Surveying

Unit Titles
Bound by the Unit Titles Act 2010. Unit Title owners generally own a part of a building, i.e. an apartment. There will typically be shared ownership by the building’s occupants in common areas, i.e. parking, lifts, etc. Our surveyors can advise and assist with the creation of new unit titles and the boundaries between them.

Cross Lease Titles
A cross-lease title is less common in modern times. This occurs when there were homes built on a section of undivided land, owned by various people. The homes are leased from other landowners. Our surveyors can help convert a cross-lease home into a title that is freehold. We can also update the cross lease if additions are made to the building, affecting the land area by the creation of an amended cross lease plan.

Resource Consents
We have a strong relationship with Auckland Council, which assists in a smooth transition to obtaining resource consent. Our surveyors can help secure and prepare resource consents (i.e. subdivision consents, etc). Our Engineers and Planners will work with our Surveying team to obtain RC.

​Subdivision Feasibility And Investigation
Our surveyors will investigate the applicable information from LINZ, as well as site investigations and will determine with our multi-disciplinary team whether a subdivision of your land is possible. Our Consultants will prepare a report which highlights any issues that may arise when considering your subdivision or development and areas of opportunity.

Topographical Survey
This survey is used to determine and outline the ground contours and current features already on the earth surface (i.e. streets, walls, vegetation, structures, etc). This is used as a base for design input. We also determine the legal boundaries on site. This is the first step for a subdivision or new building design.

Relocation of Boundary
Our surveyors can carry out a boundary adjustment between your property and your neighbours’. We can simplify the process and achieve consent approval with the Council and seek Neighbours’ Approval on your behalf.

Construction Surveying / Laying-Out
This survey lays or marks out the key points of reference as a visual guide to the construction workers on site. This is typically for new builds or structures.

AS-BUILT Survey
An as-built survey is used during the pre- and post-construction phases. The plan outputs detailed land improvements at a specific point in time. It will show the position and depiction of the structure as it was built, along with detailed information and plans. This is prepared on behalf of the contractor for Council and Watercare specifications.

Height About Boundary (HIRTB)
Council will require our Licensed Cadastral Surveyor to verify and sign off that the structure is compliant in regards to the height to boundary; i.e. max height and the requirements of the site’s yard and consent conditions.

Land Transfer Survey
Our Licensed Cadastral Surveyors must ensure the survey plan meets LINZ legal requirements. It is one of the most common types of surveys and contains information, plans, various calculations, etc, on a particular site; usually at the end of the construction phase. If LINZ accepts this, then it is deposited and replaces the existing title for the land. You typically receive this in the form of a S.223c certification.

Cadastral Surveys
Our survey team can identify the corners of your site through a redefinition survey of your property title. This type of survey is useful when you want to establish legal boundaries for fencing, construction purposes, etc.

Calculating Earthwork Volumes
Our surveyors survey and provide as-builts and calculate the ground profile before the earthworks commence. We can also access this during and after the earthworks construction. We do this using specialised software so that the recordings are accurate in regards to the volume of earthworks.

Monitoring Movement and Deformation
Our surveyors determine if a movement is significant and whether further action must be investigated. This is measured with high accuracy, so that we can record very small movement trends or deformations in a landform or building structure.