Local land charges

Local land charges - guidance for purchasers of property or land with a planning agreement

Planning obligations are registered as a local land charge upon completion of the deed and will be revealed in any local land charge search. 

S106 registrations are not generally removed from the local land charge register unless they were never of any effect due to planning application refusal.

If land or property is subject to planning obligations which have not been complied with, it may be difficult to sell or transfer the land, as obligation liabilities generally pass to successors in title.

Please look at the comments section of the s106 registration and the CON29 question responses for any potential warnings about outstanding matters and non-compliance.

You can ask us to check the compliance status on Arun District Council authority obligations, by emailing your request including the specific agreements you want us to check to planning@arun.gov.uk.  (There is no charge for this service, but it may take approximately 10 working days for a response).  

To check for compliance on West Sussex County Council obligations and any fee requirements please contact land.charges@westsussex.gov.uk

You should also check whether the conditions on the linked planning permission(s) have been discharged before occupation. 

On applications determined after 2010 you can undertake your own research using our website.  Alternatively, you may request we do the condition check for you but there is a charge for each application to be checked. Please email planning@arun.gov.uk

For more information on searches, visit our Local Land Charges pages.