Chesterfield Borough Council no longer provides a local land charges search service.
Our local land charges register has migrated to HM Land Registry’s national register. You can access the new digital service through the HM Land Registry portal, the Business Gateway and on Gov.uk.
Chesterfield Borough Council will continue to provide replies to Con29 enquiries - please only submit the required fee of £117.40 when submitting a CON29 enquiry to us.
Find out more about the changes to local land charges searches on Gov.uk
A local land charge is a restriction on a piece of land or property, that can limit its use, and be binding on successive owners.
Local land charges can be placed on a property by an ‘originating authority’, such as a local authority, environmental agency, or water authority, English Heritage, or the Highways Agency.
When buying a property or piece of land, it is important that a local land charges search is carried out to make sure there are no issues affecting the land or property.
Local land charges searches are made in two parts: LLC1 and CON29.
LLC1 local land charges searches
The LLC1 certificate reveals all local land charges entries on the HM Land Registry national register, such as:
- financial charges
- tree preservation orders
- conservation areas
- conditional planning consents
- improvement grants
These searches are carried out by HM Land Registry – you can access the digital service through the HM Land Registry portal, the Business Gateway and on Gov.uk.
CON29 searches
The CON29 search is made up of two parts – required information (CON29R) and optional information (CON29O).
The CON29R (required) search reveals issues such as:
- who maintains the road the property is on
- the planning history of the property
- the building control history of the property
- traffic schemes
- compulsory purchase orders
- proposed tree preservation orders
- other notices that may affect the property
Optional information can be provided through a CON29O (optional) search, such as:
- road proposals
- public footpaths
- common land and village greens
Additional information can be specifically requested such as:
- development proposals within 200 metres of your property.
Solicitors normally contact us to carry out the search; we will collate the information from different departments and bring it together into one search.
CON29 searches are carried out by the local authority that covers the location of the property.
Apply online
You can submit your CON29R or CON29O application online through the National Land Information Service (NLIS) hub or TM Land Registry Service.
Applying online is the fastest and easiest way to request your search.
Apply by email
To apply by email please complete our EasySearch form below and call us to make your payment. We are unable to proceed with the search until you have sent us proof of payment.
Payments for searches can be made by debit or credit card by calling 01246 345489, please quote departmental code 408 and income code 9150 0431. You will be given a receipt number to quote with the search request.
Payments can not be taken after 4pm.
Send your completed EasySearch form and receipt number by email to local.searches@chesterfield.gov.uk. Please also include a plan outlining the property boundary.
We aim to return completed searches within ten working days. This time period is not statutory, but the Audit Commission recommends this as an acceptable time.
| EasySearch Form (from April 2026) |  (PDF 161 KB) |
CON29 Required enquiries (2016 Edition) fees:
(a) one parcel of land £97.83 plus 20% VAT = £117.40
(b) each additional parcel - £10 plus 20% VAT = £12
CON29 Optional enquiries – fee per question
All enquiries except question numbers 17, 21 and 22 - £7.80 plus 20% VAT = £9.36
Question numbers 17,21 and 22 - £23 plus 20% VAT = £27.60
CON29 questions can also be requested individually, see below.
CON29 component questions can be requested individually.
Please complete the Component Data Request form below and call us to make your payment. We are unable to proceed with the search until you have sent us proof of payment.
Payment can be made by debit or credit card by calling 01246 345489, please quote departmental code 408 and income code 9150 0431. You will be given a receipt number to quote with the search request.
Payments can not be taken after 4pm.
Send your completed Component Data Request form and receipt number by email to local.searches@chesterfield.gov.uk. Please also include a plan outlining the property boundary.
| Component Data Request Form and Price List (from April 2026) | (PDF 196 KB) |
Drainage and water searches can be made by the company that provides these services to the property concerned.
Severn Trent
30-34 Hounds Gate, Nottingham, NG1 7AB (or, alternatively: PO Box 10155, Nottingham, NG1 9HQ)
DX 723860, Nottingham 43
Phone: 0115 971 3550
Yorkshire Water
SAFE-MOVE, DX 723020, BRADFORD 20 (or PO BOX 99, BRADFORD, BD3 7YB)
Phone: 0800 138 5385
Contact HM Land Registry for land ownership enquiries:
HM Land Registry
Nottingham Office
Chalfont Drive
Nottingham
NG8 3RN
Phone: 0115 935 1166
Members of the public to have the right to access environmental information held by public authorities.
Find out more about submitting an Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) request.
Chesterfield Borough Council holds a number of lists and registers that can be viewed online or by appointment. Find out more about our public lists and registers of licences and registrations.
Derbyshire County Council also holds public registers including: Public Rights of Way, Publicly Adopted Highways, and Register of Local Common Land and Village Greens.
Contact the local land charges team
If you have any queries please contact the local land charges team:
Email: local.searches@chesterfield.gov.uk
Phone: 01246 959779
Fax: 01246 345270
By post: Local Land Charges, Chesterfield Borough Council, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, S40 1LP