Other Names:
Party wall agreement
Party structure notice
Line of junction notice
3 metre notice
6 metre notice
3/6 metre notice
3 or 6 metre notice Notice of adjacent excavation
Notice of excavation
What is a Party Wall Notice?
A Party Wall Notice is used to give neighbours notice of intended building works that affect a boundary between properties. Sending Party Wall Notices in certain situations (eg when you’re making alterations to or constructing new
party walls or excavating near them) is a legal requirement under the
Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (’the Act’).
For use in England and Wales only.When should I use a Party Wall Notice?
Use this Party Wall Notice:
- to inform your neighbours (ie ‘adjoining owners’) of your intentions to start works on your property
- when you want to carry out work covered by the Act. Relevant works include alterations to or construction of a party wall or other structures used in common with neighbours or near a boundary line or excavations of a certain depth near a boundary line
- if you’re an owner of a property in England or Wales only
