Building work next door to our homes
If your house is next door or stuck to one of our homes, you’ll need to give us notice before you start any building work.
If you are planning to dig any boundaries and the property is…
- within 3 meters to our homes
- within 6 meters, if the work would affect our homes when drawing a line in a 45-degree angle.
Type of work that need a notice
- cutting into the wall to put a beam in, for example a loft conversion
- raising the height of a wall
- making a wall thicker
- inserting a damp proof course
- underpinning the whole thickness of a wall that’s between two properties along part of it
- demolishing and re-building a wall between two properties
- carrying out work on a chimney
- carrying out work on the roof
- building an extension
- building a wall or fence between two properties
Type of work that doesn’t need a notice
- putting up shelves
- replacing electrical sockets
- re-plastering
How to provide a notice
It’s a good idea to discuss with us before giving a notice.
Contact us to discuss your ideas with one of our survey Inspectors.
You will then need to send us a written notice.
A notice must include:
- your name and address
- the address where the work will happen
- a full description of the work, including a drawing if possible
- the starting date of the work
The notice will be valid for a year.
We will send you an answer within 14 days.