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This captures the physical features of your site — ground levels, slope, trees, existing structures, fences and services — as a scaled site plan with contours, supplied as a PDF and a DWG.
It does not mark or define your legal boundaries.That's a Boundary Identification Survey, which is a separate job — contact us if that's what you need.
Included
✓Obtain registered survey information from Department of Resources.
✓Attend site and connect to boundary reference marks to allow for property boundaries to be compiled (no allowance for marking of boundaries).
✓Establish heights on Australian Height Datum (AHD) and place a Temporary Bench Mark (TBM) on site.
✓Undertake Contour and Detail survey locating current ground surface (spot levels, changes of grade), visible services and invert levels where accessible, significant trees with diameter >300mm, corners of existing building(s) relative to boundaries, and ridge height and finished floor level of existing building.
✓Locate adjoining dwellings directly facing the subject property within 5m of the common boundary (where visible).
✓Locate landscape features including footpaths, driveways, fences and retaining walls.
✓Locate the kerb-line on the side of the road closest to the subject site, including top and bottom of kerb and cross-overs.
✓Scale in ground service alignments from BYD records.
✓Provide a deliverable set including the Contour and Detail Survey plan in PDF and DWG format.
Not included
✕Reinstatement or marking of property boundaries (also known as a Boundary Identification Survey).
✕Engagement of a 3rd party service locator or potholing to identify in-ground service locations.
✕Location of windows, doors, other openings, downpipes and the like on the subject site building or adjoining buildings, unless explicitly requested (additional fees apply).
✕Definition or digitisation of Natural Ground Level (NGL) for the purpose of height limit determination in accordance with Local Government requirements — available as an optional add-on.
The instant price is for standard residential house lots. Unusually large, steep, heavily vegetated or complex sites are quoted individually — if yours is one of those, the form will tell you and our team will follow up.