CHP Surveyors has been working in Essex since 2004 and operates from offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. Our Wickford team is RICS regulated and reaches sites in Basildon, Pitsea, Vange, Laindon, Langdon Hills and Wickford itself within a short drive. Faster site attendance keeps schedules of condition current and party wall awards moving. Where larger schemes touch airspace development advice or rooftop extensions, the same team handles those instructions too.
Once notices are served, we manage adjoining owner responses, draft the schedule of condition with photographs and full descriptive notes, and prepare the party wall award where required. The surveyor handling the file is the same one taking the calls. That continuity matters on builds where timing is tight, particularly on infill schemes within Basildon Borough Council's denser residential areas. Building owners and adjoining owners get a direct line throughout, with documentation that holds up under scrutiny.
Notice timing under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is fixed: two months for works to a party structure, one month for excavations within the relevant three or six metre zones. We recommend starting the process three months before the planned start on site. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides, which is worth factoring into project budgets early. To discuss a specific Basildon scheme, including notice strategy and likely award fees, book a free initial assessment.
