How can I find out who owns an unadopted road?

The only way to be sure who the owner is (whether the road is adopted or not) is to search by plan; usually the title plan for the property itself will be used to identify it.

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Unique Search A search for a copy of the Title Register is normally straight forward, being based on a property's postal address or on the Title Number. However, for properties where there is no postal address, e.g. a field, infill site or woodland, it is impossible to search in a database for it. Such properties are often described as "The Freehold land shown edged with red on the plan of the above Title filed at the Registry and being land on the west side of Greater Avenue, Tanner, Worcestershire". Clearly it is not going to be possible to search in a database for an address such as this. We have adopted various unique techniques for identifying such land, which has proved very helpful for individuals, estate developers, builders, cable and pipe layers, forestry companies and similar organisations. Our Map Search should be used to identify ownership of the following types of property: Building plots and infill sites

Fields

Woodlands and moorland

Lakes, streams and other waterways

Private roads

Lanes

Alleyways

Walkways

Waste sites

Ruins

Dilapidated or vacant buildings

Historic buildings, e.g. castles and churches

Grass verges

Villiage greems

Old buildings that no longer have a postcode

Roads, Pavements and Verges As a general rule Land Registry title plans do not show roads, pavements or grass verges outside of a building or parcel of land. However, there is a legal presumption in common law that the property fronting onto the road includes ownership of the paving, grass verge and road to the mid-point thereof. This presumption can be rebutted by evidence to the contrary. Such evidence, where it exists, is usually found within the title register or deeds to the property. It is the case that all non-private roads have been adopted by the local authority, who enter into an agreement & bond with the developer or builder of the property. This means that the local authority maintain the surface of the paving, grass verge and road, but so far as ownership of the sub-surface is concerned the owner of the abutting house or land (called the "frontager"} is in actuality the owner of it. It is the practice of Land Registry to outline on the title plan in red ink the property owned, but to exclude therefrom the fronting pavement, grass verge and road. The only way to be sure who the owner is (whether the road is adopted or not) is to search by plan; usually the title plan for the property itself will be used to identify it. The resultant title register and title plan will still not show the road, etc as being within the ownership of the abutting building or land, but you will know of the ownership because it has been provided as a result of the Land Registry identifying the land from the documents you provided. Unadopted Roads Because private roads have not been adopted by the local authority disputes often arise with regard to responsibility for their maintenance and upkeep. As a general rule the respective frontagers of a private road will be responsible, at least to the mid-point of the road. It is often not clear whether ownership extends all the way across the road, but a search will clarify this. In such situations a search by plan is made, either of the whole road, or of the relevant part of the road to ascertain the respective ownerships.

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Identifying the Land To identify the land to be searched a plan has to be used, which should be at an acceptable scale to the Land Registry. The Land Registry Rules state that in urban areas the plan should be at a scale of 1:1250 and in rural areas 1:2500. Further, the plan should have a compass pointer, preferably with north up. Because of the exacting requirements of the Land Registry UKLRS will usually supply a copy of a suitable plan for its customers. Alternatively customers can upload their own plan direct to UKLRS when ordering a search, or can supply the mapping coordinates on the application form. Common Land Councils keep separate registers of common land and village greens. It is normal to make a Common Land Search in respect of land that has never been built upon, or which at one time may have belonged to a Lord of the Manor, a town or village green or any other land that you believe to be common land such as land used by the community at large. Small vacant urban plots of land may also be subject to common rights, and many common land registrations affect small areas of land such as grass verges between properties and the public highway.

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