Conservation refurbishments in the town centre, period extensions along West Street and South Street, and new build infill across the wider Rochford District Council area all routinely bring party wall obligations into play. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies where works affect a shared wall, build on a boundary, or excavate within the three or six metre proximity thresholds of an adjoining building.
CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. The team is RICS regulated and reaches Rochford within 20 minutes via the A127 and A1245. Local coverage extends to Stambridge, Canewdon, Great Wakering, Foulness and Paglesham in the same drive. Larger conservation projects often pair with rights of light assessments where works affect windows on adjoining listed property.
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.
Rochford party wall instructions open with a free initial assessment by a qualified surveyor. The first conversation reviews the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. For Rochford this typically covers party structure notices for extensions to period and conservation property, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and excavation notices for any deep foundation or basement 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 written notes. For listed and conservation property the schedule includes additional detail on materials and decorative features. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Calls stay with the same named surveyor from start to finish. Building owners and adjoining owners across Rochford get continuity throughout.
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 Rochford party wall instruction stays on track when three things happen: notices served on time, the adjoining property documented thoroughly before works begin, and dissent dealt with through proper award process rather than escalation. The result is a build that runs to programme and damage claims, where they arise, resolved quickly against a documented baseline.
Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed: two months for party structure works, one month for excavations within the three or six metre thresholds. We recommend serving notice three months ahead of works to absorb the response window comfortably. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. To discuss a Rochford scheme, including expected timing and likely costs, book a free initial assessment.
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Head Office
2-6 Boundary Row
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Essex Office
2-6 Boundary Row
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
