What As-Built Surveys Include
| Deliverable | Format | Use | | --- | --- | --- | | Floor plans | DWG + PDF | Design reference | | Elevations | DWG + PDF | Planning | | Sections | DWG + PDF | Building regs |
2025 As-Built Survey Costs (ex VAT)
| Property | Survey Cost | | --- | --- | | 2–3 bed | £400–£600 | | 4+ bed | £500–£800 | | Commercial | £800–£1,500 |
As Built Survey For Developers
As a property developer, you need verified survey data that your design team, contractors, and planning consultants can all work from. The measured building survey you commission at project inception determines how smoothly the design and construction process runs — and how many costly revision cycles you face when reality diverges from the design assumption.
icelabz delivers as built surveys for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developers across London and the wider UK. We work with SME developers, housing associations, and commercial property developers who need accurate, timely survey data that integrates with their design workflow.
What You Get
We structure our developer survey service around the deliverables your project needs at each stage.
Site acquisition surveys Before you exchange contracts on a development site, you need verified floor areas, site levels, and building dimensions. Our site acquisition survey gives you the data to validate the scheme brief and negotiate on accurate information.
Design stage measured surveys During the design stage, we provide floor plans, sections, and elevations that your architect works from. We can also provide a Revit BIM model from laser scan data — eliminating the need for your architect to model the existing building from scratch.
Planning submission drawings Accurate drawings for planning submissions, Heritage Impact Assessments, and Design and Access Statements. Our drawings are accepted by every London borough planning department — we have specific experience with the documentation requirements of major London planning authorities.
Contractor tender drawings Measured surveys for contractor tender packages. We provide drawings in the format your contractor requires — typically DWG — with clear notation of what has been surveyed and what remains excluded.
Handover surveys At practical completion, we provide verified as built drawings for the building as actually constructed. These are essential for snagging, building control sign-off, and sales particulars.
Who This Is For
This page is written for SME developers, housing association development teams, and commercial property developers who commission survey data at various stages of the development cycle.
If you are acquiring a brownfield site or existing building for redevelopment, the measured survey you commission before design gives your team a reliable base for the design process. Our scan-to-BIM service is particularly useful here — we can deliver a Revit model from a single site visit, giving your architect a 3D model of the existing building within days of the survey.
If you are managing a residential development programme across multiple sites or phases, we offer volume pricing for developers with a pipeline of surveys. We can assign a dedicated account manager and establish a consistent deliverable format across all your sites — reducing the administrative overhead of managing multiple survey firms.
If you are developing a commercial or mixed-use scheme, the measured survey must provide data in a format your contractor and design team can use. We deliver DWG drawings and Revit BIM models that integrate with standard procurement workflows.
How We Work
Step 1 — Project brief and programme Share the development brief and your programme with us. We confirm survey type, output format, accuracy standard, and deliverable timeline. If you have a design team working in a specific software environment, we confirm compatibility at this stage.
Step 2 — Survey delivery We complete the site survey within the timeframe. For large development sites, we can deliver phased surveys aligned with the construction programme — so you are not re-surveying as works progress.
Step 3 — Quality assurance and delivery Survey data is processed, quality-checked, and delivered via secure download. All deliverables include a signed accuracy statement. We accommodate revision requests within the scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can you provide phased surveys across a multi-phase development?
Yes. We provide phased survey delivery for development programmes. We establish the survey standard and deliverable format at project inception and maintain that standard across all phases. This is more cost-effective than re-engaging different survey firms for each phase.
Q: Do you offer volume pricing for developers with multiple sites?
Yes. For developers with a pipeline of five or more surveys, we offer volume discounts and assign a dedicated account manager. We establish a single deliverable format and quality standard across the portfolio, reducing administration and ensuring consistency.
Q: What format are your survey deliverables?
Our standard deliverable is DWG (AutoCAD 2018 format). We also provide Revit BIM models, point cloud data (RCP/RCS), and PDF. We work to your format requirements if you specify them at brief stage.
Q: How quickly can you deliver for an urgent development programme?
We accommodate urgent survey requests where the programme requires it. For a standard residential development site (up to 500m² GIA), we can typically deliver within 5 working days of instruction. For larger commercial sites, we confirm the timeline at scoping stage.
Q: Do you provide surveys for developments in Conservation Areas and for Listed Buildings?
Yes. We have provided measured building surveys for Listed Building Consent applications and Conservation Area consent across London. Our drawings are accepted by every London borough planning department. We understand the specific documentation standards required for heritage development projects.