The plan forming part of the commonhold community statement (the
plan) may be sent to Land Registry for 'approval' provided that the
freehold is registered - approval cannot be given before the freehold
is registered. Two copies of the plan are required.
There is no application form and no fee for this service. A covering
letter will be accepted, and this should include the following
information:
- either confirmation that development has commenced, and the likely completion date, or
- when development will commence and the likely completion date and
- when the CCS will be lodged.
The plan must be based on an accurate survey, be capable of
reconciliation with the Ordnance Survey detail and be drawn to a quoted
scale. The preferred scale is 1/500, although 1/1250 is acceptable
provided that the extent of each unit can be seen clearly. The plan
must be on paper no larger than A0 size.
Use of the terms "for identification only" or "do not scale from
this drawing" are not acceptable. Neither must the plan show any
disclaimer as to its accuracy.
Other requirements:
- all dimensions must be in metric form
- the boundaries of the commonhold land must be shown in relation to the boundaries of the freehold title
- the boundaries of the units must be shown in relation to the boundaries of the commonhold land
- the extent of the each unit should be defined by colour references
- pathways and driveways must be shown if they form part of the boundary of a unit, and
- the number of each unit and its floor level must be shown.
The next page looks at preliminary services applications (Searches of the Index Map, Official Copies and Official Searches). |
