Land surveying along Gravesend Reach

Gravesend sits on a stretch of the Thames where old wharves, working land and new development meet. Surveying here means dealing with riverside ground, awkward boundaries and buildings that have been altered more than once. We write about how that work is done and what it gives you.

The guides cover the main types of survey you might encounter: topographical surveys before a build, measured building surveys, 3D laser scanning, setting out on site, and tracing buried services. There are also pieces on the places nearby — Dartford's brownfield land, Northfleet and Ebbsfleet, Rochester's listed streets, the Chatham waterfront, and Maidstone's growth.

The aim is to help you read a survey, understand its outputs, and know which one fits the job in front of you.