Party Wall Notices in Worthing

Before certain building work can start, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 requires you to give your neighbours formal written notice. Get the notice wrong, or skip it, and your neighbour can seek an injunction to stop the work, so this is the step that protects your whole project.

The three types of notice

Party structure notice (Section 3). For work directly to a shared wall, cutting into it, raising it, underpinning it or removing a chimney breast on it. Requires two months' notice before work begins.

Line of junction notice (Section 1). For building a new wall on or up to the boundary line with a neighbour. Requires one month's notice.

Notice of adjacent excavation (Section 6). For excavation within 3 metres of a neighbour's structure and deeper than its foundations, or within 6 metres under a 45-degree line from their foundations, common with extensions and basements. Requires one month's notice.

What we do

We identify which notices apply (often more than one), prepare them correctly with the required plans and details, and serve them on the right people, which includes freeholders and long-leaseholders, not just the person next door. A notice missing a required detail is invalid, so precision here saves weeks later.

Once served, your neighbour has 14 days to respond. They can consent (and the matter ends there) or dissent (which means surveyors are appointed and an award follows). No response within 14 days counts as dissent automatically, so either route is planned for.

Planning work in Worthing? Call 01903 372418 and we'll tell you exactly which notices you need.