London City Airport Consultative Committee
Noise Page
The arrangements made at London City for the monitoring, control and mitigation of noise
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European Directive 2002/49/EC - Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise Attitudes to Noise from Aircraft Sources in in England (ANASE)
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The Noise Monitoring and Mitigation StrategyTHE Airport has agreed by 9th October 2009 to draw up a draft Noise Monitoring and Mitigation Strategy (NOMMS). Once agreed the Airport will implement the Strategy within three months or by 9th July 2010 if that is later. The NOMMS is to embrace the following features along with any alternative arrangements which may be agreed with Newham Council from time to time:
Until NOMMS is implemented the Airport's Noise Management Scheme (NMS) will continue to operate including particularly its provisions in relation to ground running, penalties and incentives and regular meetings with the Consultative Committee. The NMS has operated since April 1999. Click here to see a copy of the scheme. The Airport has also agreed that pending NOMMS it will ensure that fixed electrical ground power supplies are used at the Airport for conditioning the aircraft prior to engine start-up and for the starting of aircraft engines and that auxiliary power units are not used unless it is operationally necessary and the the Council has agreed. Noise Monitoring SystemPENDING the implementation of NOMMS the Noise Monitoring Scheme (NMS) will continue to operate. The NMS has operated since 1990. It depends on fixed monitors (.pdf, 2.78mb) located a short distance outside the Airport's boundaries to the east and west. They are used to establish the provisional noise category of new aircraft using the Airport, for the annual review of aircraft noise categories and to produce each year the 57 LAeq16hour noise contour.
Annual Noise ContourTHE 1998 noise monitoring arrangements require the Airport each year to calculate and supply to the London Borough of Newham and the Consultative Committee the Summer 57 LAeq, 16 Hour, Noise Contour - see the the panel to the right for details. The annual contour has been published on this site - latest available is that for the Summer of 2008: Summer 2008 Noise Contours - .gif (299 kb) The new 2009 arrangements require a number of noise contours. (a) The 1998 57 dB Contour - the 57 dB Contour for the 1998 Permission based on the full use of the Airport according to the 1998 planning permission. (b) The Full Use 57 and 66 dB Contours - the 57 and 66 dB Contours assuming the Airport is fully used in accordance with the planning permission granted on 9th July 2009, i.e. 120,000 flights (c) The Predicted 57 and 66 dB Contours - the 57 and 66 dB Contours based on the forecast aircraft movements at the Airport for the summer period (16 June to 15 September) in the calendar year when the Annual Performance Report (APR) is submitted. These contours will form part of the Annual Performance Report (d) The Predicted Reduced 57 and 66 dB Contours - the 57 and 66 dB Contours based on the forecast aircraft movements at the Airport for the summer period (16 June to 15 September) in the calendar year when the Annual Performance Report (APR) is submitted but reduced to take into account likely cancellation of flights and other factors affecting the number of aircraft movements by reference to historical data from the preceding five calendar years. These contours will form part of the Annual Performance Report. The contours are defined as the 57 and 66 dB LAeq, 16h Average Mode summer day contours, i.e. the same as in the 1998 scheme. Noise Insulation SchemeTHIS scheme has operated since the Airport was first opened. The trigger level for the scheme is much lower than that at most other UK Airports with noise insulation schemes. The 1998 SchemeUntil the signing of the July 2009 planning agreement the sound insulation scheme operated according to the s.106 Agreement dated 21st July 1998. The trigger point for sound insulation and mechanical ventilation for homes and noise sensitive premises was the Airport's 57LAeq 16 hour noise contour - see the panel to the right for more information. Click the following links to see specification of the scheme and the scheme programme which was substantially completed befoe the new arragements wereagreed. It should be noted that many of the listed properties, notably in West Silvertown, were built or given planning permission after 30 July 1990 and were not, therefore, eligible for sound insulation if this was required to be installed by statute or as a condition of planning permission. The premises were, however, eligible for mechanical ventilation. The original Drew Road school building has now been demolished to make way for the Airport Extension of the DLR. The school is now housed in new premises built on a site nearby. The 2009 SchemeThe new scheme can be seen in detail in the Fourth and Ninth Schedules to the latest agreement with the local planning authority - not forgetting the definitions in paragraph 1 at the begining of the agreement. The highlights are: Two-tier sound insulation grants scheme. The properties eligible under these arrangements will be identified annually in the Annual Performance Report (APR) which the Airport will be publishing on 1st July each year. Eligibility will be assessed acording to the criteria set out in the Ninth Schedule to the latest agreement with the loal planning authority. This Schedule also sets out the works to be carried out and the procedures to be followed by the Airport. The Airport is expected within six months (i.e. by Jananuary 2010) to enter into Neighbouring Authority agreements with the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Greenwich including binding commitments in relation to the Noise Insulation Scheme as it will operate in Newham and Wake Turbulence - see our Operations Page for details Permitted AircraftAIRCRAFT are not permitted to use the Airport unless they fit into one of the following noise categories:
The Noise Factors are used in calculating the number of aircraft movements - see our Airport Operations page. It will be noted that the arrangements for aircraft categorisation are to be reviewed. Aircraft must also be capable of making an approach at 5.5 degrees or steeper - this compares with 3 degrees at most other airports. Helicopters and other vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, and aircraft with a single engine, are not permitted and flying for club or leisure purposes is prohibited. Hours of OpeningTO avoid noise for residents at night and at weekends and on Bank Holidays there are restrictions on the hours during which the Airport may be used for flights - see our Airport Operations page for details. Restrictions on Number of FlightsFOR the same reason there are also detailed restrictions on the number of flights - again see our Airport Operations page for details. Ground Noise StudiesTHE Airport has agreed that by July 2010 it will carry out a Ground Noise Study and then every three years. Any measures recommended in these studies must be implemented within 6 months of being agreed. Noise BarriersA number of noise barriers were provided when the Airport was