These plans are prepared when a new lot is to be created consolidating 2 or more lots into 1 lot

Some Certificates of Title are limited by the fact that the parcel boundaries have not been examined by NSW Land Registry Services (LRS). To remove this limitation a plan of survey, which satisfactorily defines the boundaries of the land needs to be lodged and registered at LRS. This is often referred to as a “plan of delimitation” as once this plan of survey is registered the limitation on the Title is removed.

Hint: If you are planning a development or building it is wise to have your plan of delimitation lodged and registered as early as possible. This has several benefits: it creates certainty as to the location of the boundaries both for the designer of the project and the builder; it avoids expensive delays at the end of the project when costs are at their highest; it eliminates doubt for any prospective purchaser allowing for a better return on investment.

Redefinition Plans are prepared when a parcel of land is resurveyed to confirm the location of property boundaries. 

A Plan of Easement is necessary in cases where the type of easement being created and/or the subject property does not meet the requirements for creation by dealing.   

A Plan of Easement is then lodged and registered with LRS. 

Plans of Subdivision are prepared when a parcel of land is to be divided into 2 or more new parcels of land that can be disposed of separately 

Strata Subdivision allows for buildings and structures on a single allotment of land to become multiple lots together with a shared Common Property lot.  

Stratum Subdivision Plans are designed to designate areas or units for separate ownership within a single development and are most commonly used in mixed use developments. 

Survey and Calculate the location of boundaries and placing of survey marks including a benchmark in accordance with the approved architectural plans. 

Survey and Calculate the location of the boundary and Setout the structure in accordance with the approved plans.

Survey and Calculate the location of the boundary and Setout the structure in accordance with the approved plans.

Survey and Calculate the location of the boundary and Setout the structure in accordance with the approved plans.

We undertake boundary markings for various reasons including erection of new fences, boundary disputes and to determine the position of structures close to the fence line.

Survey and Calculate the location of the boundary and Setout the structure in accordance with the approved plans.

Section 88B Conveyancing Act 1919 enables the creation and release of affecting interests (only easements and profits à prendre may be released) upon the registration of the plan. The Plan must be accompanied by a section 88B instrument in accordance with clause 29(3) Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2013.

A Detail and Level Survey is completed  for design and assessment purposes and is commonly requested by an architect. 

A Detail and Level Survey is typically required for lodgement of a Development Application. 

An easement put simply is typically a right for one owner (the dominant tenement) to possess legal use of a portion of, or use part or all of, another owners land (the servient tenement). The most common forms of Easements we create are Easements to Drain Water.  

A Transfer Granting Easement is created using the 01TG Form. The form must be correctly executed,  by both the owners and their Mortgagee’s (lenders) if they possess a Mortgage. The form must be accompanied by an “Annexure A” sketch showing the physical location of the proposed easement.  The documents are then submitted to LRS for legal registration of the easement. 

Hints: We will need a copy of the design or DA plans to correctly draft the location of the easement, the sooner we get these the sooner we can get the process started. 

If the easement is going to be over buried pipes or infrastructure we need to locate what’s in the ground before it is covered up. Please coordinate with our staff to have them locate the structures in the ground. 

Councils often include in their DA conditions the creation of Positive Covenants and Restrictions on Use of land. These are documents that are most easily created through dealings under section 88E of the Conveyancing Act. Once the documents are prepared and signed in the correct manner they need to be lodged at NSW Land Registry Services (LRS) together with the original Certificate of Title of the subject land. Please note the LRS is transferring to an Electronic Titling System so notice to deal in Titles will be given by the banks or those in possession of the Title. 

Positive Covenants create conditions that require something to be done, for example the maintenance of a Stormwater System. They are most commonly created by a 13PC form, which typically must be signed by: the owners, the relevant Council, and their Mortgagee (lender) if the property is the subject of a Mortgage.

Restrictions on Use restrict the owner from something, for example altering the levels of an overland flow path. They are most commonly created by a 13RPA form, which typically must be signed by: the owners, the relevant Council, and their Mortgagee (lender) if the property is the subject of a Mortgage.

Hint: These processes take time, however many Councils will allow the creation and registration of these Dealings early in the project, long before pressure mounts to comply with all the other Conditions of consent and gain Occupation and Subdivision Certificates.

Gross Lettable Area  is the measurement and calculation of the amount of floor space available to be rented within a tenancy. 

Nett Lettable is a measurement of the total occupiable floor space taken from the inside surfaces of the exterior walls and/or the mid-line of any shared walls and excludes areas such as common stair wells, toilets, lift lobbies and vertical service ducts. 

Work as Executed/Drainage as Constructed drawings consist of the surveyor measuring the drainage system as it is built.  The plan and calculation sheets are then submitted to the engineer for their certification.