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Access to Information Required for a Local Enquiries Search Information Note Produced November 2019 Schedule of Registers and Information Available Somerset County Council County Hall contact information: Land Charges Opening hours County Hall Taunton Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 Somerset TA1 4DY Tel: 01823 359818 E-mail: [email protected] Note: In order to fulfil the access requirements, set out in the “Communities and Local Government’s Good Practice Guidance for Local Authorities and Personal Searchers”, Somerset County Council provides a collated response to relevant CON 29 enquiries that the County Council can answer. Further information including procedures, forms and fees for doing this can be found at www.somerset.gov.uk/ Q1.2 Planning Designations and Proposals • Minerals Local Plan • Waste Local Plan Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/policies-and-plans/policies/minerals-and-waste/ • Somerset and Exmoor National Park Joint Structure Plan Review 1911 - 2011 • Somerset & Exmoor National Park Joint Structure Plan Alteration 1996 – 2016 Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/policies-and-plans/plans/somerset-and-exmoor- national-park-joint-structure-plan/ • Rights of Way Improvement Plan Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/rightsofway Q2.1 Register of publicly adopted highways (Section 36 (6) and (7) of the Highways Act 1980) Statutory Public Register - Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/road-records/ Public rights of way Q2.2 Definitive Map & Statement – Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Definitive Map with subsequent legal events is free to view at: http://roam.somerset.gov.uk/roam/Map Q2.3 s53b of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 – statutory register free to view at: http://roam.somerset.gov.uk/roam/Dashboard/Welcome Q2.4 Legal orders not yet confirmed are not available for public inspection. Q3.2 Land required for road works Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Q3.4 Nearby Road Schemes – within 200 metres (approved by the council but not implemented or as notified to the council by the Secretary of State) Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Q3.5 Nearby Railway Schemes – (as notified to the council) Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Q3.6 Traffic Schemes – stopping ups, minor improvements, resident parking, cycle tracks, pedestrian crossing and bridge construction (approved by the council but not implemented) Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/tro although this does not include (l) bridge building, which is not available for public inspection. Q3.7 Outstanding Notices relating to highways Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY. Q4 Road proposals by private bodies These records are not open to public inspection. Q16 Mineral consultation and safeguarding areas Free to view at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/policies-and-plans/plans/somerset-minerals-plan/ Q17 Hazardous substance consents Open to public inspection at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY as and when applicable. Q21 Flood defence and land drainage consents These records are not open to public inspection. Registers of local Common Land and Town and Village Greens Q22.1 Statutory public register – open for public inspection by appointment at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY. To make an appointment to view the register please use the online form at: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/environment-and- planning/planning/book-an-appointment-to-view-the-commons-register/ or send an email to: [email protected] Q22.2 s15a Commons Act 2006 & s31a Highways Act 1980 - statutory registers free to view at: http://roam.somerset.gov.uk/roam/Dashboard/Welcome Q22.3 s15a Commons Act 2006 & s31a Highways Act 1980 - statutory registers free to view at: http://roam.somerset.gov.uk/roam/Dashboard/Welcome If copies are required send an e-mail to [email protected] District and Borough Councils The following information should be available at the District and Borough Councils. • Local Land Charges register; • Planning register and enforcement notices, stop notices and breach of condition notices; • Hazardous substances consents register; • Registers of litter control areas and street litter control notices; • Noise abatement zones register; • Records relating to hedgerows; • Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s); • Contaminated Land; • Register of licences and management orders granted under Parts 2 and 3, including Temporary Exception Notices under sections 62 and 86 of the Housing Act 2004; • Register of public sewer maps (also available from the water authority); • Public Rights of Way Register (also available from Somerset County Council); • Data sets refering to conservation areas; • Local Plans; Maps deposited under Section 35 of the Pipelines Act 1962 and Section 7 of the Gas Act 1986 District and Borough Council Contact Information Taunton Deane The Deane House Tel: 01823 356356 Borough Council Belvedere Road Web: www.tauntondeane.gov.uk Taunton TA1 1HE South Somerset The Council Tel: 01935 462462 District Council Offices Web: Brympton Way www.southsomerset.gov.uk Yeovil BA20 2HT Sedgemoor District Bridgwater House Tel: 0300 303 7800 Council King Square Web: www.sedgemoor.gov.uk Bridgwater TA6 3AR Mendip District Cannards Grave Tel: 0300 303 8588 Council Road Web: www.mendip.gov.uk Shepton Mallet BA4 5BT West Somerset The Council Tel: 01643 703704 District Council Offices Web: Williton www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk Taunton TA4 4QA .