Local Land Charges
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- What is the local land charges service?
- Requesting copies of Agreement or Planning Documents
Local land charges service
From 23 April 2023 we will no longer provide a Local Land Charges search service.
After this date, the Local Land Charges Register will be migrated to HM Land Registry and you will be able to access a new digital service through your portal account, Business Gateway and on the HM Land Registry pages on GOV.UK.
(HM Land Registry portal - Sign in).
Winchester City Council will continue to provide replies to Con29 enquiries.
What is the local land charges service?
- The local land charges service is provided for anyone purchasing, property or land within the Winchester City Council boundary area.
- The purpose of the service is to make sure prospective purchasers have all the information they need on a particular property or plot of land to be make an informed decision.
- It will provide information like Tree preservation orders, conservation and listed buildings, conditional planning applications and enforcement notices.
What is a Con29?
- CON29 searches are standard questions about road proposals or schemes, compulsory purchase orders, enforcement actions, building regulations or planning applications and notices. There is a fee for this service
- A standard sent of enquiries used in England and Wales submitted to local authorities to reveal essential information about a property or land area.
- It covers Planning History, Building Regulations, future road schemes, and land constraints.
- For personal search enquires regarding information on Community Right to Bid/Assets of Community Value please click here for list of properties.
How to request a Con29
- Please see further information on the Law Society see link CON29 forms | The Law Society
- Third-Party Agents: You may use a solicitor, private search agent, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) www.nlis.org.uk or TM Convey www.tmgroup.co.uk to conduct the search on your behalf.
Personal Searches
- A personal search is an inspection of the Local Land
- To request a Personal Search please use the form Login - Your Winchester
- Third-Party Agents: You may use a solicitor or private search agent to conduct the search on your behalf.
- All applications much be accompanied by an ordinance survey or land registry location plan with the property in question clearly outlined in red.
- Please note that a personal search may not be acceptable by some mortgage or financial lenders.
Fees from 1 April 2026
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|
Net Fee |
Gross Fee |
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CON29 Search |
£168.25 |
£201.90 |
|
CON 29 Each additional parcel of land up to maximum of 20 parcels |
£13.75 |
£16.50 |
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CON29 Optional (Part II) When submitted separately, and admin fee will be charged, plus the fee for each question £34.90 |
|
£34.90 |
|
CON29) (Part II) enquiry Question 4 – 22 |
£31.03 |
£37.24 |
Please note that fees for official searches are non-refundable as work commences immediately on receipt.
Requesting copies of Agreement or Planning Documents
- Information is available on our website: Link to Winchester City Council Planning Search Search using the planning reference
- For copies of The Scheduled Monument list entries, these are available on the National Heritage List for England website, and the link is Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and more | Historic England