Party wall agreements

annagi

Hi there, we're currently in the process of buying a property that has planning permission for a two storey extension. The extension won't be immediately next to a party wall on either side, but we've been told that we'll still need a party wall agreement to excavate for the foundations. However, the neighbours on one side of the property submitted a strong objection to the planning permission consultation and said that they would be against a party wall agreement. Can they stop us going ahead with the build? Any help would be very gratefully received!

G_M

If you have planning permission you can build.

If the build falls within the scope of the Party Wall act, and you fail to offer to set up a party wall agreement, they can obtain an injunction to stop your work. However, if they refuse to cooperate with a PWA then provided you have followed the PW procedure, any attempted injunction would fail. They can enter a 'dispute', but this will then be resolved by an impartial surveyor.

See here.

Or read this.