Greenwich
Party wall surveyor in Greenwich
Georgian terraces in Greenwich and Blackheath, interwar semis in Eltham and Victorian streets in Plumstead: different houses, the same Act.
- SE3 · SE7 · SE9 · SE10
- SE18 · SE2
- Older party walls
Party wall work in Greenwich
West Greenwich and Blackheath are full of Georgian and early Victorian terraces, many in conservation areas, where older party walls and shared stacks call for a careful award. Charlton, Plumstead and Woolwich are mostly later Victorian terraces having lofts and kitchen extensions done.
Eltham is largely interwar, with semis that take hip-to-gable lofts, and the Well Hall estate, built in 1915 for workers at the Royal Arsenal and now protected as a conservation area.
Places we cover in Greenwich
- GreenwichSE10
- BlackheathSE3
- Westcombe ParkSE3
- KidbrookeSE3 · SE9
- CharltonSE7
- ElthamSE9
- WoolwichSE18
- PlumsteadSE18
- Shooters HillSE18
- Abbey WoodSE2
Local things that affect party wall work
- Older walls. Georgian and early Victorian party walls were built with soft lime mortar. Cutting in for beams or raising the wall needs a method that respects that, and the award should say so.
- Conservation areas. Greenwich, Blackheath and the Well Hall estate all have them, which can steer designs.
- The council's role. Royal Greenwich handles planning and building control, not party wall matters.
Questions people ask
My house in Blackheath is in a conservation area. Does that change the party wall process?
No. Conservation areas affect planning. The Party Wall Act applies in exactly the same way, though the drawings may change to suit the planners.
Do you cover Thamesmead and Abbey Wood?
Yes, on both the Greenwich and the Bexley side.