Your surveyor is an authoritative, reliable source of information regarding your property. A surveyor can provide a very broad range of information to assist you in managing and developing your property, and protecting your legal rights.
A boundary survey is a process of redefining and marking out the boundaries located on the Title Plan attached to your Certificate of Title. It can also be called a check survey, identification survey or a re-survey.
From this survey, a plan is produced showing the comparison between the title boundary positions and any existing fence or building along or near your property. This plan contains information crucial to determining the legal title boundaries of a parcel.
Land surveying is a very demanding task, requiring both professional skills and an instinct for problem-solving that is based on extensive education and experience.
Town planning requires expertise on multiple levels as well as a broader understanding of land, legislation, regulation and their application to property. Extensive education and experience is required.
With some of the most variable types of land and land use in the world, Australia presents even more challenges for surveyors and planners. Whether you’re proposing to develop an apartment block or a drainage scheme, you can expect a whole range of issues. For town planners, the local idiosyncrasies of climate, landforms, geology, economics, infrastructure and development needs are all among the elements that need to be considered.
Surveying has a rich worldwide history dating back to the earliest times of civilisation. These activities have been crucial in the planning and development of places like Queensland, where European land surveying began after colonisation in 1839.
The first surveyors arrived at Moreton Bay, then a part of the New South Wales colony, to prepare the land for free settlement. The first surveyors were named Dixon, Stapylton and Warner. They began their extensive task in May 1839 with the town of Brisbane and its surrounding areas.
