Terramark, formerly the Otago Surveying Company, is a land related consultancy providing resource management, surveying and engineering services to a wide range of clients from our offices in Dunedin, Mosgiel and Balclutha. You will find your experience with us will exceed your expectations, as we go out of our way to keep you informed, leaving a lasting impression.
Land title searching, boundary redefinitions, consent applications, building set-out & easement surveys.
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If you are looking to build on or near a boundary, locate where things are or establish ground levels for design or earthworks purposes, we are able to help you. More often than not there will be Council rules that you will need to comply with, again we can advise you on these in terms that are easy to understand.
To ensure that you get things right the first time and avoid unnecessary costs or time delays just give us a call for prompt, personal advice.
Our services for home owners include:
Land title and survey plan records are no longer publicly available. As approved search agents, we can obtain these for you.
Thinking of developing your property or building a house, office or factory?
A Site survey will give you valuable information on boundaries, fences, ground levels and services connections. This is important in planning for the success of your project and could save you time and money.
Are you sure that fence is really on the true boundary?
The best advice we can give people buying a property, building a house or a fence, is to get the boundaries marked beforehand.
We can also help in neighbourly boundary disagreements, should you find yourself in that unfortunate situation.
You could need more than a Building Consent to build your dream home. Avoid the stress of finding out just as the concrete trucks arrive – we can work through a simple checklist with you.
Imagine your house "out of square", not positioned properly, or even built on the wrong site. It does happen!
Save yourself that grief. We have the equipment and skills to quickly and cost-effectively mark out the foundation for you or your builder.
Do the pipes or cables to your house cross over another property?
You can protect your rights with an easement – phone us to find out how we can help with this.
Some of our other services may be of interest to you. Click on the Services tab to find out more.
Project scoping and management, land title searches, subdivison applications and Urban & Rural surveys.
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If you are thinking of subdividing but are struggling to understand the process or you are unsure of what you can or can't do with your property under Council's rules, then we're here to help you. Doing this for clients on a daily basis is our forte, so give us a call to make sure you truly understand what's involved.
Our services for first time subdividers include:
Filling in forms, making phone calls and attending meetings not your forte? Take that stress out of your life and let us take care of the day to day running of your subdivision. Please phone us now.
Land title and survey plan records of your property are no longer publicly available. As approved search agents, we can obtain these for you.
We will research your property details and report to you so you can test the merits of your project and make informed decisions.
We will prepare your subdivision plan and application on your behalf, and take care of all the dealings with Council staff, to ensure a smooth passage through to Council approval.
Surveying is what we do best and is the heart of our business.
The weather does not phase us and we will strive to get your pegs in the ground and new titles issued at the earliest possible opportunity.
Do the services or access to your house cross or need to cross over another property?
You should protect your rights with an easement – phone us to find out how we can help with this.
Some of our other services may be of interest to you. Click on the Services tab to find out more.
Land title searching, farm mapping, boundary location & marking, consent applications, rural & covenant surveys.
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Many of our staff have a long standing association and understanding of things rural. The surveying and mapping services we offer will assist you with your farm management. The Redbands are in the back of our Hilux ready to help you out and we leave farm gates as we find them.
Our farm surveying services include:
Land title and survey plan records are no longer publicly available. As approved search agents, we can obtain these for you.
Having trouble working out paddock areas or recording where those buried pipes and cables are? Invest in what could be your most valuable management tool – a farm map. Also handy for your staff or seasonal contractors, this map can be updated as farm improvements are made.
Are you sure that fence is really on the true boundary, or that woodlot is actually in your property?
The best advice we can give people buying a property, building a fence or planting trees, is to get the boundaries marked beforehand. This simple task could save you a lot of future grief.
We all know we need a consent to build a house. But did you know that you might also need a consent to build a shed, divert a stream, deal with wastewater or to plant a woodlot?
Avoid the stress and penalties of finding out too late – we can help you by working through a simple checklist.
Surveying is what we do best and is the heart of our business.
Whether you are buying the farm next door, selling some land to the neighbour, or subdividing into lifestyle blocks – our surveyors just love working in the country, and look forward to working for you.
