Lease & Easement Surveys
Leases and Easements are common secondary interests in land, meaning a land owner allows another person to utilise part of their land (and/or building) for a certain purpose. Surveys are required to define theses areas and TerraModus Surveying can assist you with these surveys.
Lease Surveys
For a lease to register the area to be leased must be appropriately described. If part of a lot is to be leased, a survey is required to identify and mark the part of the land being leased and a survey plan (SP) must be prepared and lodged with the lease document into Titles Queensland. If part of a building is to be leased, the area must be appropriately defined and a sketch plan prepared in accordance with the Registrar of Titles Directions for the Preparation of Plans for inclusion in the lease documentation. We perform building lease area surveys including Net Lettable Area (NLA), Gross Lettable Area - Retail (GLAR) and Gross Lettable Area (GLA) in accordance with the Property Council of Australia’s Method for Measurement guidelines. If the the whole of a lot is to be leased, a survey or survey plan or sketch is not required as the lease can easily be defined in the documents using the unique lot on plan description. As Registered Cadastral Surveyors, TerraModus Surveying has extensive experience in all types of land, building, residential and commercial leases.
Easement Surveys
Easement surveys are prepared between parties to allow the use of part of an allotment. For an easement to register in the Titles Registry, an easement document is prepared outlining the details and conditions of the easement. An easement must be surveyed and appropriately described on a survey plan (SP). The plan is lodged with the easement document. There are different types of easements - common easements are for access or thoroughfare; for drainage, sewerage or water supply; for shared walls; and retention of light or air. Easements will vary in size and design depending on their purpose. It is common for easements to be created as part of a development approval, such as over Council infrastructure (eg. sewer main) or for access to an adjoining lot (eg. driveway). In those instances the easement/s are surveyed in conjunction with the subdivision survey. TerraModus Surveying can assist you with all the survey requirements in your development approval.