Land Subdivision Surveys
Splitting one block or delivering a staged estate. We prepare the plan of subdivision, coordinate councils and authorities, lodge through SPEAR and manage it through to registration.
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Managed to Registration
We do not hand you a plan and leave. We run the lodgement and the authority coordination through to titles issuing.
Plans Signed by a Licensed Surveyor
Executed plans prepared for registration and signed by a Victorian Licensed Surveyor.
Setout Under One Roof
Our building and civil teams can carry on from the same control, so the builder is not starting from scratch.
The Survey Is Rarely the Bottleneck
Subdivisions stall for predictable reasons, and almost none of them are the field work.
Planning Conditions
Council permit conditions dictate what has to be resolved before the plan can be certified. Discovering one late puts weeks on the programme.
Service Authority Requirements
Water, sewer, power and telecommunications each have their own requirements and their own timelines, and they do not run in parallel by default.
Easements Nobody Planned For
Drainage and access easements often need creating, varying or removing as part of the subdivision, each with its own approval path.
Registration Delays
Plans that reach Land Use Victoria with errors come back. Every return cycle is time your project is not moving.
From Feasibility to Titles
We work alongside planners, councils, engineers and authorities so the subdivision progresses without waiting on us.
Preliminary Advice
We review the existing title and tell you what is realistically possible before you commit money to a design.
Feature and Boundary Surveys
The site is surveyed and the boundaries re-established, giving the design team accurate information to work from.
Plan Preparation
We prepare the plan of subdivision to Victorian requirements, ready for certification and registration.
SPEAR Lodgement and Registration
We lodge through SPEAR, coordinate with council and service authorities, and manage the process through to registration at the Titles Office.
What You Get at the End
The documentation that creates the titles, plus the advice to get there without surprises.
Registration-Ready Plans
Subdivision or consolidation plans prepared for registration and executed by a Licensed Surveyor.
Authority Coordination
We handle the coordination with councils and service authorities rather than passing it back to you.
Cadastral Advice Throughout
Practical advice at each stage, including works as executed plans certified by a Licensed Surveyor where required.
Trusted By Businesses Across Australia
- Luke Vearing Construction Manager at Speedpro Civil
Speedpro has had the pleasure of working alongside Outright Surveying for over 10 years, and we are always thoroughly impressed with their level of expertise, professionalism, accuracy, and reliability.
- Rowan Bird Project Survey Manager at Seymour Whyte
I’ve been working with Outright Surveying on several projects. The team consistently deliver with reliable and easy to deal with Surveyors, making the projects run smoothly.
- Nevil Sabu Alex Construction Manager at John Holland
Outright Surveying has been my trusty surveying partner for close to a decade. The service I have received from their surveyors and management team has been second to none.
Start Your Project With Confidence
Infrastructure surveys, building setouts, 3D scanning, aerial mapping and more. Our experienced team is ready to help. Tell us about your requirements and we'll respond as soon as possible.
- Phone 0408 007 453
- Address 4/20 Duerdin St, Clayton
Melbourne Cadastral
- Phone 0400 751 199
- Address 4/20 Duerdin St, Clayton
Melbourne
Subdivision Questions
The survey and plan preparation is only part of it. Council fees, service authority contributions, planning consultants and civil works usually make up the larger share, and they vary enormously by council and by site. We quote our component as a fixed price and give you a realistic picture of the rest so you can budget the whole project.
Every project differs depending on planning approvals and servicing requirements. The survey work is rarely the constraint. We provide an estimated timeframe at the initial consultation once we can see the site and the planning context.
We can assess that in the initial consultation, looking at the planning scheme, lot size, access and servicing. It is worth confirming before you commission a design, because the answer sometimes changes what is worth building.
Yes. We coordinate the surveying, plan preparation and lodgement, and work alongside your planning consultant where one is involved. You get one point of contact rather than chasing several.
Yes. We can do all of the building setout as well, offering a bundled package that is usually more competitive than engaging separate firms and gives you a smoother handover from title to construction.
Yes. We prepare Works as Executed plans and reports reviewed, certified and signed by a Victorian Licensed Surveyor where your project requires them.
Land Subdivision Surveying Across Melbourne and Victoria
What a Subdivision Survey Involves
A subdivision survey produces the plan that creates new titles, whether you are adding one lot at the back of a suburban block or delivering a multi-stage residential estate.
The plan itself is the visible output. Most of the work is the coordination behind it, making sure planning conditions, service requirements and easement arrangements are all resolved so the plan can actually be certified and registered.
Can I Subdivide My Property?
That depends on the planning scheme, the lot size, access, servicing and a handful of other factors. It is the first question everyone asks and it is worth answering properly before spending money on a design.
We assess this at the initial consultation. If the answer is no, or not in the form you were hoping for, you want to know that early.
SPEAR and Land Use Victoria
Victorian subdivision plans are lodged electronically through SPEAR and registered with Land Use Victoria. Both have specific requirements and both will return a plan that does not meet them.
We manage the lodgement ourselves and work through the referrals and requisitions, which is why our clients are not the ones chasing councils for status updates.
Easements and Consolidations
Most subdivisions need easements created for drainage, sewerage or access, and some need existing ones varied or removed. Occasionally the right move is a consolidation first, combining titles to clear internal boundaries before resubdividing cleanly.
Learn more about easement surveysCarrying On Into Construction
Once titles issue, someone has to set out the buildings. We can do all of the building setout as well, which bundles the work into one engagement and keeps the same control from the subdivision through to the slab.
Learn more about residential building setout
