Tranquillity of Hever destroyed by Gatwick jets
makers. “How can these people film out in the open with an aeroplane going over
every 2 minutes?” One orchestral performance was interrupted 36 times by planes
flying overhead last summer. The founder of the Gatwick Anti-Noise Group, Mr
Baron, who lives in Hever village, has had a noise meter installed in his garden
by BAA. Noise levels of 70 decibels – about the same as a vacuum cleaner – are
regularly recorded. Mr Baron has spoken to pilots, who say they use the castle
as a landmark to guide in their jets. The minimum altitude at which planes are
allowed to fly in the Hever area is 2,000 feet. (Telegraph)