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When does a Bexley project need a party wall notice?

Two months before cutting into a shared wall, one month before building at the boundary or excavating within three metres of a neighbour's foundations. Bexley decides planning applications faster than almost anywhere, but the party wall clock runs entirely separately.

Section	Work it catches	Notice period
Section 1	New wall at or astride the boundary	1 month
Section 2	Cutting into or raising a shared wall	2 months
Section 6(1)	Excavating within 3m, deeper than their footings	1 month
Section 6(2)	Excavating within 6m, inside a 45-degree line	1 month
No reply within 14 days	deemed dissent, surveyors appointed	Section 10
Bexley decisions inside eight weeks	97.9%	MHCLG PS1 and PS2

Sources: the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, sections 1, 2, 6 and 10, read at 1 September 2026; Bexley decision figures from MHCLG District Planning Application Statistics (PS1 and PS2), twelve quarters to March 2026. A fast planning decision does not shorten a two-month section 2 notice, which is often what actually sets the start date.

What is a party wall services package in Bexley?

For Bexley homeowners in 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith, a party wall services package is the full measured-survey-to-submission drawing set London Borough of Bexley needs in order to determine an application: existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections at 1:100 and 1:50, a location and site plan, and the supporting statements the case officer asks for.

Planning authority: London Borough of Bexley
Postcode districts: DA5, DA6, DA7, DA8, DA14, DA15…
Article 4: No borough-wide Article 4 direction on householder permitted development
Typical housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith
Conservation areas: 16 in Bexley
Timeline: 1–2 weeks for notices

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What's included

Fully end-to-end in Bexley.

Party Wall assessment

Every Bexley project gets checked against the three notifiable categories, and it is worth stating them correctly because they are widely reported the wrong way round. Section 1 covers a new wall built at the line of junction. Cutting into the shared wall, raising it, underpinning it or removing it falls under the section 2 rights, and the notice giving effect to those rights is the section 3 one. Section 6 covers excavation close to an adjoining owner's foundations.

Notice drafting & service

Every adjoining owner receives a notice drafted to comply with the Act, and from the day of service we track both clocks that then start running: the statutory notice period, and the fortnight in which the neighbour may reply.

Schedule of condition survey

Before anything starts, the condition of the neighbouring properties is recorded in photographs and writing. That record is what settles an argument about a crack that may well have been there for twenty years.

Party wall drawings

Drawings that set the proposed work against the wall itself, against the foundations beneath it, and against any structure sitting on the neighbour's side of it. That degree of detail is what the Act expects; an award stalls on a vague sketch.

Surveyor appointment coordination

When a neighbour dissents, surveyors have to be appointed to produce the award. We coordinate that, whether it resolves to one agreed surveyor acting for both sides or to two independent appointments.

Award support

We stay in it while the award is being settled - method statements, temporary works, how and when access is taken - and keep going until the award is agreed and you are free to start.

Which postcode districts around Bexley do we cover for party wall package work?

The Bexley postcode districts we work in are below, with the housing that fills each and the council that determines a planning application from it. One clarification the table cannot make on its own: party wall notices are served on your neighbours, not on the council, and no local authority validates or approves them. Money shown is the 2026 statutory England planning fee.

Postcode	Area	Dominant stock	What it means for a party wall package
DA8	Erith	Victorian terraces, post-war estates	Erith, DA8. Bexley Council handles planning. Older terraced stock survives in pockets, and a shared party wall in that stock is often thinner than the drawings assume.
DA14	Sidcup	1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas	Sidcup, DA14, is Bexley throughout, so planning goes to Bexley Council. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate, which means some projects here notify nobody at all - but that has to be established, not assumed.
DA16	Welling	1930s semi-detached	Welling, DA16. Bexley Council determines planning applications here under its own Local Plan. The tight inter-war semi-detached grain means an adjoining owner on at least one side is close to guaranteed.
DA17	Belvedere	1930s semi-detached, post-war flats	Belvedere, DA17. Bexley Council is the planning authority. Ground conditions towards the marshes make the section 6 excavation test the one most often engaged.
DA18	Erith Marshes	1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith	Erith Marshes, DA18. Planning decisions rest with Bexley Council, and the low-lying ground here means foundation depth on a neighbouring property is worth establishing before a notice is drafted.
SE2	Abbey Wood	1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith	Abbey Wood, SE2, sits across the Greenwich boundary, so which council determines a planning application depends on the address, and the policies map is the only thing that settles it. The party wall position is unaffected: notices go to the adjoining owners whichever borough the address falls in.
DA1	Crayford / Dartford fringe	Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached	Neither council, as it happens. A party wall award is made under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, a private statutory process between the two owners and their appointed surveyors, with no local authority role at any stage — Bexley does not receive it, register it or approve it. The postcode still matters for the planning and building control work the award sits alongside, and DA1 is shared: Crayford is Bexley's, while Dartford and the Kent side of the district answer to Dartford Borough Council.

Which Bexley neighbourhoods suit a party wall package best?

