When is a subdivision not a subdivision? When it is a boundary adjustment. A Boundary Adjustment or boundary realignment is a survey to change the boundaries between two or more lots of land without creating a new lot – for example there are two lots initially and the proposal is to change the boundaries [...]
As a new survey trainee, there’s a lot that is new and interesting about on the job experience. The team at Compass Consulting Surveyors has helped me gain a continually expanding understanding of the jobs surveyors undertake and, importantly, the tools used to undertake those jobs. From tape measures to total stations, there’s a [...]
What is Delimitation? Delimitation is the process of removing a limitation notification from a Land Title. A Plan of Delimitation is the survey plan that is lodged with NSW Land Registry Services in order to remove this limitation notification. It must be a plan of survey; it cannot be compiled or otherwise arranged. How [...]
Located on the eastern side of Dubbo, this business park subdivision represents cutting edge development. The development offers the highest standards in internet connectivity and speed, in an attractive setting with generous lot sizes. Currently selling, the development is an outstanding example of business park development. Compass Consulting Surveyors have been involved with conventional [...]
Crown Roads are found generally in rural parts of NSW, and were created in order to ensure that every portion of land had legal access to a road. In real terms, many of these crown roads, also known as “paper roads”, were not practical means of accessing land, traversing over steep and rough country. [...]
There are many urban legends, myths, rumours, claims and stories claiming that there is a 10 metre rule or 20 metre rule giving public access along river banks, even where the adjoining land is privately owned. As explained in my blog Water as a Boundary – Non-Tidal Waters, non-tidal water boundaries in NSW are defined [...]
Since 1788, the rapidly growing colony of Australia utilised land surveyors. Land surveyors were assigned the task of delineating new land rights as settlers spread out from Sydney. Early maps were prepared with the intention of showing the topography of the land to allow for planning of transport routes and potential settlement locations. Government [...]
When planning the Gallipoli campaign, the staff of Sir Ian Hamilton used a map scaled from a French map dated 1854, supplemented by information obtained by aerial reconnaissance. In the ten days leading up the 25th of April, flights over the area were performed to correct errors and update the Turkish positions and defences. [...]
Smoke from fires south of Denman NSW, 17 October 2013 The start of the bushfire season for 2013 was a wake-up call for most Australians. Sydney was blanketed in smoke while 56,000 hectares of bushland in the Blue Mountains was reduced to ashes. More than 200 properties were destroyed and many more buildings [...]
A surveyor is often asked some tricky questions. A common question we face is “Can I sell part of my land?” To answer this question, first you must establish whether your land consists of more than one parcel, or lot and DP (Deposited Plan). Online tools such as the SIX Viewer or even Google [...]
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