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Written question asked by Clive Efford (Labour) on Thursday, 27 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 (named day). It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

London City Airport: Noise

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2016 to Question 48758, what steps have been taken to measure the effect of noise caused by flights going to and from London City Airport in Eltham constituency; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

As stated in the Government’s 2013 Aviation Policy Framework, the Government expects airports to help local communities understand the noise impacts they are affected by, through monitoring and provision of information. It is the responsibility of the airport to determine what monitoring is appropriate and to carry out such monitoring.

London City currently operates four noise monitoring terminals around the perimeter of the airport. Further details can be found in the airport’s noise action plan at the link below:

https://www.londoncityairport.com/content/pdf/Noise_Action_Plan_2013_2018.pdf

Under the terms of a previous planning agreement, the airport is also required to produce annual noise contours as part of its annual performance report. Further details, including noise contours for 2015 and a summary of planning agreement requirements, can be found at the link below:

http://lcacc.org/meeting-papers-key-documents/airport-annual-performance-report/

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
50646
Session
2016-17
Related items
London City Airport: Pollution
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Noise Eltham London City Airport
Link
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