CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 and operates from offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. The team is RICS regulated. From Wickford we reach Canvey Island within 25 minutes, covering South Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersley, Pitsea and Vange in the same drive. Castle Point Borough Council planning consents often run alongside party wall obligations, particularly where flood zone considerations affect foundation design. For commercial sites that include rooftop work we also handle airspace development advice in the same instruction.
From there we draft and serve the notices, manage adjoining owner responses, and put together the schedule of condition with photographs and written notes. Where the matter is undisputed the paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises, we prepare the party wall award properly and serve it formally. Calls remain with the surveyor running the file. Building owners and adjoining owners on Canvey Island get one direct line throughout the process, plus coordination with our daylight and sunlight reports team if planning-stage technical work is needed.
Notice periods are set by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996: two months for party structure works and one month for excavations within the three or six metre thresholds. Building owners generally cover reasonable surveyor fees on both sides under the Act, including the adjoining owner's fees. For Canvey Island projects, particularly those involving deeper foundations on reclaimed ground, getting party wall work in motion early supports a smoother build. To discuss a specific scheme, book a free initial assessment.
