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Environmental Audit Committee acknowledge noise impact of airport expansion

The Environmental Audit Committee published the outcome of their enquiry into Airport expansion and climate and nature targets at the end of October.

Key summary

The Environmental Audit Committee published the outcome of their enquiry into Airport expansion and climate and nature targets at the end of October.

The IOA submitted evidence on noise to the inquiry.

The report acknowledges that noise is "a significant consequence of current airport activity."

Noise affects the health and quality of life of people living around airports.

A number of conclusions on the report are made.

The IOA supported the continued application of the Noise Policy Statement England.

The Noise Policy Statement England is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

The document refers to the "end of October."

Environmental Audit Committee acknowledge noise impact of airport expansion

The Environmental Audit Committee published the outcome of their enquiry into Airport expansion and climate and nature targets at the end of October.  A number of organisations, including the IOA, submitted evidence on noise to the inquiry, which is acknowledged in the report. The outcome of the inquiry acknowledges that noise is” a significant consequence of current airport activity”, affecting health and quality of life of people living around airports, and a number of conclusions on the report are made. In our evidence IOA supported the continued application of the Noise Policy Statement England as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.