Land and Premises
If you need to know who owns a piece of land or property in Shropshire, Property Services is a good place to start. We maintain a record of property that is owned or leased by the council. This record is known as the Property Terrier. The Terrier is a collection of maps and legal records of properties that the council has an interest in.
We can check the Terrier to see whether a property is in the ownership of the council. If it is, then we can put you in touch with the council department responsible for the property.
If the property is not council owned, the next place to try is the Land Registry, who hold national records of land ownership. Further information is also available on the Direct Gov website - please see links on this page.
How to make an enquiry about council land ownership
To enable the council to provide a quick answer regarding our land ownership, we ask that all requests for information are as detailed as possible. This will help us to search and locate the land in question. Helpful details include:
- Full postal address, including post code
- Ordnance Survey (OS) grid reference
- Location plan with highlighted area
- Any other information deemed relevant
Shropshire Council is in the process of registering all of its land with the Land Registry, and at the end of this process all council land ownership information will be available from the Land Registry.