Rural subdivision
What is rural subdivision?
Rural subdivision is the act of dividing land from your property into one or more parcels, or changing existing boundary locations. While the resource consent application process is the same as a subdivision in an urban area, the potential issues are very different.
The first difference is land size. In urban subdivisions, size is a defining factor. In a rural context, land size is much less important. Most councils focus on retaining large parcels of land for primary production, so a rural subdivision is often determined by the features on the site you want to subdivide off the main property.
So we look at natural features, potential hazards, geotechnical stability, the Standards required in the district plan, soil suitability for stormwater and wastewater, landscape, land use, and access to a formed road and amenities.
Why subdivide?
You can design a rural subdivision to release cash without compromising the efficient operation of the remainder of the farm.
Many farms have a number of titles which can be restructured to address your immediate goals and provide for the future. Rural subdivision is also an excellent opportunity to review the environmental impacts of intensive farming or changes in land use without the need for separate future consents.
How we help.
We have rural backgrounds and understand the needs of rural landowners. You’ll get your subdivision completed on time and to budget or you’ll get it for free. Plus, we’re land surveyors… we love mud and jump at any excuse to pull on our gumboots.
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Residential subdivision allows you to create a new land asset…
Commercial subdivision maximizes land and asset value for business purposes…
Rural subdivision releases cash without compromising your farming operation…
Unit title subdivision is one answer to the high demand for housing…
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What people are saying.
Excellent, efficient and friendly service all through, making our subdivision process very straightforward. We can thoroughly recommend The Surveying Company
We have used The Surveying Company on several projects providing topographical surveys for civil engineering projects. We have found the team to be friendly, efficient and cost effective. They are our preferred supplier for surveying services and we look forward to continuing to work with them on a wide range of projects.We have used The Surveying Company on several projects providing topographical mapping
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Had a great experience with Seamus, made my subdivision process very smooth and simple. Very professional service and very easy to deal with. Also helped me get an exemption from the $12K contribution payment to Hastings Council!I’m a very satisfied customer!
Nick was a great help and support throughout the subdivision process. Always quick to respond to calls and collaborated well to chase up subcontractors with me as required. Would thoroughly recommend Nick and the team at The Surveying Company to any future potential clients.
Fast, efficient and reliable. Delivered what they proposed.
From start to finish, Nick was amazing to deal with, he talked a language that I could understand, he was very professional while being very user-friendly. I would strongly recommend him to anyone wanting to subdivide. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank him for all the help he gave throughout the process, thank you Nick, you made the process very easy for us.
We are very happy with the service provided by all of the people we have dealt with at The Surveying Company, thank you.
Nick Wakefield did a great job through a difficult time with COVID and everything that went with it. There were many delays with the project outside of Nick’s control. A project that should have taken months took years, but Nick continued to steer the project and followed up when he could.
The level of service and expertise we received during our land subdivision using Nick and The Surveying Company was outstanding. Nick was always prompt, responsive to our many queries and fully supportive for us throughout the whole process. I would recommend Nick and The Surveying Company to anyone seeking this type of expertise and advice.
The Survey Company H.B. recently completed a subdivision of our property.
The exercise was both a pleasant and positive experience with their approach always professional – relatable, open and obliging and communications, timely and comprehensive.
From the outset Nick and staff were very approachable and professional. The process of subdividing was clearly explained and all costs laid out before starting so there were no surprises. We really appreciated Nick’s patient answering of all our questions and extra advice when we also decided to add in easements for power. The surveying staff were friendly and respectful when on site and we would have no hesitation in recommending The Surveying Company to others. Many thanks to Nick and team.