Chartered land surveyors
Chartered land surveyors
Service 05
Land Subdivision & Development
Organising a holding into viable lots.
Land development organises a holding into lots for sale or construction, with the roads, access and reserves the project requires. We design the plan and follow its approval.
What development produces
A layout plan that distributes the holding into sellable lots, defines roads, access and reserves, and underpins the approval procedure.
How it differs from subdivision
Subdivision cuts. Development organises: every lot must be accessible, serviceable and compliant with the rules applying to the zone.
A lot with no access and no services sells poorly and builds even worse.
What we do
We start from the actual relief of the holding to build a plan that holds technically and administratively.
- Review of the title and the zone. Checking the title and the rules applying to the sector before any design work.
- Full topographic survey. Relief, slopes, existing access, constraints and visible networks recorded by total station and differential GPS.
- Layout study. Several distribution schemes tested against the expected yield and the constraints of the ground.
- Design of roads and reserves. Road alignments, rights of way, reserved spaces and connections to existing access.
- Drawing up the layout plan. Dimensioned plan, lot numbering and schedule of areas, delivered in DWG and PDF.
- Marking the lots. Created corners materialised on the ground, markers numbered and recorded by coordinates.
- Lodging and approval follow-up. File assembled, lodged with the competent services and followed through to approval.
Our method
- Review of the land documents Reading the title and certificate of ownership, and checking the rules applying to the zone.
- Analysis of the layout project Target number of lots, areas and intended use, set against what the holding allows.
- Survey and topographic work Full survey of the holding: relief, access, constraints and current occupation.
- Preparation of the layout plan Distribution of lots, road alignments, reserves and schedule of areas.
- Marking the created lots Markers set on the computed corners, numbered and recorded.
- Assembly and lodging of the file Documents assembled and lodged with the competent services.
- Follow-up and handover Approval procedure followed, then the approved plan and issued documents handed over.
Documents required
- Land title : Copy of the title of the holding to be developed.
- Current certificate of ownership : It states the present situation of the title at the land registry.
- Plan or technical file : Location plan, cadastral plan or earlier survey of the holding.
- Owner's identity documents : ID card or passport of each holder named on the title.
- Project details : Number of lots envisaged, target areas and intended use, if already decided.
The documents required vary with the holding and the rules applying to the zone. We set the exact list after reading your title.
Timeline
We state a timeline after reading the file, never before.
- The area : The extent of the holding directly determines survey and study time.
- The complexity : Marked relief, access to create, the number of lots and zoning constraints all bear on the duration.
- The nature of the work : A study plan and a file followed to approval do not carry the same administrative follow-up.
Quote and timeline sent within 24 h of receiving the documents.
Client benefits
- A usable plan. Distribution, roads and reserves designed from the actual relief of the holding.
- A holding worth more. Accessible, numbered lots sell better than a raw surface.
- Materialised lots. Markers set on the ground: the buyer sees what they are buying.
- An admissible file. Plan signed by a sworn surveyor and file assembled according to the procedure.
- Professional support. A surveyor follows the file from study to approval.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between development and subdivision?
Subdivision splits a title into distinct parcels, with no works. Development organises the holding: roads, access, reserves and sellable lots, with a specific approval procedure.
Do roads have to be provided?
Yes, as soon as the created lots do not all have direct access to an existing road. The plan defines the road rights of way and the reserves required.
How many lots can be created?
It depends on the original area, the relief, the access and the rules applying to the zone. We test several distribution schemes before settling the plan.
Which documents must I provide?
The land title, a current certificate of ownership, any existing plan and your identity documents. Your project details, number of lots, target areas, help us frame the study.
What happens after the file is lodged?
We follow the approval procedure with the competent services, answer observations and keep you informed. At the end you receive the plan and the issued documents.
Land Subdivision & Development