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Guide to Personal Searches

Times
Between 10am and 4 pm Monday to Friday effective from 4th February 2008.

Bookings
By telephoning Customer Services on 01276 707305 or emailing land.charges@surreyheath.gov.uk before 12 noon on the day preceding the date of search.

A plan must be faxed by 1pm on the day preceeding the search to 01276 707337. If no plan is received by this time the personal search may not be carried out on that day.

Payment
£11 Statutory fee for search of the Local Land Charges Register (Planning history is included in the search).

(Please note that each additional parcel, including garages and parking spaces is £1.00)

Please state at the time of booking if there are additional Parcels. Fees are payable by cheque/card or cash at Customer Services on the Ground Floor of Surrey Heath House or by credit card when booking the search by phone.

The Land Charges Register is held on computer. Each individual agency will have a login and password to access their Personal Searches through 2 terminals in the Contact Centre. All employees of an agency will use the same login and password. The Personal Searcher will only be able to view their agencies searches for that day. Personal Searchers will not be able to view anybody elses searches. Printouts will not be available so Personal Searchers must be equiped to write down the information they require.

Public Registers
A Personal Searcher or any member of the public is entitled to inspect:

Register of Public Sewer Maps *
Maps of Public Rights of Way *
Register of Streets maintained at public expense is held in Land Charges

NB: These Registers are not owned or maintained by Surrey Heath Borough Council. Enquiries should be made of the appropriate agency.

(The Registers listed below can be found at Customer services at Surrey Heath Borough Council).

• Register of Litter Control Areas
• Register of Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Noise Abatement Zones (None in Surrey Heath Borough Council)
• Register of Contaminated Land (None in Surrey Heath Borough Council)Register of Enforcement Notices, Stop Notices and Breach of Conditions Notices.
• Register of Hazardous Substances Consents
• Register of Ancient Hedgerows (None in Surrey Heath Borough Council)
• Local Plan

Building Control
This is not a Public Register and is not available to public callers at the counter. However, applications in writing, together with payment of a "Research Fee" as prescribed by the Chief Building Control Officer, will result in a subsequent written reply.

Highways enquiries should be refered to Surrey County Council, Highways Information Team Tel: 020 8541 8924.

Comments should be directed to Land Charges Manager.