Party wall for replacement garage?

[SarahG]

We are in the process of having sketches drawn up for our new build house, we will be demolishing the existing house. The existing house has a garage which is built right up to the boundary with our neighbour. We will be demolishing this garage and building a replacement one. We would like to avoid the need for a party wall agreement or give our neighbours any reason to object to our plans. 

 

The question is, can we build up to the boundary again or would it be better to leave say a 6 inch gap between the garage and fence which we would continue alongside instead.  We already have a party wall agreement with our neighbour for their house, they have built a very large basement so the foundations for our single story garage wouldn't go anywhere near the depth of their basement (which is within 3 meters). Hopefully that makes sense! Thanks

[joe90]

If you have your foundations and guttering/facia on your land then you will end up with a small gap anyway (which is what I would do). Best to just talk to your neighbours and discuss.