"There a several benefits of local information when buying or selling in Coalville. Our Solicitors' maintain a network of Coalville contacts. In addition, areas of concern specific to the Coalville region will also be examined.

We have assisted home movers throughout Coalville, including Conveyancing in LE67."

Local issues considered by Coalville Conveyancing Solicitors:

Conveyancing searches in Coalville

Buying or selling a property is one of the biggest financial transactions you will make in your life. A local authority search is carried out by our Conveyancing in Coalville Solicitors on behalf of our clients and forms part of the Conveyancing process. The results of the search provide important information about the property you are intending to purchase or sell.

The enquiries fall broadly into three categories:

• Planning – enquiries relating to the control of development
• Highways enquiries relating to highways, traffic schemes, railways etc.
• Environmental Health, such as contaminated land and noise abatement

Properties in Coalville, LE67 fall into the local authority area of North West Leicestershire district council. Local search results in Coalville.

There are a number of major developments that have been approved by the council for improvements and works in Coalville. A regeneration programme in Coalville aims to offer a range of quality homes and environmental improvements that will be developed in four phases. Some of the original properties that are in the worst condition will be cleared. Others will be repaired and improved with the help of financial schemes for residents. Some residents will be offered support to move into a new home, and a five-year new-build scheme will see almost 300 homes built for rent, shared ownership and sale to both current and new residents.

A major extension to a quarry is being recommended for approval in Coalville. Some residents have argued that the scheme would ruin the countryside and increase traffic and a petition against the scheme has been started and there are concerns about noise and dust impact on residents. The council reports however, that once fully operational the proposed development would make a significant contribution to meeting Leicestershire's crushed rock apportionment into the future, securing employment and other economic benefits for the area.

The council is exercising measures to deal with the illegal and unwanted disposal of household and trade waste in the open countryside, by the side of roads and on private land. This has been identified as a big problem in the North West Leicestershire area and can be hazardous to public health. For this reason the offence is subject to a penalty of up to £50,000.

Local Transport Issues

Transport projects are rightly a concern for homebuyers, given both the disruption they can create, and the long-term impact they can have on a house's value. The local searches a solicitor carries out during a sale or purchase show any proposals for the following in respect of any highway adjoining the property:

• making it one-way
• permanently stopping it up or diverting it
• introducing parking restrictions or changing existing restrictions (including residents parking permits)
• introducing width or weight restrictions
• speed restrictions, traffic calming measures including speed humps (sleeping policemen)
• cycle tracks

While buyers are unlikely to proceed if a home is in the direct line of a new road, they may be happy to go ahead if it appears that the building will not be directly affected.

Coal and Brine Pumping Searches

There has never been any central record of all mines, so it can be difficult to find comprehensive information about mining activity in or near Coalville. If a residence is located in an area where mining occurred, or is thought to have taken place, a search will be undertaken. A coal search will indicate whether any opencast workings have taken place or are planned in the vicinity. A separate environmental search is therefore also required in affected areas. Unfortunately, due to the industry's extremely long history, and the fact that there has never been any central mining authority, there is no single source of information about the location of mines. This means that searches are less straightforward than a buyer may anticipate.