Personal search guidance
Understanding of the personal search processes and the local land charges register is necessary in order to carry out a personal search. It is the responsibility of the person carrying out the personal search to inspect the records available to retrieve the required information. North Lincolnshire Council does not provide written information and does not respond to requests for verbal information. Personal searchers must be equipped to write down all the information they require. We are not liable for any information that is taken down incorrectly by a personal searcher.
How to make a personal search
Please email landcharges@northlincs.gov.uk to apply for access to the land charges registers.
There is no fee payable for a personal search of the land charges registers.
Drainage information enquiries
Drainage records for North Lincolnshire are held by Severn Trent Water and Anglian Water (Geodesys act on behalf of Anglian Water) who can be contacted at the following addresses:
Severn Trent Searches
PO Box 10155
Nottingham
NG1 NHQ
Contact: enquiries@seventrentsearches.com
www.seventrentsearches.com
Anglian Water
Geodesys Conveyancing Searches
PO Box 485
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6YB
Contact: customer.service@geodesys.com
www.geodesys.com
Highways / Traffic
The Highway Development / Traffic teams are based at 8-9 Billet Lane, Normanby Enterprise Park, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 9YH.
The Highway adoption records can be viewed on our website.
For traffic information please contact traffic@northlincs.gov.uk
For road proposals within 200 metres of the property please check any relevant planning application.
Development Management team
All information relating to planning is available from the Development Management team based at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
Planning information from the year 2005 can be viewed on our website.
Planning information prior to the year 2005 can be viewed on the computer in the reception at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6NL.
Contact planning@northlincs.gov.uk for any planning related queries.
Building Control team
The Building Control team is based at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
Notice is required for an appointment and notification of properties to be searched against.
Contact: buildingcontrol@northlincs.gov.uk
Environment team
The Environment team is based at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
The following registers are held by this department:
- Public rights of way (definitive map held in paper and electronic form)
- The common land register (paper form)
- Tree preservation orders (electronic form)
Notice is required for an appointment and notification of properties to be searched against.
Contact: environment.team@northlincs.gov.uk
Environmental Health
The Environmental Health team is based at Church Square House, High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
Records relating to the following are held by this section:
- Contaminated land
- Radon gas
- Issues relating to housing, public health, health and safety and environmental protection.
For appointments and enquiries contact environmental.health@northlincs.gov.uk
Spatial Planning team
The Spatial Planning team is based at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
All spatial planning services are based on the information in the North Lincolnshire
The Local Plan can be viewed on our website and hard copies can be viewed at the council offices.
Contact: Spatial.planning@northlincs.gov.uk
Property Assets team
The Property Assets team should be contacted for any enquiries concerning Assets of Community Value. The team is based at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, PO Box 42, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6XQ.
All properties listed are shown on our website.
Contact: PropertyAssetTeam@northlincs.gov.uk
Drainage / Flooding team
Contact the Drainage / Flooding team for any enquiries concerning flood, coastal erosion, flood defence and land drainage consents. The team is based at 8-9 Billet Lane, Normanby Enterprise Park, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 9YH.
Contact: LLFADrainage@northlincs.gov.uk