Survey Types: Which Survey Do I Need?
This page is a placeholder for an upcoming icelabz survey types infographic. The infographic will be a single-page visual reference showing the seven main UK survey types, their use cases, and the project types they support. The infographic is in production and will cover:
- Measured building surveys (for extension design, refurbishment, heritage recording).
- Topographical surveys (for planning applications, drainage design, landscaping).
- Setting out (for construction control, foundations, structural steel).
- Monitoring (for basement, party wall, Section 80 works).
- Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) baseline and monitoring.
- Utility detection (PAS 128 surveys, cable avoidance).
- 3D scanning / scan to BIM (for BIM, complex geometry, heritage recording).
The full infographic will be added to this page when published. Until then, the page is marked as draft and excluded from the icelabz sitemap.
The Seven Main UK Survey Types
The seven main UK survey types are measured building surveys (existing building surveys for extension design, refurbishment, and heritage recording, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), topographical surveys (existing site surveys for planning applications, drainage design, and landscaping, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), setting out (construction control surveys for foundations and structural steel, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), monitoring (existing building and ground movement surveys for basement, party wall, and Section 80 works, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG baseline and monitoring surveys for planning application and BNG condition assessment, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), utility detection (PAS 128 surveys and cable avoidance for construction risk assessment and planning application, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use), and 3D scanning and scan to BIM (point cloud and BIM model for BIM, complex geometry, and heritage recording, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use). The survey types infographic is a single-page visual reference showing the seven main UK survey types, their use cases, and the project types they support, with level of detail for agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed agreed downstream use. The seven survey types and their typical use cases are measured building surveys for extension design, refurbishment, and heritage recording, topographical surveys for planning applications, drainage design, and landscaping, setting out for construction control, foundations, and structural steel, monitoring for basement, party wall, and Section 80 works, Biodiversity Net Gain for planning application and BNG condition assessment, utility detection for construction risk assessment and planning application, and 3D scanning and scan to BIM for BIM, complex geometry, and heritage recording. icelabz provides all seven survey types across the UK, with on-site attendance typically scheduled within five to ten working days of instruction subject to survey type, scope, and turnaround. The OS National Grid with Ordnance Datum Newlyn heights is the UK convention, with EPSG:27700. A signed accuracy statement is the QA evidence for downstream design, planning, and construction use, and all icelabz surveys are issued under the RICS Measured Surveys of Land, Buildings and Utilities standard (3rd edition). The full infographic will be added to this page when published. Until then, the page is marked as draft and excluded from the icelabz sitemap.