Party Wall Surveyor in Ealing

Ealing’s Edwardian and Victorian terraces across Acton and Hanwell, 1930s suburbs in Greenford, Crossrail regeneration around Ealing Broadway, and conservation areas generate constant party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs notifiable works. Our London head office in SE1 covers Ealing across west London. The London Borough of Ealing’s area generates frequent instructions on period extensions, basement digs in conservation areas, and regeneration around Ealing Broadway.

Party Wall Notices and Awards in Ealing

Ealing construction work routinely engages the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Rear and side extensions to Edwardian and Victorian terraces across Acton and Hanwell, basement digs in the borough's conservation areas, refurbishments to 1930s suburban stock through Greenford and Northolt, and regeneration schemes consented by the London Borough of Ealing around Ealing Broadway all routinely require notice where works affect shared walls or excavate close to neighbouring foundations.

CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. Our London head office at Boundary Row in SE1 is RICS regulated and delivers specialist chartered surveying on dense urban sites with technical depth. Ealing coverage extends from Acton through Ealing proper and Hanwell to Greenford and Northolt. Many extension and basement projects also pair with daylight and sunlight reports at the planning design stage.

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 run party wall instructions in Ealing?

Every Ealing instruction is run by a single named surveyor from first contact to final award. The starting point is a free initial assessment with a qualified surveyor from our London office, covering the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. Ealing projects typically involve party structure notices for terrace extensions and loft conversions, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and section 6 excavation notices for basement digs in conservation areas.

After the assessment the surveyor drafts and serves the statutory notices, manages adjoining owner responses, and produces a detailed schedule of condition with photographs and full written notes covering external and internal areas. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Calls and updates stay with the named surveyor running the file. Building owners and adjoining owners across Ealing get continuity throughout the entire process.

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

Why does timing matter on Ealing party wall work?

Timing is one of the things that most commonly catches Ealing building owners out on party wall work. Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed by statute and cannot be shortened by agreement: two months for a party structure notice and one month for a section 6 excavation notice. Three months ahead of the planned start on site is sensible for most Ealing schemes.

Late notice usually costs more, not less, since rushed notices risk being challenged as invalid and force a restart. The building owner generally covers reasonable surveyor fees on both sides. For Ealing projects, particularly Crossrail-area schemes with tight programmes and basement work in conservation areas, an early free initial assessment sets the timing up for a smoother build.

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2-6 Boundary Row
London, SE1 8HP

Essex Office
2-6 Boundary Row
London, SE1 8HP


020 3714 4090

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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