Party Wall Surveyor in Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden’s medieval timber-framed houses, Victorian terraces, conservation areas, and surrounding village stock generate frequent party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 sets the framework for these instructions. Our Wickford office covers Saffron Walden via the M11 and A11 in around an hour. Uttlesford District Council’s area generates instructions on conservation refurbishments, period extensions, and new build infill across the district.

Party Wall Agreements for Saffron Walden Projects

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 plays a regular role in Saffron Walden projects. Conservation refurbishments to the medieval timber-framed property in the town centre, extensions to Victorian terraces along Castle Street and George Street, and new build schemes across Uttlesford District Council's wider area all routinely fall within the Act's scope where works affect shared walls, boundaries, or nearby foundations.

CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. The team is RICS regulated. From Wickford we reach Saffron Walden within an hour via the M11 and A11, covering Newport, Audley End, Great Chesterford, Wendens Ambo and Thaxted in the same trip. Listed and conservation property in the town centre often needs careful coordination, with many instructions also touching daylight and sunlight reports at the planning 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 manage party wall projects in Saffron Walden?

A free initial assessment kicks off every Saffron Walden party wall instruction, run by a qualified surveyor. The first conversation covers the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. For Saffron Walden this typically involves party structure notices for extensions and refurbishments to period stock, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and excavation notices for any work close to adjoining listed or conservation property.

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 written notes. For listed and conservation property the schedule includes additional detail on existing condition, materials, and decorative features. Where the matter is agreed the paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Calls stay with the same named surveyor from instruction through to final award. Building owners and adjoining owners across the Uttlesford District Council area 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

How does the party wall award process work in Saffron Walden?

Where an adjoining owner dissents or fails to respond within 14 days of being served, the matter moves into the formal award process under the Act. Each side appoints a surveyor, or both agree on a single agreed surveyor. The appointed surveyors then prepare the party wall award covering the works, conditions, schedule of condition, and any agreed protections for the adjoining property.

For Saffron Walden projects, particularly those involving listed or conservation property, the award stage often includes detailed review of structural impact and careful schedule of condition work. Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed at two months for party structure works and one month for excavations. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. To discuss a specific scheme, book a free initial assessment.

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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