CON29 forms

Use these CON29 conveyancing forms to request information from the local authority.

26 Mar 2026

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The forms are only available through third-party suppliers.

We’ve provided links to the suppliers’ websites and not directly to the forms, as you may need to create an account with the supplier first.

You can download guidance notes on this page.

While care has been taken to make sure the forms and guidance notes are accurate, up-to-date and useful, the Law Society will not accept any legal liability in relation to them.

If you have any questions about forms or guidance, email us: productmarketing@lawsociety.org.uk.

CON29 Enquiries of local authorities (2016)

You can use the CON29 form to request information held by a local authority about a property.

The local authority may provide information that could affect future use or development of the property, or impose financial burdens. This could include:

decisions
anything waiting for approval
proposed road building
transport systems
rights of way

The form is available from:

CON29O Optional enquiries of local authorities (2016)

You can use the CON29O form for optional questions for local authorities, for example:

completion notices
noise abatement
land maintenance notices

The form is available from:

CON29 guidance notes

These guidance notes are intended to provide guidance to:

solicitors and conveyancers when interpreting replies
local authorities when replying to CON29 and CON29O enquiries of local authorities

We updated the CON29 guidance notes in September 2019.

We issue the notes in consultation with Land Data/National Land Information Service and the Local Land Charges Institute.

The notes have been updated to take account of the changes to the legislation on compulsory purchase orders in 3.12 and in relation to sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in 3.3 in:

England – discussions around compulsory SuDS coming into force are ongoing
Wales – the SuDS regime is mandatory in Wales for new developments built under planning permissions granted following applications made after 7 January 2019

CON29DW Residential drainage and water enquiries (2016)

You can use the CON29DW residential form to provide key information for prospective buyers about water and sewage services.

The form is available from:

CON29DW Commercial drainage and water enquiries (2021)

You can use the CON29DW commercial form to provide key information for prospective buyers of commercial property, making provision for questions regarding, inter alia, wayleaves and easements.

Form suppliers TBC.

CON29M Coal mining search (2018)

You can use the CON29M form to provide information on past, present or future underground and surface coal mining activity for any property or site in a coal mining or past coal mining area.

The form is available from: