Apply for a local land charges search
Use this page to find out how to request a local land charges search, what it costs and how to send your application.
HM Land Registry national register
The Local Land Charges Register has moved to HM Land Registry’s national register.
You can use the new digital service through HM Land Registry Portal, Business Gateway and GOV.UK.
We will continue to reply to Law Society CON29 Enquiries of the Local Authority.
For CON29 enquiries submitted to us since 10 April 2026, only send the correct fee:
- £128 for residential enquiries
- £283 for commercial enquiries
Find out more about the HM Land Registry Local Land Charges programme on GOV.UK.
Services we provide
We can provide:
- Law Society CON29 Enquiries of the Local Authority 2016 and CON29O
- complete Commons and Village Green CON29O Question 22
Fees for search requests
The fees for searches are listed in the local land charges fees 2026 document.
You can pay by debit or credit card over the phone. We will call you to take your payment.
You can also send a cheque with your application. Make cheques payable to “Swindon Borough Council”.
How to apply
You can apply by email, by post or through an online search company.
Application forms for Law Society CON29 Enquiries of the Local Authority 2016 and CON29O are available under licence from the Law Society website.
Paper and electronic forms are also available from legal stationers, including:
- Oyez Straker
- Laserform
- LexisNexis
- Shaw and Sons
Apply by email
Email your completed form to landcharges@swindon.gov.uk.
Apply by post
Send your completed form to:
Local Land Charges
Wat Tyler House West
Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Apply through an online search company
Online search companies include:
We are fully accountable for the authenticated and guaranteed information we provide in response to Law Society CON29 Enquiries of the Local Authority 2016.
We will respond to any enquiries that arise from an official search.
Cancelling a local authority search request
If we receive your cancellation request after the date we accepted your search request, you must still pay the full published fee.
Help us process your application
To help us respond as quickly as possible, make sure you:
- submit two Ordnance Survey map extracts with all search requests
- clearly outline the property or land to be searched in red
- identify new properties clearly by outlining them in red on an extract of the development plan
- include two copies of the development plan extract for new properties
- check the search area is covered by Swindon Borough Council
Use the local land charges areas and districts document (PDF) to check searches in the borough of Swindon.
Search council records
You can find information about searching council records in the EIR place of inspection document (PDF)
We will tell you if you need to pay an administration fee for staff time.