Metris Party Wall Solutions is based on Stane Street, Chichester — serving the city and the surrounding coast, including Selsey, East and West Wittering, and Bognor Regis. Notices prepared correctly, disputes resolved professionally.
Check your project now →Chichester's building stock brings its own party wall considerations. The city's conservation area — centred on North, South, East and West Street and the Pallants — is dominated by Georgian and Victorian terraces, many of which conceal earlier timber-framed structures behind their brick facades. That combination means straightforward-looking works, like cutting in a beam or underpinning a shared wall, can turn up construction that needs a more careful read before a notice is drafted.
Away from the city centre, the picture changes. Selsey and the Witterings are largely bungalow, semi-detached, and detached housing rather than dense terraces, so party wall matters here more often involve boundary walls and closely-set neighbouring structures than shared party structures in the strict sense. Bognor Regis has its own mix — Victorian terraces near the seafront alongside more recent housing further inland.
Whichever of these applies to your project, the right first step is the same: get a clear, honest read on what the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 actually requires before you start.
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 covers three main situations: building on the line of junction with a neighbouring property (Section 1), works to an existing party wall or party structure such as underpinning or cutting in a beam (Section 2/3), and excavation near a neighbouring building's foundations (Section 6). Getting the right notice served, to the right neighbour, with the right timing, is what keeps a project moving instead of stalling in dispute.
Metris acts as building owner's surveyor, adjoining owner's surveyor, or agreed surveyor across Chichester and the surrounding area — preparing notices, drafting awards, and producing schedules of condition.
If your project is in or around any of these areas, Metris can help — get in touch or try the Notice Checker below.
Describe your works below for an immediate, indicative read — or get in touch with Paul directly.
Please note: This indication is generated by a custom-trained automated model without human review and may contain errors. It does not constitute professional advice — you should obtain independent verification from a qualified Party Wall Surveyor before making any project decisions, serving statutory notices, or commencing building works. Metris does not accept instructions for basement or deep-excavation projects.
Whether you're in Chichester, Selsey, the Witterings, or Bognor Regis — Metris is ready to help.