Homeowners in England and Wales planning an extension or loft
Free party wall check for England and Wales: which notice your work needs, how much notice to give, and what happens if your neighbour doesn't reply.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Householder appeal statement door.
Modeled on: Party Wall etc. Act 1996; gov.uk Party walls and building work
From public data
is the minimum notice before starting work on a party wall, and the notice lapses if work hasn't begun within 12 months
Source: Party Wall etc. Act 1996, s.3
Turn a refused extension into a householder appeal statement for the Planning Inspectorate, answering each refusal reason. Free to read, pay to download.
Questions
Give notice between 2 months and a year before you plan to start, and say what you plan to do. You can talk to your neighbour first, but the notice must be in writing, and any agreement you reach should be in writing too.
Your neighbour should tell you in writing within 14 days whether they consent. You can't assume that no reply means they agree. If they don't consent, the dispute is settled through surveyors.
Only if you and your neighbour can't agree. You can appoint one surveyor together or each appoint your own. The surveyors agree a party wall award saying what work happens, how and when it's done, and who pays for which part.
Related doors
Which application did the council refuse?
What is the work or use?
What does the condition ask for?
What work do you plan?
Where is the property for the DA?
Where is the property needing consent?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Householder appeal statement door, which drafts the paperwork.