Subdivision Surveying
Subdivision surveying for every scale
Whether you're adjusting a boundary, creating two titles from one, or planning a multi-lot development, we prepare the survey work that councils need and your project timeline depends on.
Boundary adjustments
Repositioning a line between two properties to solve a practical problem or clarify ownership. Straightforward, legal, and supported by our survey records.
Simple subdivisions
Splitting one title into two or three. We confirm the boundary, prepare the scheme plan for consent, and lodge the final plan once approved.
Multi-lot developments
Larger projects turning rural or urban land into multiple residential or commercial titles. We work alongside your planner from feasibility through final lodgement.
Working through council requirements
Every subdivision in the Dunedin area moves through Dunedin City Council's process. We know the requirements because we've been doing this work for four decades.
Scheme plans that support consent
Before a subdivision can be approved, the council needs a scheme plan — a clear drawing showing the proposed titles, access, utilities, and how the land sits within the local planning rules. We prepare these plans so they support your resource consent application and answer the council's questions from the start.
Documentation your planner needs
If you're working with an architect or planner, we provide the survey data and boundary certainty they need to complete their own designs and applications. Plain language, clear drawings, no surveyor-speak.
From concept to title
A subdivision follows a clear path. We guide you through each step and handle the survey work that makes it possible.
1. Feasibility and boundary check
We establish the current boundary, check the title records, and confirm whether your subdivision idea is technically and legally sound. This is where you find out what's actually possible.
2. Scheme plan for consent
We prepare a scheme plan showing the proposed titles, access, and how they fit the planning rules. This goes to council with your resource consent application.
3. Detailed survey post-consent
Once council approves the subdivision, we carry out the full survey — pegging out the new boundaries, measuring to permanent marks, recording the data that title rests on.
4. Final plan lodgement
We prepare the Cadastral Survey Dataset — the legal plan and supporting documentation — and lodge it with Land Information New Zealand. New certificates of title follow.
Built for builders and architects
If you're managing a subdivision-linked project, you need survey data that's accurate, arrives on time, and speaks your language — not the surveyor's.
Keeps your schedule on track
We understand project timelines. You'll get clear dates for each survey phase, advance notice of council timing, and survey data you can use immediately — no waiting for reports in language that needs translating.
Reports you can pass on
Our write-ups explain what we found and what it means in terms builders and architects recognise. Your clients get confidence from clear, honest documentation — and you avoid the "what does this even mean?" conversation.
Ready to talk through your subdivision?
Every project is different. Get in touch with details of what you're planning — the location, the rough scale, and what you're trying to achieve. We'll give you a straight answer on feasibility and a quote for the survey work.