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The Local Land Charges team are responsible for :

• maintaining the Local Land Charges Register
• carrying out Local Searches
• the provision of copy planning documents
• holding copies of the Oxfordshire County Council highways and public rights of way maps and information (however we do not hold details of land ownership or boundaries)

We are linked to the National Land Information Service (NLIS) at Level 3, and can receive and return Local Search requests electronically.  Our fees and charges are reviewed annually on 1 April.

Important news on fees - new rules come into force on 17 August 2010 which revoke the fee for carrying out a personal search of the Local Land Charges Register. 

We have implemented this with immediate effect from 30 July and are in the process of updating our procedures.  Please contact the team for further information.

Local Land Charges Newsletter

Download our latest newsletter using the link on the right.

Home Information Packs

Home Information Packs were suspended from 21 May 2010.  For more information please visit the Home Information Pack website.

Electronic Searches

The council  can receive and return Local Search requisitions electronically. We joined the National Land Information Service (NLIS) Scheme in 2000, and moved to level 3 in February 2007.  For further information go to the National Land Information Service website.

From September 2009, we also accept electronic searches submitted via TM SearchChoice.

The council does not make any additional charges for receiving search responses electronically.

We can also return any search response electronically via email - please contact the team to arrange.

Non-Official (personal) Search Appointments

Please use our online Land Charges Appointment system to book an appointment to carry out a non-official search.

Our Promises To You : -

• We will provide a friendly and efficient service, which aims to be 100% accurate at all times
• We will respond to all official Searches within 10 working days (although we will endeavour to respond within five working days)
• We will, subject to prior appointment, make the Local Land Charges Register available for Personal Searches
• We will respond to copy document requests within 5 working days of receipt of written requests
• We will respond to written enquiries within 10 working days of receipt
• We have adopted the Local Land Charges Code of Practice published by the Local Government Association.