Groundsure Insight delivers detailed and accurate information using extensive and unique environmental and geological datasets as well as providing you with the highest resolution historic mapping available.

Groundsure’s Historic Land Use Database (HLUD) is the most accurate and reliable information available on the market. Our HLUD is derived from historic Ordnance Survey mapping dating back to the 1840s, scanned in at over 500dpi – setting a new industry standard.

This sharper imagery means you can see the information more clearly and benefit from greater confidence in your opinion. Each map is manually assessed by an in-house GIS consultant before we deliver it. The Full pack includes National Grid, County Series and Town Plans at scales: 1:10,000, 1:10,560, 1:2,500, 1:1,250, 1:1056 and 1:500.

The Geo Insight report provides all the geo-environmental data required to make informed decisions and identify potential ground stability problems that may affect ground investigation, foundation design or possible remediation options.

What does it cover?

• Historical Land Use information
• Environmental Permits, Incidents and Registers
• Hydrology and Hydrogeology data including abstractions, source protection zones (SPZ), now with SPZ within confined aquifers
• Basic flood data including EA Flood Zones, RoFRaS and groundwater
• Detailed flood mapping – Previously only available in the Flood Insight product
• Groundsure’s unique historical surface and underground workings database
• Groundsure’s mining and mineral extraction database
• Detailed BGS data – 1:10,000 and 1:50,000 scale geology
• BGS non-coal mining hazards data
• BGS BRITPITS current ground workings information
• BGS borehole records, hyperlinked to online BGS scans
• Estimated background soil chemistry information and radon levels.

 

We can now offer data from your Groundsure Insight reports in vector formats for use in GIS. This gives you the benefit of being able to analyse the information provided in a standard Groundsure Insight PDF report alongside other spatial data. Pricing depends on your area of interest so please contact us for a quote.

Report is available for England, Wales and Scotland. Data sources may differ in Scotland.

Technical Details

Supplier

Groundsure

Coverage

England and Wales

Scale

1:2500 and 1:10,000

Formats Available

PDF

Licence Options

Perpetual

Delivery Timescale

4 working hours

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​Mapinsight Packs are made up of A3 extracts of all available superseded Ordnance Survey maps (from the scales and maps as available to Groundsure from the copyright library used to scan the material) at a variety of scales (including 1:10000, 1:10560, 1:2500, 1:1250) supplied in PDF.

These map packs give the user an historical review of mapping back to around 1840. With full colour scans of source material at 500dpi and PDF output at 600dpi these map packs set a new standard in quality, clarity and interpretability for the environmental professional.

1:10 000 / 1:10 560 scale - there are typically 7 editions for any area

1:2500 / 1:1250 scale - typically 6 editions for any area

Urban areas are more frequently covered; 1:1250 scale only available for "urban" areas. Areas of greater population and change tend to have more mapping editions.

Technical Details

Supplier

GroundSure

Coverage

GB

Scale

1:2,500 and 1:10,000

Formats Available

PDF

Licence Options

Perpetual

Delivery Timescale

4 working hours

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The Enviro Insight accesses Groundsure’s unique Historic Land Use Database (HLUD) which features the most accurate and reliable information available on the market. Our HLUD is derived from historic Ordnance Survey mapping dating back to the 1840s, features over 7000 land use classifications and is scanned in at over 500dpi – setting a new industry standard.​

Enviro Insight offers environmental professionals condensed data in an easy to use report format combined with aerial photographs. This enables quick identification of potential risks helping to give an immediate site overview. It features current aerial photographs, an advanced graphical representation of each data element and data specific radial searches.

Enviro Insight includes:

• A clear summary that highlights key features of the report
• Aggregated historic land use information
• Detailed flood mapping from EA & Ambiental
• Enhanced planning and development designations
• Pollution inventory data
• Waste exemptions

 

Report is available for England, Wales and Scotland. Data sources may differ in Scotland.

Technical Details

Supplier

Groundsure

Coverage

England and Wales

Scale

1:10,000

Formats Available

PDF

Licence Options

Perpetual

Delivery Timescale

4 working hours

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Geo Insight is essential for geo-environmental professionals and their clients to make informed decisions and identify potential ground instability and other potentially costly problems that may affect ground investigation, foundation design or possible remediation options. The Geo Insight provides unique data on current and historical railways and tunnels – detail which isn’t available in any other desktop report. It also features BGS recorded boreholes, with hyperlinks to online digitised records.

Groundsure Geoinsight is designed for environmental consultants, engineers, developers, designers and other professionals involved within construction and ground workings to identify and interpret the potential for ground conditions to affect existing or proposed structures at an early stage.

Geo Insight includes:

• BGS Geology 1:10,000 scale (provided where available)
• BGS Geology 1:50,000 scale
• BGS Boreholes
• Natural ground subsidence from BGS Geosure
• Estimated background soil chemistry information and radon levels

 

Report is available for England, Wales and Scotland. Data sources may differ in Scotland.

Technical Details

Supplier

Groundsure

Coverage

GB

Scale

1:10,000

Formats Available

PDF

Licence Options

Perpetual

Delivery Timescale

4 working hours

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Groundsure's unique reports for desktop environmental assessment - the Enviro Insight and Geo Insight - have been updated to provide a new level of environmental data access. These updated reports, alongside the Map Insight, our best-in-class historical Ordnance Survey map product, make up the Groundsure Insight; the new environmental data standard.

