Personal Searches Information
Local Land Charges - Personal Searches
Staffordshire County Council is the Highway Authority for the districts within Staffordshire and holds information about the status and extents of the highway (excluding trunk roads, motorways).
Queries relating to the status or extent of the highways and the proximity of traffic or road schemes may be requested through a Personal Search Highway Enquiry.
Highway Search Enquiry Form| (word, 57kb) Information regarding the status of a highway can currently be obtained freely by faxed request to the Land Charges Section - Fax No: 01785 276046. The Council then deals with requests and in most cases makes the information available, verbally, after 3pm the following day.
If you require further search information on a property, a new service will be in place as from 01 June 2007, which will provide written responses on the maintenance of Roads ( inc Section 38 information where applicable), Road Schemes (within 200 metres), Traffic Schemes, Public Rights of Way, Stopping Up of Roads / Footways, Compulsory Purchase and Highways Extent.
This service may be requested via completion of the attached form using the following methods:
Fax: 01785 276046
email: land.charges@staffordshire.gov.uk
|Post: Staffordshire County Council, Land Charges Section, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Stafford. ST16 2DH
The Information Commissioner issued a guidance note in respect of land searches and environmental regulations on the 16 July 2009. For the purposes of clarity Staffordshire County Council would make the following statement:
Pending discussions between the Information Commissioner, Local Government Association and other parties there will be no changes to the current arrangements for Land Charges and their administration. We are currently monitoring these discussions and continue to review any guidance issued.
Philip Jones, Head of Information Governance, Staffordshire County Council
The service is chargeable in the following manner:
CON 29 R Enquiries: £28.30
CON 29 O Enquiries: £3.25 each when requested with CON 29
R Enquiries
CON 29 O Enquiries Only: £16.20 + £3.25 per question
LLC1 Enquiries: £17.30
Highway Extent Enquiry £64.35 + VAT
Qu.22 Further Info. £16.20
CON 29 R Component Data: £16.20 + £1.10 per question
Payment can be made in the following ways:
Cheques (made payable to Staffordshire County Council), BACS payment, Credit Card or monthly invoice (payment other than by cheque by prior arrangement only).
Further information can be obtained by contacting Staffordshire County Council Land Charges Section direct. Tel: 01785 276594/276595
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