Bromley
Party wall surveyor in Bromley
London's largest borough by area runs from the Victorian terraces of Penge to the semis of Petts Wood and the detached houses of Chislehurst.
- BR1 to BR7
- SE20
- Next door to Croydon
Party wall work in Bromley
Penge and Anerley, just over the border from South Norwood, are Victorian terraces through and through. Beckenham mixes Victorian and Edwardian houses with interwar streets. Petts Wood, Orpington, West Wickham and Hayes are mostly semis and detached houses built between the wars, and Chislehurst and Bickley have larger detached homes on bigger plots.
In the terraces the work is dormers and side returns. In the semis it is hip-to-gable lofts and rear extensions along the shared boundary. With detached houses, the Act still applies whenever a new extension's footings come within 3 or 6 metres of next door.
Places we cover in Bromley
- BromleyBR1 · BR2
- BeckenhamBR3
- PengeSE20
- AnerleySE20
- ShortlandsBR2
- HayesBR2
- West WickhamBR4
- Petts WoodBR5
- OrpingtonBR6
- ChislehurstBR7
- BickleyBR1
- Biggin HillTN16
Local things that affect party wall work
- Conservation areas. Parts of Chislehurst, Beckenham and Petts Wood are conservation areas, which can shape what planners will accept. The party wall process stays the same.
- Changing ground. Clay in the north-west of the borough gives way to the chalk of the North Downs around Biggin Hill, so foundation designs vary from one end to the other.
- The council's role. Bromley Council deals with planning and building control, not party wall matters.
Questions people ask
We have a detached house in Chislehurst. Do we need party wall notices for an extension?
Possibly. If the new footings come within 3 metres of a neighbour's building and go deeper than its foundations, or within 6 metres and cut a 45 degree line below them, a section 6 notice is needed.
Do you cover Biggin Hill and the south of the borough?
Yes. We cover the whole borough, from Penge and Beckenham down to Biggin Hill.