Housing Development Surveys

Get important information early on in your housing development project. Residential site surveys help to avoid delays by enabling you to plan ahead in more detail and make sure everyone has the right information. You’ll avoid costly mistakes and have better coordination between architects, engineers, and every trade on site.

Topographical surveys can help you make the most of your land and ensure property lines are clarified for your proposed residential development. With detailed information on the area’s natural slopes and other features, you can use land more efficiently, while still meeting minimum space standards.

Topographical surveys will also be part of your road construction surveys. They enable you to understand how your project connects with nearby infrastructure. This can help you to create layouts that meet visibility requirements for the entrance and have appropriate connections to the existing highway. Your design team can use the survey information to increase safety for road users and pedestrians on your new housing development.

Assessing site conditions for your proposed residential development mitigates numerous risks and a topographical survey is an important source of information. This type of residential site survey can reveal potential risks due to the built or natural features of a site. It can also be used to assess any proposals to mitigate problems.

Topographical surveys enable engineers to plan efficient drainage systems for new developments. With a greater understanding of the proposed residential site’s current features, you can prevent water pooling near homes and ensure roads are graded for drainage properly.

All new building projects in England must have a 10% net gain in biodiversity, and surveys play a crucial part in helping you to achieve this efficiently. A topographical survey is key to planning a sustainable residential development site. This type of housing development survey can inform many areas, including identifying the best locations for solar panels, how to preserve the site’s natural features and creating a housing plan with a reduced environmental footprint.

Clear surveys and detailed documentation give prospective home buyers confidence in the quality of your new housing development and assist with the land registry process once sold. Our residential as-built surveys demonstrate that the completed housing development meets design and regulatory requirements. They also offer detailed information that home buyers may find useful for future maintenance and upgrades.

Planning permission and other requirements often need you to provide detailed highways survey data. Getting the right information early can ensure a smoother planning and regulatory process.

Clearly outline the goals for your new development. Having a clear idea of your scope will help you to develop a realistic timeline. It will also impact the types of surveys needed throughout your project and help those who you are seeking support from to best understand what they need to do and to quote for the work realistically.

Create a realistic initial budget for your housing development plan. As well as land acquisition and construction costs, consider funds for surveys, other professional services and contingencies.

Are there natural features on site or in the surrounding infrastructure that may impact your housing or road construction? Do you have particular sustainability targets? Do any project partners require you to demonstrate sustainability levels in specific areas?

New developments can attract concerns and opposition from local residents. They may not see the need for your site. They may object to the short-term impact of the construction or the long-term impact once the new residential development site is occupied.

Having good quality data enables you to engage more effectively with the local community. You will have hard evidence to address concerns and demonstrate the proposed residential development’s long term benefits.

Your development’s new internal roads will be considered private until they are adopted by the local county council. Your roads will have to meet certain standards if they are to be adopted as public highways.

You will need to plan ahead for a Section 38 Agreement with the local authority. As early as possible you should gain an understanding of the requirements and consider all related matters. This will include the utilities layout, drainage, surface water and street lighting.

Once you’ve narrowed down the ideal location for your project, you can start to get a better idea of what sort of housing development surveys you will need. As well as land and measured building surveyors, you will need the expertise of other professionals who can provide ecology, ground investigation and traffic surveys.