What is a Feature Survey?
A feature survey includes above & below ground features.
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What is a Feature Survey?
If you’re undertaking any type of land development on a block in Western Australia, you’re required to commission a comprehensive feature and level
survey before development can begin.
A complete feature survey will encompass the entirety of your property, and will consider both above and below ground features. Feature surveys also detail information about not only the surveyed property, but adjoining features or properties within the street.
Before beginning the feature survey process, it’s important to understand whether you’ll need one – and exactly what’s included.
During our feature surveys, we locate the specific natural and artificial features of your property, such as buildings, trees and other natural features.
When will I need a Feature Survey?
You’ll require a feature survey if you’re planning to develop your property. A feature land surveyor should be one of your first phone calls if you’re planning on subdividing, renovating or
otherwise developing property in Perth.
Another time might be when you’re doing major landscaping on your property – including building a swimming pool or constructing large features or structures.
What is Included In A Feature Survey?
Detailed information about;
- roads
- paths
- buildings
- retaining walls
- vegetation
These are all included in a digital report.
Plans will show on tours and levels to AHD (Australian Height Datum) specifications. Cadastral information (boundary information) is often included as an overlay.
Surface and Underground Structures & Elements
Within the Feature Survey you’ll find information about surface aspects and underground structures. This includes ground-level details about;
- fences
- drains
- contours
- current buildings
- trees
- other vegetation
- and more.
These keys factors will help determine exactly what is feasible.
What Will My Feature Survey Be Used For?
Once completed, a comprehensive feature land survey will be used throughout the entire building, design and development process.
Information outlined in the survey will be used by designers, builders, architects and local councils to understand the magnitude of work.
During this process, you’ll need to be prepared to present the findings of your survey to any of these stakeholders if they ask.
Whether you’re a homeowner, a landowner, a local council or an engineer, builder or architect – you can rely on us to get the job done efficiently.
From feature surveys to As-constructed and Audit surveys, our team offers a range of survey services for all kinds of projects.
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If you’d like to know more about any of our survey services, call us or send an email
Re-pegs / Re-establishment Surveys
Original property boundaries may need to be re-established and marked by pegs. Such surveys can be time-consuming because the original boundaries and associated documentation could be 100 years old. A licensed surveyor needs to state that the work has been undertaken in accordance with current Survey Regulations.
Identification Surveys
Identification Surveys (always carried out by Licensed Land Surveyors) determine all improvements (buildings, awnings, garages and brick walls) in relation to the property boundary. Easements – such as; access, sewer, height restrictions – appear as comments in a report stating the legal description of the land and any encroachments by or upon the Land.
Lease Area Surveys
Commercial areas are often tenanted to third parties, and surveys may be required to calculate the area in question. A lease area survey can help determine the area under lease, using modern equipment and following the lease area guidelines from The Property Council of Australia. Depending on the tenancy, the Survey may be required to measure GLA (Gross Lettable Area) or NLA (Nett Lettable Area).
As-Constructed & Audit Surveys
As-constructed surveys and audit surveys are critical elements in deciding if a structure has been built to design specifications. The surveyor will draw up plans that reveal the dimensions and levels of a particular structure, including; roads, bridges, dams, excavation areas, or landfills. Audit Surveys are performed during the construction stage in order to verify positions for holding-down bolts, plinths, roads and structures.
Mining Tenement Surveys
A mining tenement survey is required to establish the extent of the actual mining lease area for mining tenements. The pegging on the ground needs to be found and any priorities of prior marking out need to be determined.
The Survey of a Mining tenement occurs after instructions issued by the Department of Mines and Petroleum are handed to Licensed surveyors who can then perform these duties noting the hierarchy of tenements.
Cadastral Surveys
Cadastral land surveying is a branch of land surveying that focuses on establishing your property boundaries. When Horizon Surveys conducts cadastral surveying on your land, we determine the actual Boundaries and place Boundary marks on the corners of your land.
There are several circumstances in which cadastral land surveying becomes a necessity. Many cadastral land surveys happen when boundaries need to be marked to determine new fencing lines or when buildings need to be set out at specific distances from the boundary. (ie a Parapet wall)
Most types of survey reports, any time.
Surveying is a suite of many facets including Contour and Feature Surveys, Subdivision of Land (Green title or Strata), Construction set-out as AsConstructed Surveys, Lease Area surveys, remarking of original boundaries and the Calculation of Volumes.
