Surveying ServicesIf you own an existing home or are looking to build a new home then Aurum Survey can assist you with all of the surveying requirements.
Finding your property boundary with accuracy can be difficult and misidentified or disturbed boundary pegs are all too common. The local authority (Council) is also likely to have rules on how close you are allowed to your boundary with certain activities (like building or earthworks).
The results of a misguided assumption can be costly if you get it wrong.
Our team have access to the necessary survey plans and documents, along with the qualifications to locate your boundary and eliminate your guesswork. If you're building a boundary fence, or constructing close to a boundary, give us a call.
If you have a project in mind, or simply want a map of your property, we can provide detailed site plans tailored to your requirements.
Typically a site survey will include ground levels (contours), visible features (trees, fences, buildings), buried services (where records are available) and boundaries.
Our modern survey equipment allows efficient and accurate data capture, utilising GPS equipment for large open spaces, and the latest theodolites to measure those hard to reach places…measuring to the tip of a tree is made easy with point and shoot technology.
Output can also be tailored to suit, from large format paper plots, to detailed digital files compatible with your software.
If you are planning on digging a hole, often for budgeting and resource consent applications there is a requirement to model and determine the earthworks quantities. Our survey team can measure the existing ground levels, then using our specialist survey software we can computer model the finished ground profile. Comparison between existing ground and proposed ground will provide the earthworks depths, areas and volumes that you, your contractors and the Council will want to know.
If you want things built, it's best to get them in the correct spot…and that is our favourite pastime. We have all of the necessary equipment and materials to tell you where to build, how deep to dig, and how far to go…and we can do that without fuss or delay.
Obtaining resource consent for your new house is a common requirement in the Queenstown Lakes District. Often the Council will require the house to be positioned in accordance with the approved plans, and certified accordingly.
We have the necessary qualifications and equipment to position the building, and once constructed we can measure and confirm it has been located correctly.
So if you are building close to your boundary, or wondering about breaching height, our survey team can take a look and hopefully put your concerns to rest!
If you need to secure rights over another parties land, you're probably going to need an easement. Typical examples are for power cables, water lines or vehicle accesses (right of way) that cross over your neighbour… if you don't legally register your agreement then you could be cut off in the future. A gentleman's hand shake will fall short when your neighbour sells up and moves on.
Typically a surveyor is required to dimension the area (that you need rights over) on a formal survey plan and have that approved at Land Information NZ. Our Licensed Cadastral Surveyors have the necessary qualifications to provide the survey plans that will allow your solicitor to legally register an easement on your title.
Adjusting a boundary line can be a detailed process, involving resource consent from the Council, formal survey plans to the approval of Land Information NZ, and your solicitor to request new titles for the affected land parcels. Each situation is unique, and we have the expertise to step you through the process and advise likely cost.
If you are looking to subdivide, build a house, undertake earthworks, (the list goes on) it is likely you will be caught by a rule in the District Plan … so long story short, you'll need resource consent from the Council.
Our staff have extensive knowledge of the resource consent process and requirements of the Queenstown Lakes District Council District Plan. If you have a project in mind, come and see us and we can provide advice on the likely implications with respect to the Resource Management Act. We can also provide the necessary application forms, prepare consent applications on your behalf, and provide advice on who else you can talk to in order to progress your proposal.