What You Need to Know About Land Surveys in Sydney

Land surveyors are integral components of any construction project – be it residential or commercial. They help define site boundaries while helping architects, builders and engineers determine what can be achieved on certain parcels of land.

Land survey costs vary depending on the type and location of the land being studied. A professional will require as much information as possible in order to provide an accurate estimation.

Boundary Surveys

Boundary surveys help define the corners of a property and give clear indicators as to where your land ends and your neighbour’s begins. Boundary surveys are highly recommended when purchasing new sites as well as subdividing, building or improving current ones; having one may help avoid costly disputes between neighbours or Titles Office. Banks also often request professional surveys conducted by registered surveyors in order to minimize risk prior to lending money.

A boundary survey can also help resolve disputes with your neighbours by providing all the pertinent details in order to bring an issue under control before it escalates further.

Construction set out surveys are required by many council development application guidelines as part of a detail survey process, documenting boundaries, features and levels within your site to assist with design work and prevent costly encroachments during construction.

Volume Surveys

Volume surveys are an efficient and cost-effective way to survey stockpiles, quarry extraction areas, and landfill capacities. Surveys may be performed either from the ground via stereo imagery or airborne via aeroplane, providing fast data gathering processes.

Surveys are essential in building projects as they allow builders to understand how much cut and fill is required, saving both time and money by matching up work to plans more closely and eliminating over ordering of material by allowing builders to reuse cut material from one area for another.

A typical site plan will show a map of the landfill, showing active cells, extraction areas and weighbridges as well as site boundaries, title information for adjoining titles, levels in the landfill as well as any occupied areas such as bund walls or lining materials. It should also show site boundaries, title information for adjacent titles and show where bund walls or lining materials might exist within it.

Strata Surveys

Strata surveys are performed on new or proposed Strata titles or Community Schemes for development applications or off the plan sales contracts, providing an important baseline. NSW Land Registry Services records are utilized as well as proposed lot boundaries and areas proposed to create the Strata lots. Common Property Values as well as Unit Entitlement Values of each Strata Scheme will also be taken into consideration during these surveys.

Detail Surveys are essential for strata surveys as they clearly display all boundaries, structures and features on a site – an essential requirement of many council development guidelines. A detail survey can speed up design processes while guaranteeing that your plans are accurate.

Identification surveys, often required by lending bodies prior to buying property, identify parcels of land; check title documents for easements or encumbrances; and locate existing houses on the site. It can be an affordable way to protect yourself against future costly issues.

Engineering Surveys

Civil engineering projects requiring survey measurements during construction – such as railways, highways, tunneling projects, canals, dams and massive buildings – rely heavily on survey measurements. Without it they simply would not exist.

Engineers rely on surveyors for accurate designs that complement their surrounding terrain perfectly, while architects use surveyors as consultants when drawing up site specific plans.

Engineering surveys involve surveying various natural and man-made features to assist in the planning, design and execution of engineering projects, such as pinpointing building foundations or roadworks.

Detail and level surveys are used for creating topographical maps, making use of various techniques and instruments, such as GPS and total station survey systems from Leica. Only Registered Land (Cadastral) Surveyors are legally allowed to depict details regarding cadastral boundaries on detailed survey plans; other engineering surveying services offered include hydrographic and LOMA surveys as well as flood analyses.

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