Faction Land Surveying

Land surveying is a crucial aspect of property rights that underpin society in many ways.  It involves the measurement and mapping of land boundaries, natural features, and topography to provide accurate information about land ownership and title boundaries.  Licensed Cadastral Surveyors help to establish and protect property rights by defining title boundaries and ensuring that they are respected and adhered to.

One of the main reasons why land surveying is important is that it helps to prevent conflicts over land ownership.  By accurately determining the title boundaries of a property, surveyors can help to resolve disputes between neighbours, and prevent encroachments on private property.  This is especially important in densely populated areas where land is scarce and disputes over property boundaries are more likely to occur.

Another reason why land surveying is important is that it helps to ensure that property owners are not deprived of their property rights.  By accurately mapping property title boundaries, licensed cadastral surveyors can help to prevent individuals or organisations from taking land without just compensation.  This is especially important in cases where governments or other entities seek to acquire land for public use, such as for roads, reserves, or other public works projects.

Moreover, land surveying is essential for property owners who wish to develop their land or make changes to their property.  By providing accurate information about the size and shape of a property, Licensed Cadastral Surveyors can help owners to avoid costly mistakes in construction or development.  They can also ensure that buildings are properly situated within title boundaries and that they do not encroach on neighbouring properties.

In summary, land surveying is an essential component of property rights that underpin society.  It helps to prevent conflicts over land ownership, protects property rights, and facilitates property development.  Without accurate land surveying, property ownership and use can become uncertain, leading to disputes, litigation, and economic inefficiencies.

We offer the following consent application services:

• Fee simple subdivision consent applications, including vacant lot, infill, boundary adjustments and conversion of tenure, i.e. unit title or cross lease to freehold.
• Cross lease updates
• Unit Title subdivision consent applications
• Right of Way approvals (s348 LGA 1974)

If you need several of the following services, we can bundle them together to save you time and money:

• Topographic Surveys - levels & features
• Construction Surveys - setouts, as-builts, volumes, building compliance checks such as Building Location Certificates (BLC) & Height in Relation to Boundary (HIRB)
• Subdivisions - fee simple, unit title, boundary adjustment, conversion of tenure, cross lease updates
• Cadastral Surveys - amalgamations, boundary reinstatements, legalisations, removal of limitations (redefinitions)
• Rentable Area Surveys - previously known as 'BOMA' surveys
• Deformation Surveys - floor levels, ceiling levels, wall verticality etc
• Monitoring Surveys - deformation of structures, erosion and settlement of ground

We offer a wide range of consulting services from general survey related advice through to appearing in court as an expert witness:

• Pre-purchase (survey related) due diligence
• Project feasibility - land / infill development
• Subdivision concept and scheme plan design
• Boundary disputes
• Expert evidence