Party Walls 
| City Wall, York |
The Party Wall
etc Act 1996 controls all work to party walls, party fence
walls and excavations within three and six metres of an Adjoining
Owner’s building. In order to follow the legislation,
a Party Wall surveyor should be appointed to act for either
the Building Owner or Adjoining Owner.
David has acted as Party Wall surveyor for numerous Building Owners and Adjoining Owners. Originally practicing in London, David has over twenty years’ experience in Party Wall legislation and has become a specialist in this area.
He is widely regarded as a Party Wall expert and gives lectures on the subject, also having had articles published in the local press. He was past chairman of the North East Branch of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club of Party Wall Surveyors.
Recent commissions include a £10 million hotel project in York involving serving over thirty Awards and the new Carnegie Pavilion at Headingley Cricket Ground. He is recognised by major companies as a Party Wall expert and acts as a retained Party Wall consultant to Barratt York Ltd. Other Party Wall clients include Cala Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd, Laura Ashley, Rushbond Retail Ltd, Antler Homes, Halifax Estates, Pontefract General Infirmary, Samuel Smith's Brewery and Nottingham City Council together with numerous private clients.
| Vita, York Building Owner Party Wall Duties in respect of Student Development comprising 650 apartments. Party Wall Awards and Scaffold Licences |
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| Morecambe Building Owner Party Wall Survey dealing with seven Adjoining Properties |
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| Morecambe "Gardiner & Theobald have worked with David at D K Brown Associates on various of projects, most recently a large retail development in Morecambe. The site was surrounded by a number of residential and commercial properties for which Party Wall Agreements were required. D K Brown Associates have successfully negotiated the required agreements with all parties in order to meet the construction programme and we would not hesitate in working with David again or recommending D K Brown Associates to others." |
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| Bridlington Schedule of Condition of Sea Wall on behalf of RNLI prior to construction of new Lifeboat Station |
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| Carnegie Pavilion, Headingley Acting for Building Owner for new Pavilion at Headingley Cricket Ground |
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| Bridgewater Place, Leeds Acting for Building Owner for tallest building in Leeds. Liaising with Adjoining Owner's Surveyors including HBOS and Enterprise Inns |
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| Newquay Road Whitby Building Owner's Party Wall Surveyor. Liaising with eight Adjoining Owners |
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Royal National Lifeboat Institute Building Owner's Party Wall Surveyor for new Lifeboat Station, Whitby |
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| Former Alders Building,
Headrow, Leeds Providing Party Wall advice to Building Owner in respect of the proposed refurbishment of this building |
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| St Marys Gate, Sheffield Building Owner's Party Wall Surveyor for 29 story office block situated in the centre of Sheffield |
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| Centre for Contemporary Arts,
Nottingham Building Owner's Party Wall Surveyor dealing with 11 Adjoining Owners |
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| Albion Place, Whitby Building Owner's Party Wall Surveyor liaising with 13 Adjoining Owners |
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| Park Row, Leeds Acting for the Building Owner, serving Awards in respect of both residential and commercial Adjoining Owners |
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| St John’s Church,
Micklegate, York
Acting for the University of York, the Owner of a 16th century church which was being supported by the adjacent 1960s building which was demolished and rebuilt |
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| Laura Ashley building, Davygate, York Acting for Adjoining Owner whilst adjoining building was demolished and reconstructed |
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| Heron Court development,
Foss Islands Road, York Party Wall advice, serving Notices and Awards |
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| New construction, Dewsbury Building Owners Surveyor with five Adjoining Owners |
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| Longsight Manchester Building Owners Surveyor for large Social Housing Development |
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