Reply from Heathrow’s Chief Executive on aircraft noise

23rd October 2015 The Rt Hon John Redwood MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear Mr Redwood Thank you for your recent letter. Since we last spoke, we’ve now received the report from the independent consultant on flight patterns affecting the Wokingham area. This analysis is one of the first of a series...

Heathrow Noise Mitigation Adjournment Debate

I recently attended a debate on the subject of Heathrow Airport noise mitigation: Heathrow: Noise Mitigation Adjournment Debate, 19 October 2015 Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Margot James.) 11.12 pm Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con): I applied for the debate this evening so that I could outline the adverse impact...

Letter to the Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport on aircraft noise

I have sent this letter to the Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport in regard to the issue of aircraft noise. I am also making representations to NATs, Wokingham Borough Council and to the Aviation Minister: Mr John Holland-Kaye Chief Executive Officer Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited The Compass Centre, Nelson Road Hounslow, Middlesex TW6 2GW...

Letter from Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport about noise

Dear Mr Redwood Thank you for the constructive meeting last month. It was useful to discuss some of the issues raised by the recent Airports Commission recommendation as well as the airport’s operations today and how we can be a better neighbour to your constituents. I am grateful for the constructive manner in which...

Heathrow noise

I have arranged a meeting with the Chief Executive of Heathrow to take up the question of more noise from aircraft over the Wokingham constituency. Many residents remain unhappy about the change of flightpaths put through without consultation. I will also review ways in which aircraft noise could be reduced. Anyone with points they...

Heathrow noise

Yesterday a letter arrived in my email box from the Chief Executive of Heathrow. He wants my support in case Heathrow emerges as the preferred location for an extra runway from the imminent Report. I have written back to him reminding him that recent changes to flight patterns have increased the noise over my...

Heathrow’s future and aircraft noise

I have long held the view that London does need more airport capacity.  I had to  accept that the last Parliament had no mandate to back airport expansion, and no wish by many MPs to decide it. The next Parliament will be different. The main parties have all agreed that a decision does have...

Meeting with Heathrow Airport management

  Dr Lee, MP for Bracknell, and I met with representatives of Heathrow airport on Wednesday 18th March to discuss airport noise. We had asked for the meeting on discovering that changes were made to flight routes last year without telling the local community. Readers of this site will know that I and others...

Reply to Heathrow noise complaints

I have had the following reply to the complaint I placed on the Heathrow site. I still recommend constituents register their own complaints on the Heathrow noise site as well:   ” I am sorry you have been disturbed by aircraft using Heathrow. Your complaint has been registered. The airspace trials ended on the 12...

Heathrow noise

I have had a number of complaints about noise levels from aircraft this weekend. The noise levels have been high despite the early end of the Heathrow flight path trials which many complained about previously. The airport did respond to our lobbying and decided to curtail the experiments. The airport was on easterly operations...