Yes, that nice stand of mature natives at the back of your farm can be protected – even after you have sold and moved on.
With a covenant (based on our survey), you can protect bush, natural landscape or habitat, and archeological/cultural sites.
Some of our other services may be of interest to you. Click on the Services tab to find out more.
Project scoping & feasibility assessment, topographical & site surveys, GPS surveying, consultation, conception...
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If you are looking at a multi lot subdivision, we can provide you with a one-stop shop for all the necessary land development advice you will require. We are not just surveyors with knowledge of the Resource Management Act, but also civil engineers qualified to design roading, storm water, effluent drainage and water supply. We have the knowledge and experience to oversee and administer your project with a focus on quality and efficiency to deliver results on budget and on time.
Our services for land developers include:
Our Company is a search agent authorised to obtain copies of your land title document and survey plan from the Land Information NZ national record database.
A report that researches your property information and determines how practical and viable your particular landuse or subdivisional proposal is under the Council's zoning rules.
Topographical surveys are undertaken to produce a plan or digital drawing showing all the physical features on a site such as buildings, fences, trees, streams, etc. Ground heighting is also determined so that the site can be mapped with contours and earthworks volumes calculated.
An essential part of determining project feasibility is undertaking consultation with Council planners, building consent staff, architects and engineers. Our staff are experienced and qualified to undertake this work on your behalf.
Some development proposals, by their very nature, may have an effect on neighbours and the wider community. Our staff are experienced and qualified to undertake the necessary consultation on your behalf.
Some larger and more complex developments may require structure and concept planning prior to the resource application process, in order to formulate a conceptual layout, and as a means of guiding development towards specific objectives.
All applications for resource consent require an assessment of the effect (if any), that your proposal might have on neighbours, the public or the wider community. Our staff will undertake this assessment for you, to a scale that corresponds with the size of your project.
The preparation of the plans and supporting application documents required to be considered and approved before a specific landuse or subdivision can be undertaken within the rules of the District Plan. Any conditions imposed must be complied with by the consent holder, usually within a specified timeframe.
Some resource applications may have aspects of non-compliance under Council's District Plan rules, and thus require presentations to be made to a Council Hearings Committee. Our staff are experienced and qualified to undertake this work on your behalf, and to represent you at that hearing.
Circumstances may arise where it is necessary to object to an unreasonable or inappropriate resource consent condition, or to apply for a consent variation or extension. Routine procedures are available to apply for these, and our staff are experienced and qualified to undertake this work on your behalf.
All conditions imposed on a landuse or subdivision consent issued by Council must be satisfied before the project can be signed off. We will work with you to ensure this occurs as efficiently as possible.
These forms of subdivision tenure are applicable for multi-unit and multi-storey buildings respectively and define areas for exclusive and common use. Each has a specific application and we will discuss the relative merits with you when evaluating your proposal.
Upon receipt of resource consent to subdivide a Land Transfer Survey is required to peg the new boundaries (to either create new parcels or to shift the boundaries between existing properties). We then prepare the survey plans (now called Cadastral Dataset), for certification by Council and lodgement with Land Information NZ.
GPS or Global Positioning System surveys use specialist equipment and satellites to accurately determine positions and heights on the earths surface. GPS has the advantages of single person operation, the ability to be used in virtually any weather conditions; and can collect enormous amounts of data compared with conventional surveying techniques. This technology can be utilised on almost any surveying task.
Our surveyors are also trained as engineers, and routinely undertake the design of new roads and sewage, stormwater and water supply services within subdivisions (particularly "greenfields").
As part of the design process, our surveyors will also prepare the construction plans and specification for the building of the roading and services.
We work closely with the relevant departments of your Council to obtain all the necessary consents to allow construction to be undertaken.
Most larger construction proposals are circulated to a number of contractors for invitational pricing. Our surveyors, with their engineering experience and expertise, will manage this tender process and the administration of the contract on your behalf.
Many construction contracts require a Registered Professional Surveyor to accurately set-out (mark-out) new roading, services or buildings prior to any construction commencing. As-built surveys and plans are also required to verify and record completion of the works in accordance with Council requirements and the contract specification.
Some of our other services may be of interest to you. Click on the Services tab to find out more.
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