This unrivalled data content is now available as raw data for GIS.

Get your historical maps and environmental data straight into a GIS giving you complete control of the analysis. You decide how to investigate and interrogate the data, rather than relying on the ‘flat’ maps delivered within standard environmental reports.

Bespoke spatial analysis of this kind can unlock hidden relationships and detail and create workflow efficiencies for your business.

Data formatted for GIS is especially effective for large sites, where a PDF report is sometimes not an appropriate or feasible option.

These data products are exclusive to Groundsure and have been developed with the help of customers to provide a clear and concise way to organise and analyse environmental data in your GIS software.

The file is provided as a geodatabase compatible with ESRI’s ArcGIS software.

Key features:

• Unique and unrivalled data content
• Uses your existing ESRI and ArcGIS software
• Detailed metadata of content
• Follows the same section format of the PDF reports
• Universal styles across PDF reports and GIS data for seamless switching

 

Technical Details

Supplier

Groundsure

Coverage

England and Wales

Scale

1:2500 and 1:10,000

Formats Available

Enviro & Geo Insights: GDB MapInsight: GeoTiffs

Licence Options

Annual licence

Delivery Timescale

1 working day up to 1000ha

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CON29M Official Coal Mining Search – Commercial

The professional opinion on commercial risk from coal mining activity

The Groundsure CON29M Official Coal Mining Search – Commercial brought to you by Groundsure under Law Society licence using official Coal Authority data.

The commercial report answers all of the official 14 questions requested in Law Society Guidance Notes (2018) and has additional information should the property fall within the Cheshire Brine Compensation area. The report offers extra peace of mind, protection and security via a comprehensive £100k Coal Search Report Insurance Policy.

You no longer need to buy the Mine Entry Report as a separate report. A mine entry interpretive assessment is included in the CON29M report, where required, as standard for no extra charge.*

What is the CON29M? The CON29M is a legal form set out by the Law Society to provide information on past, present and future underground and surface coal mining activity for individual properties or sites in England and Wales. It is requested by solicitors on behalf of their clients as part of the conveyancing searches purchased in a coal mining or past coal mining area.

Key features

• It includes a front page summary of the 14 question responses set out by the Law Society, with clear signposting to detailed information, answers and expert opinion
• The report uses official data licensed from the Coal Authority, interpreted and analysed by industry experts Mining Searches UK
• Offers protection and security via a comprehensive £100k Coal Search Report Insurance Policy
• It gives unrivalled data analysis delivering expert insight and understanding for you and your clients
• A unique additional alert highlights the Cheshire Brine Compensation Area – where applicable
• Clear and focused risk advice and next step recommendations supporting transaction progression and completion
• Easy to understand client ready copy – accessible to everyone involved in the transaction
• Uses an OS MasterMap plan of the site and an additional coal mining risk map identifying hazards in relation to the property
• The report uses the now established Groundsure formula for best in class layout and navigation – designed for quick and easy interpretation, getting you to the information you and your clients need, faster
• Streamlined layout compared to other available reports enabling a clearer workflow resulting in smarter and faster decisions
• Supports your professional requirements and is accepted by all major UK lenders
• £10m Professional Indemnity Insurance** (any one claim).

Benefits to the end user

• Pass/potential risk rating
• Professional opinion
• Overview of findings and recommendations
• In depth and detailed search results
• Further notes and guidance
• Coal mining map
• £100,000 Coal Search Report Insurance
• OS MasterMap site plan
• Cheshire brine alert

*Mine entry interpretive assessment 

The content of the Groundsure interpretive Mine Entry Report is fully incorporated into the Groundsure CON29M Official Coal Mining Search (both the Residential and Commercial versions) for no extra charge, as standard.

Previously, where mine entries were identified the CON29M would recommend they be investigated further through an additional interpretive report. From the 16th March the valuable additional content and risk assessment provided in that follow-up search will be embedded into the standard CON29M.

Key benefits 

• No need to delay the transaction for a follow-up report
• A calculated zone of influence (ZOI) for each mine entry (the physical extent to which they could pose a risk) included as standard
• This ZOI data is built into the report intelligence, risk calculation intelligence and recommendations of the report
• The assessment goes above and beyond official Law Society CON29M guidance and will flag a risk whenever a mine entry ZOI encroaches on a property - even when there is no mine entry within 20m
• Helpful next steps included for all potential mine entry scenarios
• Where appropriate connecting underground roadways are included
• Guidance on next steps in the event of subsidence damage
• The design and format remains largely unchanged

Coal reporting in Scotland

In Scotland this is a ‘Regulated’ search rather than ‘Official’. This is because the Law Society (of England and Wales) and their CON29M form and Guidance Notes do not apply in Scotland. If the property is located in Scotland you will still be able to order the CON29M product (for either Residential or Commercial transactions) and the Groundsure team will generate the appropriate version for Scottish transactions.

The same 11 questions are answered in the Scottish version and the product is identical in terms of the in-depth information included. Key differences:
The Scottish version will not have the question text and numbered format (as licensed and requested by the Law Society)
The Cheshire brine alert is removed for Scotland.

For more information on this product, download our comprehensive product card.

Technical Details

Supplier

Groundsure

Coverage

England, Wales and Scotland*

Formats Available

PDF

Licence Options

Perpetual

Delivery Timescale

<24 hours

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