Can I scale from the title plan?

Although title plans are drawn to a specific scale, you cannot use them to find the precise boundary location. This is because: <ul> <li>measurements between features shown on the Ordnance Survey map may not match the exact distance measured between the same features on the ground</li> <li>the land may not be level</li> <li>you cannot be certain where features were measured from</li> <li>a feature may be shown as a straight line on the title plan but may not be straight on the ground</li> </ul> Some title plans or deed plans might refer to measurements about the boundary position but the title plan will still only show the general boundary. As a general guide, the width of a line on a 1:1250 map roughly represents 0.3 metres and on a 1/2500 map, 0.6 metres. As such, scaled measurements cannot be relied upon. The black lines are used to show that natural or manmade features exist. These lines may represent: <ul> <li>a wide hedge</li> <li>a narrow fence</li> <li>a single feature like a wall</li> <li>more than one feature, for example, a fence and a hedge that are close together</li> </ul> See <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/land-registry-plans-the-basis-of-land-registry-applications" target="_blank">practice guide 40: supplement 1 - the basis of HM Land Registry plans</a> for more information.