Party Wall Surveyor in Basingstoke

Basingstoke’s new town housing, older Victorian core, and recent estates across Chineham and Brighton Hill generate steady party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs notifiable works affecting neighbours. Our Hampshire team covers Basingstoke and surrounding villages, working under Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Residential extensions, infill development, and refurbishments to the planned 60s and 70s housing stock make up the regular workload.

Party Wall Agreements for Basingstoke Projects

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies on a wide range of Basingstoke projects. Loft conversions and rear extensions to the 1960s and 70s housing through the original new town neighbourhoods, basement digs on the larger detached stock in Old Basing and Sherborne St John, and infill development across Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's wider area all routinely require notice.

CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. The team is RICS regulated, with an established Hampshire presence delivering party wall work across the borough. Coverage extends to Tadley, Whitchurch, Overton, Old Basing, Kingsclere and Bramley. Where extension or refurbishment works affect window levels on neighbouring property, we coordinate rights of light assessments in the same instruction.

Party Wall etc. Act 1996

James Crowley is the past London and National Chair of The Pyramus and Thisbe Society, an organisation with a great interest in party wall and neighbourly matters.

Having been involved in projects across the UK for both domestic properties and larger, city centre developments, we have experience and knowledge of the more complicated methods of construction, including temporary restraint works, piling to form a triple basement and jet grouting. We have also negotiated licences for the use of scaffolding and tower cranes.

Services Provided

  • Party Wall advice

  • Serving Notices under the Act

  • Schedules of Condition

  • Agreeing Award documentation

  • Scaffolding, Tower Crane and Access Licences

How do we deliver party wall work in Basingstoke?

Every Basingstoke party wall instruction begins with a free initial assessment by a qualified surveyor on our Hampshire team. The first conversation covers the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. For Basingstoke this typically involves party structure notices for extensions to the new town and Victorian stock, line of junction notices for new boundary walls on infill plots, and excavation notices for basement digs or deep foundation work.

After the assessment the surveyor drafts and serves the statutory notices, manages adjoining owner responses, and produces a thorough schedule of condition with photographs and detailed written notes covering external and internal areas. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Calls stay with the named surveyor throughout. Building owners and adjoining owners across the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area get continuity from first contact through to the final document.

Over the past four years, CHP have worked very successfully with us in their capacity as party wall surveyors. Through his calm, sensible approach and excellent communication skills James Crowley, in particular, gained the trust and confidence of the entire team and stakeholders. Looking forward to working with CHP again.”

- Clare Goggin, Jackson Coles

Why instruct a party wall surveyor in Basingstoke?

On a Basingstoke project, getting party wall right protects the build programme, the relationship with adjoining owners, and the legal position if damage is alleged after completion. A valid award and a detailed schedule of condition mean disputes are short and rare, and any damage claim can be assessed against documented evidence rather than memory.

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 fixes notice periods at two months for party structure works and one month for excavations within the relevant proximity thresholds. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. For Basingstoke projects, particularly those running on tight planning consents from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, getting party wall in motion early reduces risk on the build. To discuss a specific scheme, book a free initial assessment.

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Head Office
2-6 Boundary Row
London, SE1 8HP

Essex Office
2nd Floor, 10 High Street
Wickford, Essex
SS12 9AZ


020 3714 4090
enquiries@chpsurveyors.com