Local Land Charges
Potential buyers of land or property in Maidstone will go through the conveyancing process. This includes a search against the property. The search shows any restrictions or legal obligations on the building(s) or plot of land.
The Local Land Charges (LLC) register holds all charges including:
- planning applications
- enforcement notices
- financial charges
- other important information
Types of searches
There are two types of searches:
- official local land charge searches that include an LLC1 form and a CON29 form
- personal searches that include an unofficial copy of LLC register entries
We recommend using an official search. It will ensure that you get all the information about a property.
Both searches can be requested by a solicitor or a licenced conveyancer. Search requests cannot be cancelled.
You can find the prices for each search on our Land Charges fees page.
Official search
LLC1 and CON29 forms must be completed to process an official search. We cannot provide copies of these forms.
We guarantee that the search results are correct.
LLC1 form
Find information on our LLC register about a specific property including:
- financial charges
- planning agreements
- enforcement notices
- listed building
- light obstruction notices
CON29 form
The standard set of CON29 questions cover:
- public right of way
- building regulations
- road adoption
- conservation areas
- property history
Questions 4 to 22 on this form are optional.
Personal search
You can make a personal search for free by using our mapping system. You should not solely rely on this information. You can find out more on our personal search disclaimer webpage.
CON29 questions can be included for an additional fee. For more information, email landcharges@midkent.gov.uk.
What happens next
We aim to complete searches within ten working days. Results will be sent by email to the person who requested the search.
To request copies of documents, you can contact the relevant department. Details can be found in the appendix on the last page of your search results.
Land Charges team
Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells LLC teams merged in June 2014. They are now the Mid Kent Local Land Charges team.
The service is based at Maidstone House, Maidstone.
Other advice
You can search for planning applications, supporting documents, comments and decision notices on our planning application search page.
Copies
For copies of planning applications and Section 106 documents that are not online, email pstechnical@midkent.gov.uk.
Land registry queries
To find out who owns a property or a piece of land, contact the land registry.