Tree survey information your project can actually use
Most survey enquiries start because somebody else has asked for the information: the architect, planning consultant, validation team or tree officer. The quickest route is to send that original wording rather than paraphrasing it.
Send the current site plan and any Elmbridge wording. The survey should capture the trees that can influence the proposal, including relevant neighbouring trees, so the design team can work with a realistic constraint base.
Once we can see the Oatlands site, the drawing and the request, we can separate the immediate survey need from later documents. That helps avoid paying for an AIA before there is a layout worth assessing or commissioning construction detail before permission is in place.
What should you send before the survey is booked?
Start with the Oatlands site address, the latest architectural or site plan and the exact wording from Elmbridge, your architect or planning consultant. If a topographical survey exists, include it. If somebody has already prepared a tree report, send that too.
Those documents let us understand the stage of the project before we quote. A client who is still testing feasibility may only need the baseline survey and constraints information. A client with a completed planning layout may need the survey data to move directly into an AIA. A post-permission project may not need a fresh survey at all if the approved information remains suitable.
The aim is to commission the next useful piece of work, not the longest possible package.
