Heathrow Airport: Noise

(asked on 19th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a legally binding noise threshold at Heathrow airport.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 24th July 2018

The Airports National Policy Statement makes it clear that any noise envelope at an expanded Heathrow should be tailored to local priorities and include clear noise performance targets.

The scheme promoter is expected to put forward proposals on how noise mitigation measures (such as a noise envelope) may be secured and enforced, including the bodies who may enforce those measures.

The precise design of a noise envelope, including the details of any monitoring and enforcement regime, will be decided upon through the planning process, in consultation with local communities and relevant stakeholders. These will then be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State in determining any Development Consent Order application.

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