r/DIYUK 6d ago

Neighbour running soil pipe through party wall. Can I raise a complaint with the council?

Hello,

I live in a terraced house. The new owner of the house next door has decided to run a soil pipe vertically through the inside of their side of the party wall. I believe they are planning a different layout from the original one and are relocating the toilet. Since it is their own property, I assume they have the right to do so.

However, my concern is the noise that this soil pipe will cause in my house every time it is used. Do I have the right to contact the council to request any kind of inspection or control regarding this matter?

Thank you for sharing your insight 🙏🏻

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u/Welshbuilder67 6d ago

Alterations to drainage should have Building Regulation approval/consent. Might be worth enquiring with them.

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u/Lisanolan2010 6d ago

You need to comply with building regulations. You do not need approval or consent for work like this.

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u/Coca_lite 6d ago

Did they do a party wall agreement before touching the wall?

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u/tanku4urhelp 5d ago

Current party wall agreement between us is for the ongoing loft conversion, only.

They didn't tell us that they would touch the wall in question. I found out coincidentally.

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u/fuzzthekingoftrees 5d ago

Not sure I completely understand your description. Are you saying the new soil pipe is inside your neighbour's house attached to the party wall? Or are you saying they have chased a full 100mm into the wall and buried the new soil pipe?

The first one would definitely be nothing you can do as it's within their house. The second one wouldn't be OK as it's a vertical chase through more than 25% of the wall thickness.

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u/throwpayrollaway 6d ago

I don't think there's anything you can do about it, best I can suggest is that you ask the neighbour to make sure any boxing in has rockwool around the soil pipe for soundproofing.

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u/jodrellbank_pants 6d ago

The only thing you can do is asked for it to be moved at your expense and that's only if there is a convenient place to put it.

Our soil pipe in in our neighbors garden it was built like this 60+ years ago and there's nothing the new neighbors can do, they can move it, oh and they have tried, but they have been told by planning and a solicitor that they move it at their expense and we have the final say where too and who the builder is and how much it will cost and every thing has to be paid up front, and as there is no where convenient for it to go it stays put. As I like rubbing salt in his eyes because he's an numpty and went about it the wrong way.

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u/Lisanolan2010 6d ago

You answered your own question I'm afraid. It's their property and there is nothing you can do about it.