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New Kitchen in Terraced house.

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soberton · 31/01/2022 12:17

We live in mid terraced house and have a new kitchen scheduled to be installed in two weeks time.
The layout won't change overmuch as in there's no structural changes. Our present kitchen is about 20 years old and looking pretty dated. We currently have Freestanding appliances.
We're decided to update everything so are having a complete new kitchen fitted by a local independent company. New cupboards, extra storage, built in Neff appliances (project about £14k in all) new lighting and flooring.
We don't particularly get on with our next door neighbour .
Long story, they've had poorly done building work before, they didn't bother with party wall stuff and it was a shambles which ended up costing them more. She's often knocking the door for favours (being locked out frequently so we've had to climb the wall to let her in). Balls coming over every day in summer (Never collected, so I end up throwing several back at a time). And yet, if we take in parcels she never knocks to collect them!
My question is, is the kitchen replacement subject to any requirements to let them know ( apart from courtesy !). Obviously it will be subject to Building Regs etc.
TIA

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MooSakah · 31/01/2022 12:37

Do they need access through their property for any of it?

soberton · 31/01/2022 12:52

Absolutely not, all in and out through our own front door.

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SilenzioBruno · 31/01/2022 13:11

If no access needed (not even through a right of way across their garden if you’re mid terrace?) then I think it would just be courtesy to let them know about potential noise disruption.

If there are no structural changes, just new cupboards and appliances, what building regs apply?

itwasntaparty · 31/01/2022 13:14

If there's nothing structural you won't need a PW agreement. I'd let them know now though as they doing sound like awkward feckers.

My neighbours are having an extension, they let me know ages ago as they know I'm wfh at my dining table. I decamp when I need to for noisy works.

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