We will survey all accessible floors in the property and provide plans showing all visible walls, windows, doors, spot height levels, ceiling/roof heights, window sill/head heights.
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XP SURVEYS EXPERTISE
Accurate existing-condition information is essential when arboricultural consultants, architects and planning teams are assessing how trees interact with proposed development.
XP Surveys works alongside arboricultural professionals by providing coordinated site, building and aerial survey data for planning and design projects. throughout the UK.
Our role is to create a reliable measured foundation for the wider consultant team, helping everyone work from the same accurate source of information from the earliest stages of a project.
XP Surveys does not provide arboricultural advice, BS5837 assessments or tree condition reports. We provide measured survey information that supports the work of qualified arboricultural consultants.
A COORDINATED APPROACH
Arboricultural projects often involve several professional disciplines working together. Tree consultants assess tree quality, condition, constraints and development implications, while architects, engineers and planning consultants use that advice to shape the proposed scheme.
XP Surveys supports this process by recording the existing physical environment accurately and presenting it in a format that can be shared across the project team.
Depending on the agreed survey specification, the information may include:
The arboricultural consultant can then add their specialist observations, classifications and recommendations to a coordinated survey base.
BUILT AROUND THE BRIEF
No two development sites are identical. The information needed for a small residential extension may be very different from that required for a housing scheme, school estate or commercial redevelopment.
Before attending the site, we can review the arboricultural consultant’s requirements alongside the architect’s or planning consultant’s survey brief. This helps ensure that the correct features, limits and level of detail are captured during the visit.
Our team can coordinate requirements including:
Agreeing the information requirements early helps reduce ambiguity, limits unnecessary repeat visits and creates a more efficient handover between consultants.
PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
Our surveyors provide measured information without interpreting tree quality, health or development suitability. These specialist assessments remain the responsibility of the appointed arboricultural consultant.
A typical collaborative workflow may include:
This separation of responsibilities helps ensure that each consultant contributes within their professional discipline while working from a consistent and reliable project base.
A FOUNDATION FOR TREE CONSULTATION
A tree consultation relies on an accurate picture of the site before any assessment or recommendation can be made. Where trees sit in relation to boundaries, buildings, levels and access all influence how a consultant evaluates constraints and development implications.
XP Surveys provides that underlying picture. By recording the existing site accurately, we give the arboricultural consultant a dependable base on which to plot tree positions, add their classifications and prepare their own reporting.
We do not carry out the tree consultation itself. The condition assessment, categorisation and BS5837 reporting remain the work of the appointed arboricultural consultant, who applies their specialist judgement to the coordinated survey information we supply.
ONE RELIABLE PROJECT BASE
Survey information commissioned for an arboricultural project is often used by more than one consultant. A coordinated existing-condition record can support the full planning and design process, reducing the risk of different disciplines working from conflicting drawings.
Our information can support:
Where a project includes an existing building, proposed extension or wider redevelopment, additional building information can also be coordinated with the site survey. Learn more about our measured building survey services.
FLEXIBLE CAPTURE METHODS
Some arboricultural projects extend beyond a straightforward site visit. Large estates, woodland boundaries, steep terrain, extensive development plots and restricted-access locations may require a combination of capture methods.
Depending on site conditions and the required output, XP Surveys can combine terrestrial measurement with aerial capture to provide additional context for the wider consultant team.
This approach can be helpful for:
Aerial imagery can complement measured information by helping consultants understand the relationship between trees, buildings, access routes and the surrounding site. Explore our drone and aerial survey services.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
We support arboricultural consultants and design teams across a wide range of planning and development scenarios.
Existing site information for projects where mature trees, boundaries and nearby structures must be considered during design development.
Coordinated survey information for larger schemes involving arboricultural, planning, landscape and engineering input.
Measured site and building information for redevelopment projects where retained trees form part of the planning strategy.
Survey support for occupied, operational and sensitive sites requiring careful coordination between multiple consultants.
Accurate existing-condition information for listed buildings, established landscapes and sites with mature planting.
Site-wide survey information supporting early feasibility, option development and coordinated consultant input.
By capturing the correct information at the beginning of the project, we help reduce design uncertainty and support more confident decision-making throughout the planning process.
A RELIABLE SURVEY PARTNER
Arboricultural consultants need survey information that is accurate, clearly structured and ready to integrate into professional planning workflows.
Send us the site location, project boundary and consultant requirements. Our team will review the brief and recommend the most appropriate survey approach for the project.
You can also learn more about our topographical survey services, measured building survey services and drone and aerial survey services.
Contact Us now for a free consultation and receive a detailed proposal outlining costs, timelines, and survey specifications. If you are based in south contact our London architectural surveys
We will survey all accessible floors in the property and provide plans showing all visible walls, windows, doors, spot height levels, ceiling/roof heights, window sill/head heights.
We will survey all accessible and visible sides of the property and provide elevation drawings showing the building outline, ridge/eaves heights, all external distinguishing elements such as windows, doors, rainwater pipes and other detailing. We will also include the outline of buildings within 3m of the host building.
Provided where our equipment has full visibility of the roof lines from ground level, we will note any estimated roof details on our drawings.
These are 'cut-through' cross-sectional drawings showing wall and floor details.
Select a topographical survey level to find out more.
Will include the visible boundary outline only together with immediate ground levels around any buildings, and visible drainage cover location/levels.
This topo will include the visible boundary outline, all key features and immediate ground levels within 3m of any buildings, and visible drainage cover location/levels.
Will include boundaries (including type and heights), building OUTLINES, adjoining buildings, trees, hardstanding, walls, fences, hedges, flowerbeds, kerblines, verges, manhole / service covers (including cover level), etc. plus all other visible salient features of the area.
We use Area data from your property's EPC certificate and the UK Ordnance Survey database to calculate your quote estimate. If there is not enough data in the UK database we cannot provide an instant quote, but one of our team will be able to provide a formal written quote by email within 48 working hours. If the database holds incorrect data on your property you will still be provided an estimate, but our fee is subject to change to suit the actual size of your property
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