Allerdale Land Charges: Planning and Highway Agreements

Allerdale Borough Council's dataset comprises multiple types of legal land charges recorded as polygon extents. These include Section 52 and Section 106 planning obligations, Section 215 notices for land remediation, and Section 38/177 highway adoption agreements. The data constitutes part of the official Land Charge Register and is maintained with regular synchronization to the council's register.

Use Cases

• Conveyancing searches to identify legal obligations attached to a property based on polygon extents.
• Planning compliance monitoring for Section 106 obligations linked to specific land parcels.
• Assessing amenity impacts by reviewing Section 215 notices for land condition remediation.
• Verifying highway adoption status and associated administrative charges for development sites.

Strengths

• Data is part of the official statutory Land Charge Register (Part 3B), indicating an authoritative source.
• Features are maintained and regularly synchronized with the primary council register.
• Provides specific legal context for each agreement type, referencing relevant UK Acts (e.g., Town and Country Planning Act 1971, Highways Act 1980).

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: no column names, row counts, file sizes, or license information are provided.
• The 'last updated' dates are in the future (2026), creating a conflict and casting doubt on data currency.
• Descriptions are repeated across entries, suggesting potential duplication or sparse documentation.

Provenance

Source

Allerdale Borough Council, with some agreements administered by Cumbria County Council (Highway Authority).

Collection Method

Obligations captured from legal documents and expressed as geospatial polygons.

Freshness

2026-07-08 13:32:14.447184 (Note: This future date is a conflict and likely erroneous)

Geography

Allerdale borough, Cumbria, United Kingdom.