The obvious answer is, when a survey of the property/land/building in question is required which would include positioning and measurements of a building/property or land. The data collected from the survey is then translated into plans where architects or planners can evaluate, enabling them to know how the project might then progress or where problems may occur.
Land surveyors are necessary, for instance, when you wish to buy a property or an area of land. If this is what you wish to do, only an accurately scaled and detailed plan produced by a Land surveyor will be able to describe/highlight exactly what the area that you are going to purchase includes or entails. This detailed plan also indicates the boundaries of surrounding land / properties in relation to your own, as well as determining where trees, outbuildings, or fences lay.
The survey will also describe whether other people are allowed access to your property or land thus determining your legal permits and rights. Deeds to the house can often be outdated, previous owners might have made changes to the property and its land, and accordingly a land survey will also act as an up-to-date deed and can be used by a solicitor to produce an accurate, contemporary deed.
Land surveys are also required when alterations are planned to be made on a certain area; this includes land as well as property. If an extension is intended to be built then a land survey is needed to mark out the boundaries which the land occupies in order to establish the proprietor's ownership rights and make sure that you are only building on your own land. This will prevent any future disputes or problems. The land survey is an accurate model of the site that can be used by the possessor to design, create and position projects accurately. The surveyor will mark on the map exactly what the location of the building is proposed to be in order to guarantee that this is on your property.
One of the most important situations a land survey is required for is boundary disputes. Land surveyors can produce information which stops situations like these reaching the courts, thus saving a great deal of time and money. In these situations the surveyor acts as a professional witness who assumes qualified responsibility of the details even if the situation is ever taken to court.
Banks and trusts will often request that a survey is done before they authorise you with a mortgage to guarantee that all records are up to date and there is no likelihood of sudden demise or change to the building. If you re-mortgage or refinance your house then the bank may require a survey as the details surrounding the area and the house will often have changed somewhat since you purchased the property/land.
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