Infill Urban Subdivisions

In most parts of Auckland you will achieve a much higher yield by designing and building, say new terraced housing units, rather than subdividing. This is because there are minimum site sizes for subdivision, but not for building. Once new residential units are in place they can be subdivided off to a much lesser site size than is required for vacant lot subdivision. This doesn’t mean that subdivision isn’t a good option for you, as it may best meet your circumstances. We can assist in advising on what options may be available for both subdivision and residential building developments, together with approximate development costs for each option.

Infill subdivision can be completed within a year from start to finish. The extent to whether this can be a shorter or longer time will depend primarily on how much construction is required – the more the need for construction of service connections, driveway, etc, the more design, consentging and construction time that will be required. We can normally provide a reasonable time (and cost) estimate at the stage of our initial advice.

Our subdivision experts can advise you on the best subdivision options for your property. Our initial consultation providing this advice is free.

Costs of development will depend on the location of the site and its infrastructure requirements. The costs can vary considerably. We can advise you at an intial stage of consulaltion what costs are likley to be involved in your project, after we investigate the site characteristics, availablility of services etc.

An infill subdivision will generally require at least the services of a land surveyor, a planner and an engineer. Other disciplines, such as geotechnical engineering and traffic engineering can be required for larger projects.

Our subdivision experts can advise you on the best subdivision options for your property. Our initial consultation providing this advice is free.

To complete a subdivision the services of a Licensed or Registered Professional Surveyor are required. Subdivision is a core service we provide – we can guide you from the start through to the subdivision being completed.