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is there anything on your council planning portal?
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Whether or not the Party Walls etc Act 1996 applies depends on a lot of different factors, such as where the flank wall for the rear extension will be, and how deep the foundations of your house are, and how deep the foundations of the extension will be. Might be worth contacting them, asking them for details of the work, and whether they've considered whether the 1996 Act might apply.
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Regardless of whether they have to tell you or not, that’s just fucking rude.
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Take all the photos of any walls that are adjoining and make sure they are time stamped and clear.
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Be surprised if they didn't need party wall agreement (assuming you're in a terrace/semi and no kind of loft conversion has been done before) for a loft conversion as they'll most likely have to cut pockets in the party wall for steels to support the floor.
The ideal would be to tell them that you don't want them to start the work until the party wall stuff is signed off (up to you whether you just agree to it or get them to get a surveyor in, I'd go with the latter). Actually getting them to agree to that may be harder work and I think your only recourse is to apply to the courts for an injunction.
At a minimum I'd take a load of photos of your party wall so you have some evidence if things are damaged.
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Think you can object. While they don’t need planning permission they do need consent from neighbours, or rather no complaints, if they are fucking with party walls, I believe...
On a dif note, finally bloody exchanged! Wahooooo.
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No planning is ok I think as it should come under permitted development.
Have you requested the drawings? People quite often assume that something should be under permitted development when it isn't. If it isn't, they can save themselves a lot of trouble with planning enforcement if they recognise that now. I'm not saying it isn't, but double-checking is worth your while.
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A skip has turned up next door
Fill it with burning frozen sausages.
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A skip has turned up next door. Neighbours have vacated and builders are on site. Apparently they're extending back (single storey) and doing a loft conversion. This is the first I'm hearing of it – no planning/notification/party wall agreement/etc.
No planning is ok I think as it should come under permitted development. The lack of notification and party wall bit troubles me as I thought we were on good terms with the owners.
What are my rights? What should I keep an eye on? I'm happy for the development to go ahead, as long as they don't fuck anything we own/share up.