Landsurvey Group

Landsurvey Group Chartered Surveyors providing land surveying and mapping services, boundary dispute reports and expert witness services, UAV drone mapping and inspections.

Tersus-GNSS main dealer Ireland. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐˜€.Every week brings a fresh challenge and a new county to navigate. Today we wer...
02/09/2026

๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐˜€.

Every week brings a fresh challenge and a new county to navigate. Today we were on site in Drogheda, last week took us out to Enniskillen and recently we had the privilege of capturing data right beside the historic Derry Walls.
Working in such distinctive settings requires speed, minimal disruption and precision. Using our Leica BLK360 G2 laser scanner, we captured high-density 3D point cloud data to create a digital record of the site.
As-built surveys give architects, engineers and design teams the dependable spatial data they need to inform design decisions, protect surrounding structures and avoid costly site surprises down the line.
Whether working alongside ancient heritage structures or on modern commercial developments across the country, solid data is always the strongest foundation.



๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ?Buying a property is one of the biggest investments youโ€™ll ever make.Yet many people...
01/09/2026

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ?

Buying a property is one of the biggest investments youโ€™ll ever make.
Yet many people complete without checking whether the fences, walls and hedges on the ground actually match the legal title.
A mismatch can lead to disputes, lost land or expensive rectification later.
A ground-truth survey accurately locates the original boundary markers and overlays them against the title plan โ€” giving you clear, reliable evidence before you complete.
See the difference for yourself.
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๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒThree Irish counties now require a six-figure salary to buy a typic...
31/08/2026

๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ

Three Irish counties now require a six-figure salary to buy a typical first-time buyer home.
New analysis shows:
โ€ข Dublin: โ‚ฌ108,000
โ€ข Wicklow: โ‚ฌ101,250
โ€ข Kildare: โ‚ฌ100,238
Last year only Dublin sat above the โ‚ฌ100k threshold.
Even more striking: a single buyer on the national median salary of โ‚ฌ44,816 cannot borrow enough for a typical first home in any county, including Longford, the most affordable at โ‚ฌ48,375.

Many first-time buyers are closing the gap by saving a larger deposit, buying with a partner, or using State supports like the First Home Scheme.

https://www.chill.ie/blog/incomes-required-to-afford-homes/

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†For many, a Bank Holiday weekend means walks across hills, coastal paths and countryside trails.Whil...
31/08/2026

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†

For many, a Bank Holiday weekend means walks across hills, coastal paths and countryside trails.
While out exploring, you might cross paths with a concrete triangulation pillar or an ancient boundary marker. It is a tangible reminder that every road, parcel of land and property boundary we navigate today relies on centuries of precision measurement.

From early Ordnance Survey teams traversing rough terrain on foot with basic chains and theodolites to modern surveyors deploying mobile LiDAR, RTK GPS and drone photogrammetry, the fundamental goal remains the same: absolute positional accuracy.

Next time you spot a boundary marker or trig point on a walk, take a moment to appreciate the survey heritage beneath your feet. (Pictured: A 1920 cast-iron parish boundary marker in Croydon.)

Wishing everyone an enjoyable and relaxing Bank Holiday Monday.

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฏ, ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ.๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ž๐™ก๐™ข?And for the surveyors:๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™˜๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™...
30/08/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฏ, ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ.

๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ž๐™ก๐™ข?

And for the surveyors:

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™˜๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ?

A glimpse back to a time before GNSS, drones and laser scanning.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?Ever returned from a measured survey only to realise a cri...
29/08/2026

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

Ever returned from a measured survey only to realise a critical wall thickness or ceiling height was missed?
Or faced a building survey where parapets, chimneys and roof valleys simply couldnโ€™t be inspected safely?

Iโ€™ll be delivering a practical session on how handheld mobile scanners, compact drones and large-scale aerial mapping solve these everyday challenges.

Live demo: Iโ€™ll walk the conference hall with a handheld scanner so you can watch an accurate 3D digital model of the room generate in real time.

Weโ€™ll cover how this technology helps surveyors:
โ–ช๏ธ Capture measured surveys at walking pace
โ–ช๏ธ Inspect roofs and faรงades safely from ground level
โ–ช๏ธ Map extensive sites, routes and boundaries
โ–ช๏ธ Produce floor plans, elevations, GIA/IPMS and interactive 3D walkthroughs

Followed by open Q&A and a hardware showcase.

If youโ€™re attending La Mon on 9 September, please come over, see the kit and stop for a chat, Iโ€™d be delighted to hear about the challenges you face and discuss how this technology could help.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€?Th...
28/08/2026

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€?

The seeds of the modern justice system were sown by Henry II (1154โ€“1189). After the chaos of the civil war known as The Anarchy, England was littered with bitter land disputes. Instead of settling them the old-fashioned way โ€” trial by combat (where the stronger fighter often won), Henry introduced something revolutionary.
He created the Assize of Novel Disseisin (c. 1166). If youโ€™d been recently kicked off your land โ€œunjustly and without judgment,โ€ you could buy a royal writ. The sheriff would then summon 12 local freemen who knew the area. Under oath, they had to answer one simple question based on their own knowledge: Had the plaintiff been wrongfully dispossessed?
Later came the Grand Assize, which let a defendant choose a jury of 12 knights (selected by four other knights) instead of fighting a duel. These early jurors werenโ€™t impartial strangers listening to evidence, they were local men expected to already know the truth of the matter.
Fast, practical and far less bloody than swinging swords, this system of sworn local men deciding disputes over possession and rights to land became one of the foundations of the English common law juryโ€ฆ and eventually the jury systems used across much of the world today.

๐—” ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝNeighbourhood disagreements can escalate in u...
27/08/2026

๐—” ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ

Neighbourhood disagreements can escalate in unexpected ways, but few make it all the way to the Circuit Court with 18 months of CCTV footage over a petโ€™s toilet habits.
A legal battle between neighbours reached Dublinโ€™s Circuit Civil Court after a solicitor and his wife sought damages and injunctions against their neighbour across the road, alleging nuisance and trespass caused by her cat, Coco, using their flowerbeds.
โ€ข The Initial Ruling: The District Court had originally awarded โ‚ฌ6,000 in damages against the cat owner.
โ€ข The Appeal: The cat owner appealed to the Circuit Court, where hours of video clips were prepared showing the feline digging in garden soil, alongside counter-allegations regarding persistent doorbell ringing.
โ€ข The Judicial View: Circuit Court Judge James McCourt observed that "a court of law is the last place a dispute between neighbours should end up", noting that pets naturally roam and that cats cannot realistically be placed on leads for daily constitutionals.
โ€ข The Outcome: Following a lunchtime adjournment, both parties agreed to vacate the lower court's orders and strike out the appeal with no order as to costs.
The bigger picture for property owners whether the issue involves pets, overgrown hedges, rights of way or contested boundary lines, neighbour disputes carry enormous emotional and financial costs.
As the courts regularly point out, private dialogue, mediation, and clear spatial or legal boundaries are always preferable to lengthy, public and expensive litigation.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ โ€“ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€The Irish Government is introduc...
26/08/2026

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ โ€“ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€

The Irish Government is introducing a new Derelict Property Tax (DPT)
Key details:
โ€ข Starts in 107 urban areas (population 4,000+) including Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan, Sligo & more.
โ€ข Phase 2 expands to 64 additional towns (pop. 2,000+), covering 171 locations total.
โ€ข Rate: At least 7% of market value annually.
With ~19,000+ residential derelict properties nationwide, owners face real pressure to refurbish, redevelop or sell.
We support property owners, developers, and local authorities with:
โ€ข High-accuracy 3D laser scanning (LiDAR) for detailed condition assessments, floor plans, and digital twins of derelict buildings
โ€ข Surveys for valuation, structural documentation & refurbishment planning
โ€ข Evidence to support appeals, exemptions or redevelopment proposals
โ€ข Fast, non-invasive data that reduces risk and speeds up decision-making
Laser scanning provides verifiable records of a propertyโ€™s current state, essential for tax compliance, grant applications (eg Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant) or planning submissions.
If you own, manage, or are considering a derelict/vacant property, donโ€™t wait for the tax to hit. Letโ€™s turn liability into opportunity.

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑWhat can you see when several roofs are captured in one detailed image?We wer...
25/08/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ

What can you see when several roofs are captured in one detailed image?
We were commissioned to carry out a photographic survey of multiple roofs using drone technology. The result is this high resolution orthophoto, providing an accurate, detailed and measurable overhead view of the entire site.
It allows roof coverings, drainage systems, plant, vegetation and areas of possible deterioration to be examined clearly, without the risks and disruption associated with physically accessing every roof.
Drone roof surveys can provide:
โ€ข Detailed imagery of difficult to reach areas
โ€ข A permanent visual record of roof condition
โ€ข Safer and more efficient data collection
โ€ข Wider site context in one clear image
โ€ข Evidence to support maintenance and repair decisions
Whether you are responsible for one building or an entire property portfolio, the evidence needed to understand a roofโ€™s condition may be visible from above.
Contact us to find out how a drone roof survey could help with your next inspection.

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