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Closed Improve the minimum soundproofing requirements for residences

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A noise complaint is made every 80 seconds in the UK. Everyone should have the right to enjoy their home as a place of rest. Government should change soundproofing requirements to minimum passage values of 30dB (decibels) for airborne noise (from 45/43dB) and 40dB for impact noise (from 64/62dB).

Between 2017 and 2019 there were 1.29M noise complaints, 55% of these complaints originated from domestic sources of noise and nuisance. Noise has proven health consequences and severely disrupts people's lives. Taxpayer funds should not be spent by councils to deal with this problem, when an effective building regulation could solve the issue. As it stands, property developers are the only beneficiaries, while residents are left to carry the health and financial burden.

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