Neighbour Is Gutting House

[chessington]

Our new neighbours are gutting their house, meaning all the internal walls so all that is there is the shell of the house. Firstly are you meant to have planning permission? and is it safe? TIA

[jackthehat]

If there are no external alterations, no, Planning Consent is not required.
However, Building Regulations Approval *is* required for any/all structural alterations, so the safety aspect ought to have been addressed in that application.

[hc4361]

Have they served you the Third Party Wall Notice?

https://www.gov.uk/party-wall-etc-act-1996-guidance

[KARL]

Unless your dwelling and theirs are physically linked/connected in some way, this does not at all affect your dwelling's structure, especially if in addition there is a space separating the two.

[VHG]

This could potentially be very dangerous.

I would contact the council with your concerns. They may send round a building inspector.

[The Builder]

I know I've come to this post late, but I just wanted to back up what the others have said.

Permission would be needed for a listed building; a protected building; or one with special planning conditions applied........... otherwise, not.

Party Wall notification if attached to next door.
Building Regs definitely needed.

Contact local Building Control. Even if they are reluctant to get involved (extra workload etc), they do have a duty to protect your interests in a case like this.

[chessington]

Thank you for all your replies, very helpful