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So I've just chopped off the plaster and bonding back to the brickwork where it is damp. See photos below.

Thanks Mr Chibs! The worktop is bamboo. The units are from a company called Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch.

The other side of the rear wall is my neighbour's side. There is no water pipe under there. Doesn't look like it has dried out at all. If it has, then very minimal drying.

I can't remember how far up the new render went to be honest. Does that affect how far up it would need to be tanked?

Would the entire rear wall and inside side walls need to be tanked (i.e. all the way to the top)? If I just remove the plaster and bonding where it is still damp could I finish these gaps with a breathable plaster? Ultimately we want to tile the inside of the chimney breast. What should we do...

Thanks for your responses, and sorry for my late reply. Here is a photo of the whole chimney breast. I've tried to find some earlier photos of the chimney whilst the works were taking place but don't have many decent ones unfortunately. I've included a couple below for reference...

Hi all, New to this forum, so I'm hoping this is the correct place for this subject. I approaching the end of a kitchen extension project, and I am having some damp issues inside the chimney breast which I was hoping to get a bit of advice on. The house is victorian, and I don't believe that...