by Ben Muir | Oct 8, 2026
The situation A homeowner in Loughton, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, planned an extension with a sub-basement. The new foundations would be dug within three metres of two neighbouring houses and below their foundations, which made the work notifiable under...
by Ben Muir | Oct 8, 2026
The situation A developer planned a new two storey basement car park, with service and drainage trenches, on a site in Harlow, Essex. Next door stood a block of flats with a management company and individual leaseholders. The excavation would go deeper than the...
by Ben Muir | Jan 1, 2025
The situation Works to a residential property in London fell within the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, engaging the rights of the adjoining owners on both sides. Two separate awards would be needed, one for each neighbouring property, before the notifiable works could...
