IN THIS SECTION:

This section contains papers detailing:

The history of the growth of the airport: Growth by Stealth
The history of the flight paths: The Despair of Concentration but Hope for the Future
The history of the current expansion proposals: Key Milestones

plus reports relevant to each section.

The history of the growth of the airport: GROWTH BY STEALTH

It is instructive to quote the words of the Inspector at the Public Inquiry where permission was given:

Summarising my views on noise control, aircraft types should be restricted…..and flights should be-limited to the equivalent of 30,160 DASH-7 movements per year, 120 per day from Monday to Friday and 40 per day on Saturdays or Sundays.

He made it clear that, for the sake of the local community, those were the only conditions on which he was recommending permission be given.

· A strict condition of 30,000 flights a year when it opened.

· Bit by bit it was allowed to expand over the years.

· It now has permission for 111,000 flights a year.

Read how it it happened: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:b7f60c62-9c88-390c-86e9-94e933a22333

2. The History of the Flight Paths: The Despair of Concentration but Hope for the Future

It has turned out to be the most seismic event since the opening of LondonCityAirport in 1987. In 2016 the airport concentrated all its flight paths.

In 2022 London City consulted key stakeholder groups on some creative concepts to replace the currently unpopular routes. These included the provision of respite so that most communities could get a break from the noise.

The next stage will be a more detailed and public consultation, probably late 2025/early 2026. New flights are unlikely before 2027.

Read the briefing: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:78581b5a-667a-4c0f-aded-e9ca156af6bc

Good Report

The mistakes London City made in concentrating its flights in 2016 are well-described in this report by consultants Taylor Airey. The section on London City is pages 46-51. It includes maps of the concentrated flight paths.
https://www.uecna.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/D-020-016-015_PBN-benchmarking_Final-Report-v4.pdf

SOUTH EAST LONDON – NO RESPITE FROM AIRCRAFT NOISE - 2018 REPORT

Our sister organisation HACAN today (13/8/18) published an important report by Forest Hill resident Tim Walker outlining what happens when London City and Heathrow airports combine to create community noise hotspots in south east London

Read the full report: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/No-aircraft-noise-respite-for-London-SE23-August-2018.pdf

3. The history of the current expansion proposals: Key Milestones

The current exppansion proposals have changed over the years.

Read the briefing: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:e7ec6ee3-a535-4746-a9a0-fc59e51134fe

NEW REPORT: LONDON CITY OVERESTIMATED ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EXPANSION BY UP TO 50%

When it appeared in 2020 London City were going to try to get permission to raise the permitted annual flight cap from 111,000 to 151,000, HACAN East commiioned a major report from the leading Dutch consultants CE Delft. It found London City had overestimated the economic benefits of its expansion proposals by as much as 50%. The report showed that the benefits of the proposed expansion would be over £200 million less than the airport has claimed.

The full report: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CE_Delft_190363_Review_of_the_economic_impact_analysis_of_the_expansion_of_London_City_Airport.pdf

A short briefing on the report: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CE-Delft-report-briefing.pdf

DID YOU KNOW

• LCY already have permission for 111,000 flights per year; up to 592 flights per weekday

• LCY have 5 noise monitors close to the airport and 1 in SE28; the only monitor south of the river. You can access these monitors to see the noise measurement an aircraft from ANY airport creates as it flies over. https://webtrak.emsbk.com/lcy

• London is the most overflown city in the world, with 6 London airports (LCY, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Southend). We also hear long haul planes that overfly the UK

• Home buyers can research if your home is under a concentrated flight path, which could jeopardise your house sale

• A concentrated flight path (first introduced in 2016) means all aircraft follow the same route; like a motorway. It means there is no escape if you live under it. The routes will be reviewed in 2025. If you want your views heard, keep following HACAN East

• 16 London boroughs live under the concentrated flight paths of LCY

• LCY does not communicate with all those under their flight paths when they want to make changes that affect us, so our views often go unheard

In the UK there are over 50 campaign groups against airport noise, pollution and expansion. Every major country also have campaign groups. We are not alone.

• International studies have identified how aircraft noise and pollution impacts health; sleep deprivation, stress, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, dementia, etc

• LCY is in the London Borough of Newham, who have approved all previous expansion planning applications. However, Newham Council have rejected the latest application for more early morning flights and flights till 7:30pm on a Saturday

• There are several free apps you can download to monitor all the aircraft in your area. FlightRadar24 shows you which operator, height, time, date, etc. you’ll realise that not all noisy aircraft relate to LCY

• There is a free app you can download called Explane. It measures the decibels of one aircraft overhead. It also records which operator, height, time, date, etc. you can submit the information to an international database.

• Although you may record 75-80 decibels of noise from a single aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority allows airports to average out the sound over 16 hours (7am-11pm) so it reduces the appearance of the impact on Londoners

• LCY suggest that when new generation aircraft finally come to the airport, they will be 5 decibels quieter. Scientists have proved that the human ear will not be able to detect any decrease in noise

• Your voice can be heard at the quarterly LCY Consultative Committee attended by HACAN East

RESEARCH

IN THIS SECTION:

The history of the growth of the airport: GROWTH BY STEALTH

2. The History of the Flight Paths: The Despair of Concentration but Hope for the Future

Good Report

SOUTH EAST LONDON – NO RESPITE FROM AIRCRAFT NOISE - 2018 REPORT

3. The history of the current expansion proposals: Key Milestones

NEW REPORT: LONDON CITY OVERESTIMATED ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EXPANSION BY UP TO 50%

HACAN East

DID YOU KNOW