Excavation Notices Without Plans: Avoid Section 6 Mistakes

Simple Survey16 Dec, 2025Business

If your project involves digging new foundations close to a neighbour, Section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 almost certainly applies. And Section 6 isn’t vague about what a valid notice must contain: plans and sections showing the site and depth of the proposed excavation/foundations, and whether you intend to underpin, strengthen or safeguard the neighbour’s foundations.