Cadastral Surveys

A Guide To Cadastral Land Surveying

Property division is a common reason for land surveying – but ensuring all of your boxes are ticked in a legal sense is paramount to carrying out a valid and legal survey.

The process of cadastral land surveying specialises in the placement of borders and divides across your property, and a cadastral land surveyor is qualified and equipped to ensure all legalities regarding your property documents are met when it comes to
physically surveying the new sections of your land.

So if you’re ready to get started, here’s everything you need to know about the process, reasoning and definition of cadastral land surveying.

What is Cadastral Land Surveying?

The branch of cadastral land surveying focuses on establishing property boundaries. When cadastral surveying is conducted on a plot of land, boundary marks are placed and actual boundaries are determined.

Cadastral land surveying is often utilised when new fencing lines or building borders need to be placed a certain distance from a property boundary.

As well as creating physical barriers between sections of land, cadastral land surveys can be carried out for legal purposes to accurately establish land usage and boundaries of ownership.

Whether you’re a homeowner, a landowner, a local council or an engineer, builder or architect – Horizon Surveys will get the job done efficiently.

Why are Cadastral Land Surveys carried out?

Cadastral land surveys are typically performed to enable one of;

• To re-establish existing property boundaries,
• To create new property boundaries during the land division process, or
• To subdivide your block and receive several new land titles.

If you are wishing to perform either of these scenarios on your property of land, make contact with a licensed cadastral surveyor. They will have the skill and knowledge to advise on the location of boundaries, as well as the legal rights and restrictions associated with the property documents.

In Australia, surveyors who perform cadastral land surveying must be licensed or registered on the Surveyors Board in the State they operate in.

The Process of Cadastral Land Surveying

Before the process of cadastral land surveying begins, property documents must be scanned to ensure the legal entity of the selected plot of land will not be adversely affected. These documents and policies include the Certificate of Title, easements on property and restrictive covenants – which are deeds that contain limitations on the use of property.

Once the legalities have been confirmed and adhered to, the cadastral land surveying process can commence. The physical process will generally involve contextualising the property amongst its neighbours’, creating a database of surrounding land parcels, and utilising reference networks to find evidence of the property’s history of division (if applicable).

Contact Us For Surveying Services

If you’re in need of reliable cadastral land surveying, trust the experts at Horizon Surveys. Our reliable, dedicated surveying company is licensed by the Land Surveyors Licensing Board of Western Australia, and we are committed to providing a wide range of exceptional cadastral services in Perth.

Whether you’re a landowner, developer or from a local council department, contact Horizon Surveys for your cadastral surveying needs today . . .

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