Surveying and Mapping (L1) Flashcards
Rule of thumb when identifying who is responsible for the boundary of a piece land?
You would go to the title deeds of the land and look for the T mark. Whichever way this faces is the side of the boundary responsible for maintenance.
Plan in front of you with boundaries, how do you know the boundaries are correct?
Download the Title Plan from Land Registry and check against this.
In what instance might you think there is a boundary error?
If it’s obvious that the land registry title plan does not reconcile with the fence line on the ground.
Or if there is unregistered land within the site boundary.
How do you rectify an incorrect boundary?
I would speak to my Solicitors who have dealt with this before. They would write to Land Registry explaining why I think there’s a mistake on the Title Deeds and apply for a deed of rectification from LR.
LR would need to notify the neighbour affected.
What to do if you come across unregistered land?
If you have the title deeds that show this land within your ownership then you can apply to Land Registry for it to be registered.
If you have occupied the unregistered land for 12 years then you can claim its yours with adverse possession. Then likely to be awarded a possessory title.
What % of land is registered in the UK?
87%
In your presentation your map has no scale bar. Why?
The plan is taken at 1:2500 at A4 however this is only showing a section of the location plan for illustrative purposes and the scale is not to be relied on. – 500mm tolerance
Difference between accuracy and precision?
Accuracy is the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard. Precision in survey measurement, precision relates to the degree to which repeated measurements show the same results.
How do you convert acre to hectares ? and sqm to sqft ?
1 hectare is 2.47 acres. 1 acre is approximately one football field size
What would you expect to find on a Title Plan?
Title Number
A north arrow
Red outline of the parcel of land
Land Registry logo
Scale = 1:1250. This means 1 metre on the map represents 1250 metres on the ground.
Describe typical scales of plans and what their difference purposes are?
1:50 = Floor Plans/ Elevations
1:500 = Site Plan
1:1250 = LR Title Plan
1:2500 = Location Plan
What would you expect to find on a Title Register?
Property Register - Including Address/ Covenants
Proprietor details - owners and price they paid
Charges Register - restrictive covenants (restrictions on the use), who has an option on the land and if there are any bank charges
What is Promap?
It is an Ordnance Survey mapping system primarily used for measuring land.
What is Net Developable Area?
Net development area (NDA) Net development area is the extent of the site area upon which one or more buildings or other operations and their ancillary space can be built, measured on a horizontal plane
What is LOA?
an area of land, measured on a horizontal plane, which is held in a single legal interest or title by one or more legal owners, which may be the subject of a proposed or actual sale, letting or other disposal, valuation, or compulsory purchase, and which may comprise all or part of that single legal interest or title.
