There is no specific requirement in the Party Wall Act to regulate noise from works. However, Section 7.1 of the Act contains the following provision :
‘A building owner shall not exercise any right conferred on him by this Act in such a manner or at such time as to cause unnecessary inconvenience to any adjoining owner or to any adjoining occupier.’
A good Party Wall Award will incorporate this provision with a restriction on the hours that noisy works can be undertaken, and limiting such work to the working week.