Aerial Drone Surveys

Aerial surveys are often the simplest way to get a proper understanding of a site. When you’re relying on ground-level checks alone, it can be hard to judge how everything fits together or spot issues tucked out of view. By putting a drone up, you get a clear picture of the layout straight away, and you can see things that would usually take much longer to assess on foot.

Using drones also means you don’t need scaffolding, ladders or any of the usual access equipment. Everything can be captured from a safe distance, even on sites with awkward layouts or hard-to-reach corners. It’s a practical, reliable way to collect the information you need, whether it’s for a small residential plot or a much larger, more complex area.

A Practical Way to Assess Your Site

People use aerial surveys for all sorts of reasons — boundary checks, early site assessments, condition reports, red line drawings, and general documentation before work begins.

Sometimes it’s needed to support a dispute, sometimes it’s part of planning, and other times it’s simply to get a proper look at something that’s hard to reach from the ground.

Whatever the purpose, the approach is the same. We carry out a controlled flight, capture the visuals you need, and deliver the results in a format that makes sense for the job at hand.

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Our 360 virtual tours let you see the whole site at once, giving you clarity and peace of mind when you’re reviewing layouts or planning work.

Clear Footage and Useful Data from Portal Drones

Once the survey is complete, we process the images and data so you can use it straight away. Depending on what you need, this might be a simple set of photographs, stitched imagery, or files mapped and aligned so you can measure from them accurately.

Being able to view everything from above often makes decisions easier. You can check layouts, see how a site is being used, and spot issues that wouldn’t be obvious from the ground — anything from the state of a roof to the condition of a boundary or an area of damage.

Seeing Your Project from a Different Angle

Aerial surveys aren’t only for construction or disputes. They work well for documenting progress, reviewing damage, or even capturing one-off events where a unique perspective makes a difference.

The view from above gives you context you don’t always get at ground level, and it helps you understand the space in a more complete way.

If you’ve got something specific in mind, we can shape the survey around it and deliver the results in whichever format you prefer.

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This aerial drone survey showcases Holly House Estate, an industrial and agricultural business park located in Middlewich, Cheshire

Easy Access to Your Images and Data...

We try to keep things as simple as possible when it comes to the files we hand over. You won’t need extra software or accounts to open anything — the images, videos and survey data all work in a normal web browser or the standard viewer already on your device.

Every project is different, so we format the files to fit the way you already work. Some teams store everything on shared drives, others prefer cloud folders. Whatever your setup looks like, we’ll shape the outputs so they drop in without any fuss.

In the end, it’s about giving you the information clearly and without obstacles. High-resolution stills, survey data, 3D outputs — whatever the job calls for — all delivered in a way that’s easy to open, easy to share and doesn’t get in the way of your workflow.

If you’ve got a project in mind and want to know how we can help, just drop us a message. We’ll take a look at what you’re working with and talk through the best way to capture the detail you need.

If you’d like to talk through this service or see how it could support your project, get in touch with the team and we’ll be happy to help.

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The drone footage really helped us get a detailed look at the whole site from a new angle. It’s such a big area that you can’t see everything clearly from the ground, but the images made it easy to spot how different parts of the land could be used. It gave us a much better understanding before making any big decisions. The team were great to deal with too - quick, friendly, and they knew exactly what we needed.

Richard Green | Beeston Reclamation

The drone survey was exactly what we required. One of our tenants had reported a leak and we’d been trying to track it down for weeks, and the guys at Portal Drones saved us hiring scaffolding to get up on the roof. The photos were really clear, and it helped us work out exactly where the issue was. Quick, easy, and no fuss - just what we needed.

Business Park Manager, Portal Business Park

"We were extremely impressed with the drone services provided. The aerial data capture was invaluable across all stages of our project — from pre-site surveys and boundary inspections to dilapidation surveys and detailed mapping. The photogrammetry helped our ground workers and key contractors install essential services like communications, energy, and drainage with greater accuracy and efficiency. A reliable and professional service that truly enhanced our workflow."

Russell Sidebottom | Eleanor Charles Homes

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