Land Surveying in Albury — questions and answers
Short answers about land surveying in Albury: who prepares a survey plan, when one is required, what the council asks of a subdivision, and what to do about pegs and plates. Every rule is a government body's own, with its read date. This site sets no prices.
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How much does land surveying cost in Albury?
We do not answer that with a price, because no government source sets one. What the sources do say is who prepares a survey plan, when one is required and what the council asks of a subdivision; the rules check lists each line with its source. Ask the provider what the quote covers and whether it is in writing. The costs page's Albury land surveying rules check lists the NSW and AlburyCity lines that can apply to a survey, a subdivision or works near a boundary in Albury, each with its source.
Is a survey plan always required?
Not always. Spatial Services lists two cases in which survey plans are required, land subdivided into new parcels and part of a property used for an easement or lease, and does not say they are the only two. Whether your job is one of them is a question for the provider and the council.
An Albury block
What you can see, and what the government source says about it
Six things a quote for a survey should account for, each with the source's own words and the date they were read.
| Symptom | Likely cause | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A peg, plate or pin at a boundary or in a kerb | Spatial Services says cadastral reference marks provide reference points for property boundaries and also define them, and that they take forms such as drill holes chiselled into kerb and guttering. Do not move one.Cadastral Reference Marks provide reference points for property boundaries. They also define property boundaries. drill holes and wing chiselled into concrete such as in kerb and guttering | NSW Government, Spatial Services: Preservation of Survey Infrastructure (POSI) · read |
| Works planned beside a kerb, footpath or boundary | Spatial Services says that if any survey marks could be affected by works you must submit an application to the Surveyor-General, and to allow 10 working days for a formal response.If any survey marks could be affected by the works, for example disturbed or removed, you must: submit an Application for Surveyor General Approval – Survey Mark(s) Removal via the Spatial Services Customer Hub allow 10 working days for a formal response. | NSW Government, Spatial Services: Preservation of Survey Infrastructure (POSI) · read |
| A block you want to divide | Spatial Services lists land subdivided into new parcels as a case in which survey plans are required, and AlburyCity lists a survey plan among the documents for a Subdivision Certificate application.land is subdivided into new parcels Plan of Subdivision - Survey Plan. | NSW Government, Spatial Services: Surveying services · read |
| Part of a lot that is to carry an easement or lease | Spatial Services lists part of a property used for a specific purpose, like an easement or lease, as a case in which survey plans are required.part of a property is used for a specific purpose (like an easement or lease). | NSW Government, Spatial Services: Surveying services · read |
| A low lot near a creek or drain | AlburyCity says it takes flooding into account when controlling the development of flood-prone land, and that during severe storms Bungambrawatha Creek can overflow and inundate houses. Ask the council.We also actively take flooding into account when controlling the development of flood-prone land During severe storms, the creek can overflow and inundate houses. | AlburyCity: Floodplain management · read |
| A subdivision of five or more lots | AlburyCity's list for a Subdivision Certificate application includes soil classification reports for each lot, required for subdivisions of 5 lots and greater.Soil classification reports for each lot (required for subdivisions 5 lots and greater) | AlburyCity: Subdivisions · read |
Each row names its source and the date it was read. None is a quote for your job or a statement about your land.
Process
Who can prepare the survey plan?
The Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002 (NSW) says, in section 21(1), that a person must not carry out a land survey for fee or reward, or advertise that he or she is willing to, unless the person is a registered land surveyor; and the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information's pathway to registration page says a person is eligible to be registered as a surveyor if the person holds a recognised qualification, has recognised practical experience, has passed the Board's examinations and is of good character. We do not say that any provider is registered: ask whoever quotes.
What happens to survey marks when work starts?
Spatial Services says that if any survey marks could be affected by works, for example disturbed or removed, you must submit an Application for Surveyor General Approval, and that you should allow 10 working days for a formal response. It also says a registered surveyor should be consulted as early as possible, at the planning stage.
Timing
How quickly can someone get to me?
We cannot promise a time. It depends on the provider's bookings. Form and phone enquiries are passed to a local provider, who contacts you directly.
How long does a subdivision take in Albury?
We cannot say: no page we read gives a timeframe for any step. AlburyCity's subdivisions page lists the steps and the documents; the provider and the council can tell you how long each takes.
Permits and approvals
Does a survey need council consent?
We have not read a page that says a survey on its own does. A subdivision has the council's steps: a Development Application, a Subdivision Works Certificate where civil works are required, and a Subdivision Certificate. Ask the provider and the council.
Source: AlburyCity, Subdivisions, read 7 October 2026: "To subdivide land in our city, you'll need to apply for a:" a Development Application, a Subdivision Works Certificate (where civil works are required) and a Subdivision Certificate.
Service area
Which suburbs do you cover?
Albury and the AlburyCity area, from Lavington and Thurgoona to Table Top and Splitters Creek. Four suburb pages are each written around one fact from an AlburyCity page: Thurgoona, Lavington, South Albury and Table Top. The other localities are covered on the same terms.
Are you surveyors?
No. A marketing company runs this site and passes each enquiry to an independent local provider. The provider does any survey work itself; we have no crews or instruments, and we do not say that any provider is a registered surveyor.
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