From 20 February 2025 we will no longer provide a local land charges search service. After this date, our Local Land Charges Register will have migrated to HM Land Registry’s national register.
You will be able to access the new digital service through the HM Land Registry Portal, Business Gateway and on the HM Land Registry gov.uk pages.
Bridgend County Borough Council will continue to provide replies to Con29 enquiries - For more information visit HM Land Registry.
Land charges are an obligation on the current or future owner of the land to comply with a charge. These could be:
All land charges come with their own obligations and it is important to be aware of any that affect the property you are looking to purchase.
A Local Authority Search consists of two parts and an Optional Form for additional enquiries:
You should receive the search results within 15 working days. We do not carry out searches any faster. The searches that arrive at our offices sooner will be processed sooner.
If you have not received your search results after 15 working days, please contact us using the contact details at the bottom of this page.
The cut-off point for accepting new searches each day is 10.30am. If we receive your search request after this time we will begin processing it the following working day.
These forms can either be submitted together or separately. For example, if there is just one question on the CON29O that you would like answered there is no need to submit a full search. We will still require a plan.
If there is anything else you want to know about the land that isn't revealed as standard, you can ask additional questions of your own.
The CON29 is a set list of questions that are answered by various departments within the council and the highways authority.
A breakdown of all the questions can be found on page 2 of the CON29 form.
Guidance notes on the CON29 form can be found on the Law Society website.
Privacy notice: We will use the information you provide in this form to process your application for a Local Authority Search (CON29). We will share this information with Building Control, Environmental Services and Public Protection. We will keep this information for 12 years.
There is also a list of optional questions called the CON29O.
A breakdown of these questions can be found on page 2 of the CON29O form.
Guidance notes on the CON29O form can be found on the Law Society website.
Privacy notice: We will use the information you provide in this form to process your application for a Local Authority Search (CON29O). We will share this information with Environmental Services and Public Protection. We will keep this information for 12 years.
Payment will be taken for any search that has been submitted to the Local Land Charges team.
If you wish to cancel the search once processing has commenced, a cancellation fee will apply.
You can inspect most statutory public registers and Registers of Local Common Land and Town and Village Greens by booking an appointment.
To book an appointment, please contact:
You will need to contact the Public Rights of Way team for the Public Rights of Way register.
There is a fee of £18.70 per document.
If you need copies of any land charge documents, please contact us:
