Land Referencing & Mapping
Delivering land intelligence for infrastructure and development projects.
Overview
Our Land Referencing & Mapping team provides integrated land, GIS and statutory mapping services to support infrastructure, regeneration and development projects across the UK.
Working across Development Consent Orders (DCO), Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAO), Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO), utilities and major infrastructure schemes, we combine technical mapping expertise with detailed land referencing knowledge to deliver accurate, auditable and efficient project solutions.
Using industry-leading GIS technology, digital workflows and integrated land data systems, we help clients manage complex projects from early route development and consultation through to statutory submission, compensation and implementation stages.
Alexandru Spinu
Head of Land Referencing
Our Land Referencing Services
Book of Reference preparation
Preparation and management of compliant Books of Reference for DCO, TWAO and CPO projects, including identification of ownership, occupation and affected interests.
Land ownership identification and diligent enquiry
Comprehensive desktop and contact referencing exercises using HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, local authority searches, tracing tools, stakeholder engagement and field verification to identify all parties with an interest in affected land.
Statutory plans and mapping
Production of Land Plans, Works Plans, Crown Land Plans, Special Category Land Plans, Access Plans, Notice Plans and other statutory documents required to support infrastructure consents and land acquisition.
Notice and acquisition support
Support with the preparation and service of statutory notices, General Vesting Declarations (GVDs), Notices to Treat and implementation stage land referencing updates.
Data management and digital delivery
Management of complex land datasets through integrated GIS and digital land management systems, providing a single source of truth across projects and enabling real-time reporting and collaboration.
Integrated GIS and Land Referencing
Integrated workflow
Our team combines land referencing, GIS and mapping expertise within a single integrated workflow, reducing duplication, improving quality assurance and ensuring consistency between schedules, plans and stakeholder information.
Technology and digital delivery
We utilise modern geospatial technologies including GIS and web mapping applications, digital dashboards, spatial data management systems, interactive consultation mapping, mobile data capture and automated quality assurance processes.
Experience Across Major Infrastructure Sectors
Infrastructure sectors
Our team supports projects across energy and electricity transmission, rail and transport infrastructure, highways and local authority schemes, utilities and pipeline projects, regeneration and development, and renewable energy infrastructure.
Our mapping services
Conveyance mapping – land registry compliant plans, including sale plans and rural and commercial lease plans (FBTs (farm business tenancies), AHAs (Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies), floorplans)
Estate mapping – complex estate plans, covering estate tenure, sporting rights, land use, asset location
Bespoke mapping services – environmental constraints mapping, planning application submission plans, land access plans, rural payment agency submission plans, easement and wayleaves plans
Data capture – digitising land features from paper hard sources, with results shared in GIS (Geographic Information System) / CAD formats or as a web GIS Service
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