Foundation depth, wall construction and how close the neighbouring building sits vary from street to street in Bexley, and those three between them decide which sections of the Act your project engages.

Barnehurst (DA7) — party wall package work in Barnehurst means 1930s semi-detached. Barnehurst is 1930s semi-detached. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs throughout DA7. Bexley Council decides the Barnehurst application, and Barnehurst station anchors the Barnehurst location plan.
Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7) — party wall package work in Bexleyheath means 1930s semi-detached. Bexleyheath is 1930s semi-detached. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs throughout DA6. Bexley Council decides the Bexleyheath application, and Bexleyheath Broadway anchors the Bexleyheath location plan.
Sidcup (DA14, DA15) — a party wall package in Sidcup starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Sidcup reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Edwardian semis here trigger the Act on the attached side whenever a beam bears into the party wall in DA14. Bexley Council assesses Sidcup party wall services against its own Sidcup character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Sidcup references Sidcup station.
Welling (DA16) — party wall package work in Welling means 1930s semi-detached. Welling is 1930s semi-detached. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs throughout DA16. Bexley Council decides the Welling application, and Welling High Street anchors the Welling location plan.
Erith (DA8) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines Erith, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a party wall package can do. Victorian terraces here almost guarantee a party wall notice — the party structure notice runs one month across DA8. Any Erith party wall package is validated by Bexley Council, with Erith Riverside the usual Erith reference point on the site plan.
Crayford (DA1) — Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached defines Crayford, where victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a party wall package can do. Victorian terraces here almost guarantee a party wall notice — the party structure notice runs one month across DA1. Any Crayford party wall package is validated by Bexley Council, with Crayford station the usual Crayford reference point on the site plan.
Old Bexley (DA5) — a party wall package in Old Bexley starts from georgian villas, victorian cottages, and Old Bexley reads as Georgian and Victorian village conservation. Georgian party walls here are shared brick in DA5. Bexley Council assesses Old Bexley party wall services against its own Old Bexley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Old Bexley references Old Bexley Village.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a party wall package in Bexley?

Conservation areas covering Bexley: Bexley Council runs 16, and Bexley Village, Old Bexley, Crayford are the ones Bexley owners meet most. A party wall package inside a Bexley conservation area loses permitted development, so the Bexley submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Crayford a party wall package is judged on the street elevation first.

Bexley permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Bexley Council, so a party wall package at a DA1 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Bexley sale to argue it later.

Bexley housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith. Outer south-east London suburban; very permissive planning environment; strong PD uptake for extensions and loft conversions. Read that before choosing a party wall package route in Bexley — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Bexley Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a party wall package on the edge of Bexley?

Greenwich — adjoining Bexley, with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3.
Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Bexley, so a party wall package a street from Bexley is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why party wall services priced for Bexley are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Bexley address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Bexley party wall package page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

Bexley FAQs

Party Wall Services in Bexley — your questions answered.

These are the questions Bexley owners actually bring us about party wall notices, and the answers are as direct as the Act allows - which on a few points is less direct than anyone would like.

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Do I need a party wall agreement in Bexley?

Three triggers, and most Bexley projects hit at least one. Building on or astride the boundary is section 1. Cutting into or otherwise altering a party structure is notified under section 3. Excavating within three metres, or six metres on the deeper test, of an adjoining owner's foundations is section 6. Loft conversions, rear extensions and any basement dig will normally engage one of them.

How much does a party wall notice cost in Bexley?

Consent from the neighbour ends the matter and ends the cost. A dissent, by contrast, requires surveyors, and every adjoining owner who dissents adds another set of surveyor fees. Our Complete architectural packages carry the notices at no additional charge. Fees are set out below.

How long does the party wall process take in Bexley?

With consent all round, the only wait is the notice period: one month for a line of junction notice under section 1, two months for a party structure notice under section 3, one month for an adjacent excavation notice under section 6. The fourteen days often quoted is not a notice period at all - the adjoining owner has fourteen days to respond, and silence counts as dissent. Once surveyors are in, the award itself typically takes 6 to 8 weeks. Serving early is what keeps the two clocks - party wall and planning - running together instead of end to end.

Can I start building before the party wall award in Bexley?

No. Notifiable work started in Bexley on invalid notices, or ahead of the award, breaches the Act of 1996. An injunction, a damages claim, and the forfeiting of protections you would otherwise have held all follow from it. The council is not the enforcer here - the Act is a civil matter between owners - but Bexley is not a passive authority on the planning side either: over the twelve quarters to March 2026 it issued 24 enforcement notices, served 57 planning contravention notices, and used 5 stop notices at a time when all 33 boroughs together served 25. A borough responsible for a fifth of London's stop notices is not one to build first and ask afterwards. Source: MHCLG live planning statistics.

What happens if my Bexley neighbour ignores my party wall notice?

Saying nothing is not agreeing. A Bexley adjoining owner who has not replied by day fifteen has dissented as far as the Act is concerned, and the surveyor process begins. You appoint yours; the neighbour can appoint theirs, and you pay for that too; or the two of you settle on one agreed surveyor between you. We drive that process rather than waiting on it.

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