The Legal, Lands and Planning Department comprises five sections, namely: Legal/Judicial; Lands, including Crown Estates management; Planning and Building Control; Geographical Information System and Administration, providing a wide range of services. In addition, the Attorney General's Chambers is located in and supported by the department.
Key services provided by the department are as follows:
Legal/Judicial
Processing of Supreme Court, Magistrates Court, Juvenile Court and Court of Appeal matters
Administration of Oaths
Clerical Assistance to HM Coroner
Preparation of land-related documents
Registrar of Companies
Registrar of Charities 
Registration of Patents and Trade marks
Lands
Management of the Crown Estate
Processing of applications for Crown land in accordance with the Land Disposal Policy
Administration of the Land Registry
Land surveying
Planning and Building Control
Monitoring and enforcing the Land Development Control Plan
Processing development applications in accordance with the Land Planning & Development Control Ordinance
Providing a building control service
Geographical Information System (GIS)
Management of the St Helena GIS
International contact for GIS and Global Mapping
Administration
Providing statutory services for:
Births, Deaths and Marriages
British ships
Telecommunications licensing
Processing applications for Immigrant Landholding Licences
Attorney General's Chambers
Crown Prosecution service
Legislative drafting
Registrar of Lands
Website: None
Email: hod@legalandlands.gov.sh
Telephone: +(290) 2270
Fax: +(290) 2454
Postal: Legal Lands and Planning Department, Essex House, Jamestown, St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean, STHL 1ZZ