Topographical Surveys

Our dedicated in-house team of experienced land surveyors, can produce a detailed topographical survey of any site. The topographical survey is a comprehensive plan showing all site features, both natural and man made, levels and boundaries.

This is often needed before redevelopment of a piece of land or commencement of any groundwork on site. Each and every survey we carry out, can be customised to meet your individual requirements; whether it be for a flood risk assessment or the first stage of a tree survey. We provide many specialist land surveys and if in doubt, it’s always best to speak to us direct about your requirements and one of our team will be happy to help.

Additional detail also recorded on site includes; ridge & eaves heights, positions of surrounding properties, tree positions & heights and roads directly adjacent to the site. Basic manhole information can also be recorded upon request and where possible we may also be able to record drainage invert levels and the direction of flow.

Our surveyors use the latest Leica robotic equipment with laser reflectorless technology and Trimble GPS, which enables us to record data that cannot be surveyed easily using traditional methods. All our surveys are related to GPS co-ordinates and if required surveys can be inserted into Ordnance Survey data so that the site is shown in context with its surroundings. All survey processing is undertaken in-house by the surveyor that visited site, using specialist software; McCarthy Taylor LSS  and finally AutoCad. Completed drawings can be issued in various formats, such as either a 2D or 3D DWG file, alongside the normal PDF documents, and of course, paper hardcopies can also be supplied if needed.

Should you wish to view an example of our drawings, please contact us and we’ll forward you all the relevant information.

For more detailed information on topographical surveys please check out the The Survey Association’s guidance notes, which can be found here –  http://www.tsa-uk.org.uk/for-clients/guidance-notes/