Addition of bathroom to existing loft extension

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SareBear87 · 20/04/2023 01:36

I'm hoping someone more knowledgeable than me can help - I am a chronic over thinker!
Our neighbour is adding a bathroom to an existing (dormer) loft extension. We are attached to said neighbour, they are mid-terraced.
Now apart from the noise (tradesmen are only there between 7pm-10pm) and lack of communication (would have been nice to know abut said noise seeing as I have a newborn) are they permitted to just install a bathroom along a party wall?
I hadn't really thought about it until a friend asked if the neighbour had rerouted the soil pipe/draining and what have they done with the chimney breast.
I'm hoping I'm just overthinking but it's got me worried that they're doing things on the sly/cheap and I'll end up with issues (they have previous for doing such things which resulted in them having to pay out for repairs when my house insurance found them at fault).
They were extremely defensive this evening when I asked how long the drilling would be going on for as it was vibrating the whole house and preventing the baby from sleeping (I don't feel this was an unreasonable question at 8:50pm!).
I just worry about it coming back to bite me, it all feels a bit clandestine! They wouldn't even tell me when they thought the work would be completed by, only that the tradesmen can only work evenings

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carriedout · 20/04/2023 01:47

I assume they need a party wall agreement. I think you may need to ask them to stop until that is sorted.

Do they need planning, and if so have they got it?

The hours of work are unreasonable too.

Are they usually twats?

carriedout · 20/04/2023 01:49

https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works/work-tell-your-neighbour-about

Party walls and building work

When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement

https://www.gov.uk/party-walls-building-works/work-tell-your-neighbour-about

dreamersdown · 20/04/2023 09:22

They are breaking the law with their working hours and you can report them to the council. Building work in residential, public areas and on construction sites in the UK must be in accordance with the 1974 Pollution Control Act. This act limits noisy work to between 8am and 6pm from Monday to Friday. (8-1 on Saturday). Secondly, it sounds like you need a party wall agreement.I would call planning at the Council and get advice.

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SareBear87 · 20/04/2023 12:05

Thank you both.
I've reported it to the local council but I doubt anything will come of it.
The neighbours have form for doing this kind of thing and are pretty inconsiderate people. Sadly there's no reasoning with them either

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