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OK I've taken a look at the joists and they run into the inner skin of the cavity wall, i.e supported by the inner skin.

If it helps, the 3m wall currently houses a pair of wooden framed 5ft french doors.

The external wall is 10m long cavity wall, with each skin being tied to the other. The one I want to remove is at right angles to the external wall and is about 3m wide. The joists run parallel to the 3m wall I want to remove and do not sit on it. Do the joists provide lateral support? I...

Yeah the exterior wall is cavity, blocks and bricks.

I want to remove a downstairs block wall that's not supporting any load above. However it's the only internal wall attached to a 10m long exterior wall. Is it likely to be providing lateral structural support to the external wall? The 8x2 joists run parallel to the wall I want to remove and...