Tower Hamlets construction work regularly engages the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Extensions to Victorian terraces through Bow, Bethnal Green and Mile End, conversions of warehouse stock to residential and commercial use across Wapping and Limehouse, commercial fit-outs and structural alterations at Canary Wharf, and refurbishments to Georgian property in Spitalfields 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. Tower Hamlets coverage extends from Spitalfields and Whitechapel through Bethnal Green and Bow to the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf. Many commercial schemes also pair with airspace development advice on rooftop or air rights work.
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.
On a Tower Hamlets party wall instruction, the first step is a free initial assessment by a qualified surveyor from our London office. The conversation covers the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. Tower Hamlets projects typically involve party structure notices for warehouse conversions and terrace extensions, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, section 6 excavation notices for basement digs, and multiple notice types on larger Canary Wharf commercial work.
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 warehouse conversions and commercial property the schedule covers existing structural elements and party walls between units. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Building owners and adjoining owners across Tower Hamlets 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
Done properly, party wall work in Tower Hamlets protects the build programme, the relationship with adjoining property owners, and the legal position if damage is alleged after completion. Valid notices, a detailed schedule of condition recorded before any disturbance, and a signed award where required all reduce dispute risk on builds where neighbouring property typically sits within metres on either side.
Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed at two months for party structure works and one month for excavations within the relevant proximity thresholds. The building owner generally covers reasonable surveyor fees on both sides. For Tower Hamlets projects, particularly basement digs and warehouse conversions with structural implications, getting party wall in motion early protects the build. 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
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
