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17.0 Cadastral Check in Plan Creator

17.0 Cadastral Check in Plan Creator

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Feb 21, 2025

The Cadastral Check function has been added to Plan Creator (PC) to assist with the completion of Index Map searches, making it easier for settlers to identify registered titles, draft titles and indexes that overlap or adjoin your polygon.

Please note that currently only polygons are returned in this first release of the tool. This will be enhanced to include points and lines in the future.



17.1 How to use the Cadastral Check function


To use this tool you must first select your polygon, either by highlighting it in the left hand panel or by clicking on it in the main map window.

  • Only one polygon can be checked at a time.


Then from the 3-dot button to the right hand side of your selected polygon, chose Cadastral Check from the drop-down menu.


Two lists,

  • all overlapping polygons, and
  • all adjoining polygons,

are retrieved and displayed in the left hand panel.

Both lists can by collapsed or expanded using the Hide/(show) button highlighted in yellow.

Overlapping polygons - where a title, draft or index has one or more references that overlap with your polygon it will be included in the Overlapping list. Please note that there is no buffer and as such even the smallest overlap, which would require no action, will appear in the overlap list. Remember, the overlap could be contained in one of the groups for a title.

Adjoining polygons - where a title, draft or index has one or more references that only adjoin and has no overlaps, it will appear in the Adjoining list.

Each result can then be investigated individually by selecting the checkbox.

You can use the Copy and paste button in the toolbar to bring forward the selected polygon from the list into your COF/DCU so you can use it for mapping or referencing purposes. Using this button, or clicking on the Edit tab on the right hand side of the main mapping window will return you to editing mode.

To return to your results list to investigate further overlapping or adjoining polygons, repeat the initial steps again to refresh the Cadastral Check.



Although the Cadastral Check Tool only returns overlapping polygons at the moment (polylines and points will be included in a later tool improvement), the tool must now be used when mapping all First / Voluntary Registrations and Reports, to ensure all overlapping polygons are dealt with appropriately and the number of competing titles inadvertently created is reduced.

In addition, a thorough investigation of the index map is still required, checking titles, indexes and draft plans so that any polylines and labels affecting your subjects are still identified.

Registers of Scotland (RoS) seeks to ensure that the information published in the 2012 Act Registration Manual is up to date and accurate but it may be amended from time to time.
The Manual is an internal document intended for RoS staff only. The information in the Manual does not constitute legal or professional advice and RoS cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use.
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