PARTY WALL ACT

The Party Wall Act 1996 regulates what you can and cannot do when building on part, or close to, a neighbouring property. You will need to refer to the Party Wall Act if you are planning to build a conservatory:

On an existing wall or structure shared with another property
With a free standing wall up to or astride the boundary with a neighbouring property
And will need to excavate near a neighbouring building

You can download a copy of the, Party Wall Act Explanatory Booklet. This describes the workings of the Act in a simple way, includes numerous illustrations and draft letters to send to neighbours when you are planning to build.

You may be on friendly terms with your neighbours and we’re sure you would like to keep it that way, but often building works become contentious issues and it is easy to fall out over a misunderstanding of the regulations. So the Party Wall Act needs to be dealt with carefully and it is sensible to take the advice of a professionally qualified or experienced person at the planning stage.

You can find out more about the process by following these links:

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