Party Wall Surveyor in Bournemouth

Bournemouth’s Victorian seaside property, Edwardian villas in Westbourne and Boscombe, and post-war coastal stock generate steady party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs how those works affect neighbours. Our Hampshire team covers Bournemouth across the city, working under Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Coastal extensions, period refurbishments, basement conversions, and HMO student property work make up the regular workload across the wider area.

Party Wall Notices and Awards in Bournemouth

Bournemouth projects regularly engage the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Extensions to Edwardian villas in Westbourne, refurbishments to Victorian seaside property along the East Cliff, basement digs on the larger detached stock around Talbot Woods, and infill development consented by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council all routinely require notice where works affect shared walls, boundaries, or nearby foundations.

CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. The team is RICS regulated with an established Hampshire presence. Coverage extends to Boscombe, Westbourne, Charminster, Winton, Pokesdown and Southbourne. Larger commercial schemes along the seafront often pair with airspace development advice on rooftop or air rights work, particularly through the central wards and on the period stock around the East Cliff.

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 handle party wall matters in Bournemouth?

Each Bournemouth instruction opens 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 Bournemouth this typically involves party structure notices for extensions to the Victorian and Edwardian stock, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and excavation notices for basement digs or deep foundation work close to adjoining buildings.

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. For HMO and converted student property the schedule includes additional detail on existing modifications. 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 Bournemouth get continuity from instruction to 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

What if my neighbour disputes my notice in Bournemouth?

When an adjoining owner dissents from a Bournemouth party wall notice, or fails to respond within 14 days of being served, the matter moves into the formal award process under the Act. Each side appoints a surveyor, or both agree on a single agreed surveyor. The appointed surveyors then prepare the party wall award covering the works, conditions, schedule of condition, and any agreed protections.

For Bournemouth properties, where basement digs and large coastal extensions are common, the award stage often involves detailed structural review and monitoring proposals. Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed: two months for party structure works and one month for excavations. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. To discuss a Bournemouth 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