Noise News
Below are links to stories about noise in relation to airports and aviation.
Birmingham Airport launch Noise Action Plan consultation
The airport has launched a 16 week Public Consultation, to seek the public's views on Birmingham International Airport’s Draft Noise Action Plan. The Public Consultation ends on 21st October 2009. Following the Public Consultation, the Airport will review the responses and produce its Noise Action Plan.
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East Midlands Airport Draft Noise Action Plan Consultation begins
East Midlands Airport has today launched a 16 week public consultation on its draft plans to manage the impact of aircraft noise and review the measures currently in place. The introduction of these plans is part of a European Union directive that requires all main sources of environmental noise including; airports, major roads, railways and urban conurbations with more than 250,000 residents, to produce Noise Action Plans.
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HACAN comments on Heathrow Noise Action Plan consultation
HACAN has produced a report on the Heathrow Noise Action Plan consultation. The report outlines the flaws in the Government’s approach to the Noise Action Plan for Heathrow and suggests the issues which it should address. Read the full report
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London Gatwick Airport launches public consultation on its draft noise action plan
Gatwick Airport has launched a 16 week public consultation on its draft noise action plan. The noise action plan, which is to be published to comply with the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006, is a 5 year plan that the airport has to produce, to manage noise arising from aircraft departing from and arriving at the airport. The plan will be in line with guidance issued by the DEFRA in March. (BAA)
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Southampton Airport launches action plan to manage aircraft noise
Southampton Airport has launched a 16 week public consultation on its proposed plans to continue managing aircraft noise impacts over the next 5 years, to 2015. The airport is seeking views on its draft Noise Action Plan until 2nd October 2009. The plan will then be reviewed and, "where possible, views and comments will be incorporated into the revised plan" which will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport by 30th November 2009. (BAA)
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BAA noise action plan for Heathrow sets out no firm plans to reduce noise from aircraft
In its Noise Action Plan for Heathrow, just published for a 16 week period of public consultation, BAA has been forced to acknowledge for the first time that over 700,000 people are affected by aircraft noise from the airport, more than twice the number it previously admitted to (300,000). The action plan is described as "deeply disappointing" by HACAN, because it sets out no firm plans to reduce noise from the airport. Defra has shirked its responsibilities.
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Stansted launches consultation on Noise Action Plan
Stansted Airport has today launched a 16 week public consultation on its proposed plans to continue minimising aircraft noise impacts over the next 5 years. The airport is seeking views on its proposed Noise Action Plan and will hold a series of noise briefings in local towns and villages affected by aircraft noise during August and September. The consultation will run until Friday, October 2nd 2009. (BAA)
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New research from HACAN challenges official Noise Action Plans
To coincide with the expected publication next week by BAA of its Noise Action Plan for Heathrow, HACAN has released statistics which show aircraft noise has become a real problem in areas many miles from the airport. Research at Vauxhall shows up to 39 planes an hour, the majority of them over 70 decibels, flew over. BAA and the Government do not accept that aircraft noise is a problem for such areas, which are not included in the Noise Action Plan.
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Stop Stansted Expansion launches practical guide to reporting aircraft noise nuisance
A new leaflet setting out details of how to complain about aircraft noise is launched this week by Stop Stansted Expansion. The practically-oriented guide is designed to help people affected by noise from planes using Stansted to report their concerns in a way which will help lead to improvements to noise management and better track keeping in future. It could also lead to fines being imposed on airlines where they break noise and track keeping rules. (SSE)
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Oral evidence to the Transport Select Committee on Heathrow noise
At a recent meeting of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee some thought-provoking comments emerged about the monitoring of noise levels around the UK's airports. In response to a question on whether noise pollution should be part of the Environment Agency's remit on Heathrow, Lord Smith agreed that it would make sense in order to establish a joined-up approach. But the Agency has no experience yet of carrying out noise pollution assessment.