HOUSE BUILDERS

As available green-field sites become scarce, house builders and developers are facing increased pressure to build new property on brown field sites. On which, in addition to the inherent remediation issues of each site, significant problems exist with buried services. Utility records of brown field sites are usually very poor if they exist at all, which means the effective location and identification of existing buried services is essential before any development begins.

Brown field sites have often involved demolition of the majority of site features, making the positioning of utility assets very difficult. At 40SEVEN we coordinate the position of utilities using modern topographical techniques which can then be presented on an accurate site plan. This also allows for easy relocation on site of the services at a later date .

40SEVEN work on behalf of house builders during all phases of the design, planning and construction stages of development. Once a suitable development site has been identified, the first step is to carry out an accurate topographical survey to assess the outright potential. From this the plot layouts can be determined, which enables the QS to ‘cost’ the development. An accurate survey also helps to identify potential issues with neighboring property owners and to ensure all planning regulations are adhered to.