Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Local Land Charges Searches

Legally the Council must keep a Land Charges register. The register records relevant information on every property within the borough. It includes information such as highways status/ proposals, conservation areas, tree preservation orders,  enforcement notices, improvement grants and financial charges.

Searches of the register are carried out for a variety of reasons including when a house is put on the market and forms part of a Home Information Pack. The purpose of a search is to disclose to the interested parties any relevant entries on the register

A search may be carried out in 3 ways:

1. By requesting the Council to carry out the search
2. By requesting a property search company to carry out the search
3. By carrying out your own personal search

For drainage agreements and consents a separate search must be sent to Northumbrian Water.

You can find the fees for searches carried out by the Council in the downloadable word document below.

Web Links

Stockton Council is not responsible for the content of external websites.

• National Land Information Service