Local land charges

Maps standard policy

Any inaccurate or out-of-date maps that do not meet our service standards will result in the request for a property search being cancelled. The responsibility to obtain a suitable standard of map lies directly with the person(s) or company wishing to enter into a contract with us to undertake the search.

The map

The map must display clearly the land/property to be searched. Also, if this a rural area, at least one road should be shown and identifiable to ensure a correct search is undertaken.

For the request to be accepted by us, the map should:

be an Ordnance Survey (OS) map, with up to date and current land lines shown, especially if the land has been developed recently
show a clear outline of the area to be searched, e.g. using a red outline, so there is no doubt as to the boundary of the area
be of reasonable quality to identify roads, landlines, etc
be of a reasonable size and scale to allow us to accurately record the boundary lines of the search
and roads falling under box C should be coloured in blue or green to denote this enquiry.

The request will be rejected if:

an "x" (cross) located on a piece of land/field
development site maps, builder's estate plans, architects drawings, futuristic plans or plans from utility companies are used as an alternative to the OS map
very old OS maps which do not resemble the current land lines are used
maps which have been used for previous searches which outline areas, other than the one to be searched, e.g. more than one outline on the map submitted
maps of poor quality which do not easily allow identification of the area or boundary lines of the search are used.