Apply for a local land charges search
HM Land Registry’s national register
From 5.00pm on Thursday, 19 March 2026 we will no longer provide a local land charges search service. After this date, our Local Land Charges Register will be migrated to HM Land Registry’s national register.
Customers should ‘hold over’ their LLC search requests until the service is live on 10 April 2026.
You will be able to access the new digital service through Portal, Business Gateway and on HM Land Registry’s Government pages.
Swindon Borough Council will continue to provide replies to Con29 enquiries.
It is important to remember to only submit the required fee of £128.00 (residential) and £283.00 (commercial) when submitting a CON29 enquiry to us after 10 April 2026.
For more information, visit the Government website
We can provide the following services:
- Complete local authority searches LLC1, Law Society CON 29 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 detailed in the following document:
You can pay by telephone with a debit or credit card. We will call you to take your payment over the telephone.
Alternatively, you can send a cheque for payment with your application. Cheques should be made payable to 'Swindon Borough Council'.
How to apply
You can apply online. Searches will be processed in order of receipt. Personal searches will not print and are only available to view.
Apply for a local land charges search
You can also apply by email or post. Application forms Law Society CON 29 Enquiries of the Local Authority (2016) and CON 29O are available under licence from the Law Society website. They are also available in paper and electronic format from legal stationers such as:
- Oyez Straker
- Laserform
- Peapod
- LexisNexi
- Shaw & Sons
Email your completed form to: landcharges@swindon.gov.uk, or post to:
Local land charges
Wat Tyler House West
Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
We are fully accountable for the authenticated and guaranteed information supplied in response to forms LLC1 and Law Society CON 29 Enquiries of the Local Authority (2016). We will respond to any enquiries arising from an official search.
How you can help in the process
In order to help us respond to your applications in the quickest time possible, make sure you always:
- submit two ordnance survey map extracts with all search requests. Also, clearly outline in red, the property or land to be searched.
- identify new properties clearly by outlining in red, on an extract of the development plan (two copies required)
- check to make sure that the search is in an area covered by Swindon Borough Council. See the Local land charges areas and districts document for searches in the borough of Swindon.
A search of the council records is available in the document below:
- EIR Place of inspection (PDF)
We will advise you if an administration fee is required for staff time.