Bexley
Party wall surveyor in Bexleyheath and Bexley
Bexley grew between the wars, and its streets of semis now see a steady run of lofts and rear extensions, nearly all of them against a shared wall.
- DA5 to DA8
- DA14 to DA17
- 1930s semis
Party wall work in Bexley
Bexleyheath, Welling, Sidcup and Blackfen are mostly interwar semis, and the standard project is a hip-to-gable loft with a rear dormer, followed or preceded by a single-storey rear extension. Both bring in the Act: the loft raises the shared gable, and the extension's footings come close to next door's.
Erith and Belvedere have older Victorian terraces with the usual dormers and side returns. And Bexleyheath has one famous house all of its own: Red House, built for William Morris in 1859 and 1860.
Places we cover in Bexley
- BexleyheathDA6 · DA7
- BarnehurstDA7
- WellingDA16
- SidcupDA14 · DA15
- BlackfenDA15
- Bexley VillageDA5
- CrayfordDA1
- ErithDA8
- BelvedereDA17
Local things that affect party wall work
- Back-to-back chimney breasts. On many semis the party wall carries both houses' chimney breasts, so loft and chimney work tend to arrive together.
- Garages on the boundary. Side garages built up to the line are often rebuilt or extended, which brings in section 1.
- The council's role. Bexley Council handles planning and building control, not party wall matters.
Questions people ask
Does a hip-to-gable loft on a semi need a party wall notice?
Yes. The shared gable is raised and extended, which is work to the party wall under section 2. Your neighbour needs two months' written notice.
Do you cover Crayford and Erith?
Yes, along with the rest of the borough.