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Airport News

Below are news items relating to specific airports

 

Aircraft noise is no longer just a West London problem – new study published

Date added: 6 March, 2010

A major study - by the Aviation Environment Federation -  has been published by HACAN. It outlines practical measures which would reduce aircraft noise for countless numbers of people living under the Heathrow arrivals flight paths.  The study was commissioned in response to the increasing number of complaints about Heathrow noise from people living many miles away from the airport and who used not to be affected.    The report has identified the reasons these areas are now affected and  suggests remedies.  

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Lydd Airport – Long Legal Battle Ahead

Date added: 5 March, 2010

Shepway District Councillors have ignored the recommendations of their planning officers and voted to support Lydd's application for a runway extension and new terminal.  Lydd Area Action Group's legal advisor Matthew Horton QC has confirmed that the decision is contrary to European Law as the councillors have not correctly interpreted the Habitats Regulations.  LAAG has now  requested the GOSE to call in this planning application for a public inquiry.    

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Bristol Airport decision still in balance

Date added: 4 March, 2010

Campaigners fighting against Bristol Airport's ambitious expansion plans have welcomed North Somerset Council's move to delay making a decision on the proposals, saying that the final outcome remains uncertain and there is still everything to play for. STOP Bristol Airport Expansion say NSC have done the responsible thing in referring the application to a more senior planning committee as the application still has many serious unresolved issues. (SBAE)

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Shepway District Council has approved plans to expand Lydd Airport in Kent

Date added: 4 March, 2010

Two planning applications – one for a runway extension and one for a new terminal building - have been approved by Shepway councillors by 27 votes to 12. The plans were approved despite a planning officer's report recommending that the application be refused on the grounds that noise and damage to natural habitats would outweigh any economic benefit that the airport expansion would bring. CPRE Kent said "The environmental impact is going to be devastating."

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Lydd plans approved against all advice – needs a public inquiry

Date added: 4 March, 2010

The RSPB, along with a huge range of other organisations and individuals, has expressed disappointment and concern at the decision by Shepway District Councillors to go against the recommendations of their own officers, Natural England and legal and policy requirements by approving the plans to expand Lydd airport. RSPB for SE England said it  is difficult to understand how the Councillors can have reached this decision against advice and public opinion.    

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Michael Howard supports Lydd Airport – house price compensation is not the answer

Date added: 2 March, 2010

Michael Howard has announced his support for Lydd Airport’s large scale development and his backing of Jonathan Gordon, Managing Director of Lydd Airport. LAAG has always suspected that Michael Howard introduced Jonathan Gordon to Sheikh Fahad al Athel through his connection with Jonathan Aitken. Michael Howard and Lydd Airport have acknowledged that the airport will reduce house prices. 9LAAG)

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Bristol campaigners call for postponement on airport decision

Date added: 1 March, 2010

Campaigners have called for a delay in Wednesday’s decision on Bristol Airport’s major expansion plans because of a change in recommendations from North Somerset Council on night flights. SBAE said that NSC’s South Area Meeting cannot make a decision at this point because proposed conditions on noise from night flights have suddenly introduced new changes to the night noise quota system without any consultation with the public. (SBAE)

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‘Boris island’ airport would cause European flight chaos, say airlines

Date added: 1 March, 2010

The world's leading airlines have condemned Boris Johnson's £40 billion plan for a Thames Estuary airport. The Mayor hopes to build a 6-runway hub on an artificial island off the Kent coast as an alternative to expanding Heathrow. The Board of Airline Representatives UK said they and its members — including BA, Air France, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and TWA — did not support the scheme. He set out some of the massive problems an estuary airport would cause.

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Bristol expansion recommended for approval by North Somerset planning officers.

Date added: 28 February, 2010

The £150 million expansion plans at Bristol Airport have been recommended for approval by North Somerset Council planning officers. A 170-page report on the planning application, which could see the airport double in size to accommodate 10 million passengers a year and includes expanding the terminal plus more airport parking, will go before the Council's South Area Committee in a special meeting at 18:00 on March 3rd. (UK Airport News)

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CAA report prompts calls to axe Belfast City Airport runway extension

Date added: 28 February, 2010

A report by the CAA on information supplied by Belfast City Airport has prompted calls for the airport to withdraw its planning application for a runway extension. The environmental statement supporting the application to greatly extend the runway has ‘significant deficiencies’. The noise report submitted to Planning Service by the CAA said the evidence in the environmental statement was incomplete and advised caution in relying on it. (UK Airport News)

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