Pre-contract Searches Flashcards
Where do you check for planning permissions that have been refused?
CON29
LLC1 only shows planning permissions that have been granted
What are the standard searches required?
CON29 - standard enquiries of local authority
LLC1 - local land charges search
Drainage and water enquiries
Desktop environmental search
Chancel repair liability
What does CON29 cover?
All matters within knowledge/records of local authority
- planning consents, refusals and completion notice
- building regulations - if approvals and certificates have been issued
- road and public rights of way
- environmental notices
What does LLC1 cover?
- planning permissions granted
- planning enforcement / stop notices
- article 4 directions
- tree preservation orders
- smoke control ordere
- financial charges
- conservation areas
- permitted development order
- listed building status
What does drainage and water enquiries cover?
Whether foul/ surface water drains to public sewers
If property is connected to mains water supply
What does desktop environmental search cover?
- Likelihood of flooding / natural subsidence
- industrial use of land within 250m
- whether land has been used for contaminative land uses
(Limited in use because uses historic records and maps)
Chancel repair liability
Cost of repairing parish church
(If so - indemnity insurance required)
What is CON29O?
Optional local searches - select applicable searches
Usually not necessary for residential properties but used in commercial properties
What does CON29O cover?
- common land/ village green
- noise abatement zones
- areas of outstanding natural beauty
- pipelines
- commons registration search
- road proposals by private bodies
What does highways search show?
Boundary of public highway on a map.
Must check property abuts the highway. If not, need to ensure appropriate rights of access.
When is coal mining search required?
When near coal mines - identifies risk of subsidence and whether compensation has been paid (which means further compensation will not be paid)
When is cheshire salt search required?
When property near salt mines
What is environmental phase 1 survey?
More detailed than desktop
When should environmental phase 2 search be conducted?
If phase 1 search indicates risk of contamination
Phase 1 - physical inspection
Phase 2 - testing of samples
When is flood search required?
When desktop shows likelihood of flooding (based on past historical records).
This provides further information
