Heathrow Airport: Noise
Commons · Question 1514 · Tabled 24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides on whether Heathrow Airport is legally required to support (a) noise abatement schemes, (b) sound insulation and (c) double glazing for properties affected by aircraft nois
Answer
Answered by Mike Kane, 30 Jul 2024
Heathrow Airport is a designated aerodrome under Section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, for the purpose of limiting, or of mitigating the effect of, noise and vibration connected with the taking-off or landing of aircraft. Noise abatement procedures f...