About local land charges
Whether you are buying or selling a property or business, are a conveyancer, private company or member of the public, our local land charges team are here to help.
We monitor our service with our annual customer satisfaction survey.
Land-related enquiries fall into three groups:
- ownership of a piece of land or responsibility for a particular boundary, fence or wall
- council-owned land – enquiries should be made to the Asset and Property Management
- privately owned land – these are dealt with by the District Land Registry
Local land charge fees from 31 March 2017
You can make a request by completing the Local Land Charges request for information form and email it to landcharges@medway.gov.uk
Search results will be returned via email as PDF documents.
Payment can be made by debit or credit card by calling 01634 332 733.
- Local Land Charges Register: £11
- Local Land Charges Register Additional Parcel Fee: £1
- Planning & building decisions and pending application (a) to (i): £3
- Planning & building decisions and pending application (j) to (l): £3.60
- Roadways, footways and footpaths: £3
- Public rights of way: £3
- Land required for public purposes: £3
- Land to be acquired for road works: £3
- Drainage matters: £3
- Nearby road schemes: £3
- Nearby railway schemes: £3
- Traffic schemes: £3
- Outstanding notices: £3
- Contravention of building regulations: £3
- Notices, orders, directions and proceedings under Planning Acts: £3
- Community infrastructure levy (CIL): £3
- Conservation area: £3
- Compulsory purchase: £3
- Contaminated land: £3
- Radon gas: £3
- Assets of Community Value: £3
For more information contact Local Land Charges by phoning 01634 332 733, by emailing landcharges@medway.gov.uk
Or write to: Local Land Charges, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR