Surveyors Hemmant

Construction Surveying in Hemmant

Building here puts surveyors in Hemmant on ground that sits barely above the tide. The suburb is about 11km east of the CBD with the Brisbane River along its northern edge and the Bulimba Creek floodplain forming its western boundary, between Murarrie to the west and Wynnum West to the east. Elevation across much of it is around three metres. Two rail lines, the Cleveland passenger line and the Fishermans Islands freight line, run straight through the middle.

Construction surveying on land like this follows the levels more than anything else. Set out the pad, then confirm it against the required floor height. Check fill depths as they go in, because fill is usually the single largest item on a low-lying job. Set out slab edges, services and pavement, then produce as-built plans at the end. Our Hemmant surveying team ties all of it to Australian Height Datum, since on a site three metres above sea level an assumed datum is worse than none.

New Projects on the Hemmant Riverfront

The most interesting proposal here in years is on the water. Frank Developments has lodged plans for Brisbane Marina, a marine precinct on a three hectare general industry site with roughly 430 metres of direct river frontage plus an adjoining wet lease. The scheme puts 67 workstores ranging from 163sqm to 730sqm alongside more than 70 private berths, with ship-lift access, onsite fuel and parking for 288 cars.

That is a demanding site to survey. Riverfront boundaries, tidal limits, existing seawall and revetment levels, and the interface between land title and wet lease all need establishing before design starts. Away from the water, Hemmant’s older industrial estates keep turning over with new sheds and re-leased tenancies, while the residential pocket around Macedon and Bogong Streets continues to fill in. So a Hemmant land surveyor moves between waterfront work and ordinary suburban blocks in the same week.

What Hemmant Surveyors Check on Low Ground

How high the water can get. Hemmant has tidal river frontage with a creek floodplain behind it, so the constraint is a combination of river, creek and storm tide rather than any single one of them. Hemmant surveyors pull a FloodWise Property Report first, because it covers all four flood types council recognises and gives you the levels that actually apply to your lot. A contour and detail survey then establishes what the ground and existing floors sit at in metres AHD.

Where the land genuinely ends. On riverfront and creek-front lots the title boundary is often a tidal boundary rather than a fence or a wall, and seawalls and revetments rarely sit where owners assume. A boundary survey settles that before anyone plans a pontoon, a retaining structure or a shed near the water.

Rail corridors and the industrial interface. Two rail lines cross the suburb, and industrial land backs directly onto residential streets in places. Corridor boundaries, easements and interface setbacks all follow from the zone, so a surveyor in Hemmant checks Brisbane City Plan online alongside the survey rather than after it.

We also service neighbouring Tingalpa and Lytton across Brisbane’s east.