Mine and my neighbours garages are adjoined on a 1935 house, my garage roof needs completely replaced (batons/boards & felt), and as the rear of the house has a pitch, I have decided to pitch the front to match, with a triangle of bricks on my side of the party wall.
I spoke to my neighbour before hand, got a surveyor to draw up plans, showed him again, he said they were fine, then submitted them to the council. He has now objected to the plans saying he owns the party wall and as such will not allow me to build on it. The street is built on a slight slope, and so the garages are on a split level, his being about 1ft above mine. This can also be seen clearly in the roof levels.
As I have no wish for a dispute, the surveyor has suggested we build a new wall alongside the party wall to support the roof.
If I do decide to build a new wall, can he prevent it by stopping me digging foundations under the wall?
And secondly, will me building a new wall conceed that he is right in his claim to the wall?
Thanks in advance for any advice
I spoke to my neighbour before hand, got a surveyor to draw up plans, showed him again, he said they were fine, then submitted them to the council. He has now objected to the plans saying he owns the party wall and as such will not allow me to build on it. The street is built on a slight slope, and so the garages are on a split level, his being about 1ft above mine. This can also be seen clearly in the roof levels.
As I have no wish for a dispute, the surveyor has suggested we build a new wall alongside the party wall to support the roof.
If I do decide to build a new wall, can he prevent it by stopping me digging foundations under the wall?
And secondly, will me building a new wall conceed that he is right in his claim to the wall?
Thanks in advance for any advice