General Contractor Guide for Planning Permission

Party Walls Notify Your Neighbour Do it Yourself Tips for Planning Permission

The 'Party Wall Act' was introduced in 1939, and it defined a wall forming part of a building and standing on land of different owners as a party wall. This basically meant a wall which separated your home from your neighbours was owned by you both. Under section2 of the act, you must notify your neighbour if you are planning to directly change the wall in some way. Section 6(1), also states that if you are planning to dig/excavate within 3m of the wall you also have to notify your neighbour. Section 6(2) states that you must notify your neighbour if you are digging/excavating within 6m, where a 450 line from the bottom of the new foundations intersects with the plane of the external face of the external wall of the building or structure of your neighbour.