Local land charges - personal search

A Guide to Personal Searches

Bookings

The Local Land Charges Register is available to persons wishing to carry out a Personal Search from Monday to Thursday 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. and Friday 9.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. by telephoning Local Land Charges on 01939 238432.  We ask for at least 24 hours notice of an appointment, and a plan must be provided prior to the appointment, this can be faxed to 01939 238419 or emailed to: locallandcharges@northshropshiredc.gov.uk

Payment

£11.00 Statutory fee for search of the Local Land Charges Register, additional parcels of land £1.00 each, fee is payable by either cheque or cash at the time of appointment, cheques payable to North Shropshire District Council.

The Local Land Charges Registers are held manually on a card system stored in Kalamazoo Registers.  A basic knowledge of the Personal Search system and the Local Land Charges register is necessary in order to carry out an effective personal search.  It is the responsibility of the person carrying out the search to interrogate and investigate the records provided to retrieve the required information. The Council does not provide written information and will not respond to request for verbal information.  Personal Searches must be equipped to record the information they require.

Public Registers

A Personal Searcher or any member of the public is entitled to inspect:

The  following are situated in the Local Land Charges Section:

Local Land Charges Registers; including

Part 4 - Grants Register

Part 10 - Listed Building Register and Ancient Monuments

Smoke Control Areas

North Shropshire Local Plan

The following are situated in the Development Control Section:

Statutory planning register

Register of Enforcement Notices, Stop Notices and Breach of Conditions Notices

The following are situated in the Environmental Health Department:

Register of Litter Control Areas

Register of Houses in Multiple Occupation

Noise Abatement Zones

Register of Contaminated Land

Register of Hazardous Substances Consents

The following are situated in the Building Control Department:

The main Building Control Register of Full Plans and Building Notices deposited and Competent Persons Notifications received is not a public register and therefore not open to inspection.

The register of Initial Notices received is required by statute to be maintained and available for inspection at reasonable notice.

The above are situated at Edinburgh House, New Street, Wem, Shropshire.  SY4 5DB.

Tel: 01939 232771   DX: 27386 Wem

The following are situated in the Highways Department:

Register of Public Rights of Way

Register of Streets maintained at public expense

The above are situated at Shropshire County Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury.  SY2 6ND.

Tel: 0845 6789000  DX: 702024 Shrewsbury 2

Any comments can be directed to the Local Land Charges Section, North Shropshire District Council, Edinburgh House, New Street, Wem, Shropshire.  SY4 5DB.

DX: 27386 Wem