Construction causing damage to my property

regency_man · 8 February 2020 at 10:38AM

Hi folks,

LIDL recently got permission to turn an old retail unit next to our property into a new store. The plans appeared to show it was just an internal refurb as the shape, size, design etc of the exterior was identical. 2 weeks into construction it appears their plan is actually raze the entire site and build an almost identical building in it's place. We objected to the application, along with many other residents, but thats another story.

The problem we have now is that the contractors have spent the last week doing demolision and pile-driving the ground less than 20 meters from our property. Not to mentioned the nuisance when they start this at 8am on Saturdays and Sundays, more significantly it's caused pictures to fall off walls, glasses and ornaments to rattle of tables but most significantly cracks have started to appears in my render that were not there before and chunks of render to crack and detach around the eves.

What should my course of action be? Should I try to engage with the contractors? The landlord? The planning applicant? Or should I just go direct to my home insurers and have them deal with it?

Thanks!