please note: A licensed channel will charge additional fees.

Awarded exemplar local authority accreditation by:

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