Separating walls and separating floors
G2—(1) A separating wall in conjunction with its flanking construction shall provide adequate resistance to airborne sound transmission.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) a separating floor in conjunction with its flanking construction shall provide adequate resistance to airborne sound transmission and, where such a floor is above a dwelling, adequate resistance to impact sound transmission.
(3) A separating floor or part of a separating floor which forms an open access balcony shall provide adequate resistance to impact sound transmission only.