Few places on the south coast offer the contrast that Poole does: high-value coastal property on the Sandbanks peninsula, town-centre and Quay-area mid-rise blocks, and a wide spread of suburban housing across Parkstone, Branksome, and Broadstone. Rooftop airspace schemes come forward on the town-centre blocks and along the seafront, while the suburban areas produce bungalow conversions and upward extensions on houses. Our Hampshire team covers Poole alongside Bournemouth, Wimborne, and the wider BCP area.
The practice has an established Hampshire presence and is RICS regulated, with surveyors carrying over 30 years of combined residential extension and rooftop experience. Rights of light assessments often run alongside airspace work where new height affects surrounding seafront properties or dense suburban streets.
As well as providing daylight, sunlight and rights of light advice, our role would be to make contact with the occupants of the existing building to establish any concerns regarding the development. We will work closely with the professional team to identify the initial questions and look at how these can be addressed.
It is our experience that maintaining the same point of contact for the duration of the project offers the existing occupants’ reassurance and continuity.
Building type drives the work. On a homeowner upward extension or bungalow conversion in Parkstone, Broadstone, or the outer suburbs, the focus is the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, rights of light risk on adjoining homes, and protection of the existing structure during construction. Notices are served on every adjoining owner where a shared wall is involved before work can start.
On rooftop additions to town-centre mid-rise blocks and seafront mansion blocks, the existing occupants liaison role becomes the central piece. We make initial contact with each leaseholder, attend meetings to discuss concerns, prepare Schedules of Condition for the flats directly below the new units, and act as the named point of contact through construction. Day-to-day matters, scaffolding, deliveries, parking, access, get handled as they arise, with party wall services running on the building itself.
Airspace work in Poole typically sits alongside daylight and sunlight, rights of light, and party wall workstreams on the same scheme. The same surveyor stays on the project from instruction to handover.
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
A well-run airspace project finishes on programme with no damage claims from the residents below, no late objections from neighbours, and existing occupants who feel they were kept in the loop throughout. The Schedule of Condition is the single most useful protection because it removes most of the damage argument before it starts.
Planning sits with Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, which reviews airspace proposals on design, height, neighbour amenity, parking, and area character. Conservation area constraints apply on parts of the seafront and around the old town. Some upward extensions in the suburbs fall within permitted development with prior approval. A free initial assessment covers feasibility and the supporting workstreams on a specific site.
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Head Office
2-6 Boundary Row
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London, SE1 8HP
020 3714 4090
Get in touch.
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
