Licensing Arrangements

The Licence will enable the search data to be reused for commercial purposes. The current charge for the Licence is £24.42 per property searched. An application will be needed for each visit and, once completed and the appropriate fee paid, the Licence will be valid for each of the properties listed.

Statutory Information Provision

Anyone wishing to view the search data or the List of Streets for non-commercial purposes will be required to complete and sign the non-commercial Highways Information Visitors Register Application prior to their visit. The completed form (to include both sides and any continuation sheet)) should then be faxed or emailed to us and, subsequently, an appointment can be made by contacting the team in the most convenient manner.

Access to the information is given in accordance with the Good Practice Guidance for Local Authorities and Personal Searchers issued in January 2008 by Communities and Local Government..

Further Information:

The information has been collated into 2 information packs, one where the information is required on a commercial basis and the other for non-commercial purposes. I should be grateful, therefore, if you could read the information and let us know when making appointments whether you will be viewing the non-statutory information under the terms of the Licence Agreement or if you are viewing the statutory information on a non-commercial basis (having already completed and returned the required application form).

Our contact details:

Address:

e-mail (preferred) highways.searches@birmingham.gov.uk
Tel: 0121 303 7689
Fax: 0121 303 6379