first developed and these will be maintained. The pier used by passengers to reach the aircraft is itself an important noise barrier. The construction of the DLR extension to the Airport and North Woolwich immediately to the south of the pier - see pictures on this page - will have added to this barrier effect but inevitably the trains will generate some noise of their own. In response to a Ground Noise Study the local planning authority has the right, after consultation with the Airport Consultative Committee, to request the provision of new or substitute noise barriers. The Airport has agreed by July 2010 to carry out a study of the Camel Road sound screen - see plan - to see if any improvements should be made to improve its noise attenuation properties. Any recommended changes are to be implemented within 6 monthsof being agreed. Aircraft MaintenanceFor noise reasons there are restrictions on the times when aircraft can be maintained at the Airport and also on the ground running of engines. For details see our Airport Operations page. Construction NoiseThe the latest agreement with the loal planning authority (Part 2 of the Ninth Schedule) sets construction noise limits which must be observed in carrying out any works at the Airport - click here for details Other Noise Abatement MeasuresTHE rules drawn up by the CAA for pilots using the Airport include the following noise abatement procedures:
European Directive 2002/30/EC - Rules and Procedures for Introducing Noise Related Operating RestrictionsThis Directive, adopted on 26 March 2002, establishes principles for managing noise and rules and procedures for introducing related operating restrictions at Community airports. In the UK the Government gave effect to the Directive in the Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1742) which came into force on 6th August 2003 The Directive does not require action to counter noise to be taken at any airport. Rather it sets out a process which must be followed where such action is being contemplated, a process designed to enable local solutions to be developed for local problems. The Directive applies to civil airports in the EU with more than 50,000 movements a year by civil subsonic jet aircraft with a maximum take-off mass of 34,000 kg or more, or with more than 19 passenger seats. It has additional provisions for a small number of "City Airports", including London City Airport, being airports near the centre of a large conurbation and which are considered to operate in a particularly noise-sensitive location. Where it is proposed to introduce noise-related operating restrictions the competant authority (at London City the Airport itself) will now be required to undertake a detailed assessment of the noise situation in the locality, and the full range of possible measures to address the noise problems identified. The process must be transparent and involve consultation. The Regulations give rise to interesting procedural issues where it is proposed to impose noise restrictions as a condition of planning permission, or by agreement under s.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or (as at London City) significantly to alter existing restrictions imposed originally in that way. How are the new procedures to be dovetailed with the planning procedures and decision making processes which involve the local planning authority in a leading role? Click here for more information on this Directive European Directive 2002/49/EC - Assessment and Management of Environmental NoiseThis Directive, often known as the Environmental Noise Directive (END) came into effect in June 2002. The aim of the END is to define a common approach across the European Union with the intention of avoiding, preventing or reducing on a prioritised basis the harmful effects, including annoyance, due to exposure to environmental noise. This involves:
Such plans will aim to manage and reduce environmental noise where necessary, and preserve environmental noise quality where it is good. The END should have been transposed into law by the Member States of the EU by 18 July 2004. However, because of the large number of complex technical details which had to be resolved, DEFRA found it impossible to comply with this deadline in the UK and it was not until September 2006 that the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2238) were laid before Parliament. They came into force on 1 October 2006. Noise MapsLondon City Airport is both a “major airport” (more than 50,000 movements per annum) and located within Greater London. It was, therefore required to produce noise maps on a rolling basis. The noise maps for London City and 17 other airports in England were published by in December 2007 - these can be seen on the Department's website - click below for the maps relating to London City Airport: Lden Contour - .pdf (3.05mb) The maps will be used in “developing co-ordinated and cost-effective action plans to reduce noise”. This, too, will be the responsibility of London City Airport . There was no response from Defra in relation to the concerns expressed by the Consultative Committee's at the consultation stage as to whether Airport operators will have to pay for the noise mapping or how at London City Airport the action plans will fit in with the noise mitigation measures in force at the Airport by virtue of the Airport's planning permission and/or the 1998 s.106 planning agreement. Noise Action PlanAfter a period of consultation in the autumn of 2008, Defra on 24th March 2009 published Guidance for airport operators in relation to the drawing up of Noise Action Plans (NAPS). As expected the Guidance says airport operators should “engage” with Airport Consultative Committees “in the development of the draft Noise Action Plan”. The Airport should also liaise with the local planning authority and other local authorities affected by the airport, as well as NATS and airline operators. When the draft NAP is ready there will be consultation with the public with 16 weeks allowed for the submission of comments. The Guidance goes on to say that airport operators should “examine and reflect upon the comments” received in consultation and complete the Draft Noise Action Plan including a description of the comments received during the consultation process and a reasoned justification for the response to the issues raised. If there are any unresolved conflicts between the Airport’s NAP and the action plan for the agglomeration (where applicable), these should be reported in the NAP. At its April 2009 meeting the Consultative Committee appointed a sub-group to engage with the Airport and their noise consultants (Bickerdike Allen Partners) in drawing up the Noise Action Plan. The sub-group met on 18 June 2009 and considered a first draft of the plan prepared by BAP. Members reported back to the next full meeting of the consultative committee on 7th July 2009 - see the minutes of that meeting (Item 11). It was clear that the draft NAP owed much to the new noise regime prescribed in the July 2009 s106 Agreement as outlined elsewhere on this page. The consultation draft of the Noise Action Plan (3.41mb) was published on Friday 25th September 2009. The closing date of comments on the draft plan is 15 January 2010. The Airport will then collate and consider the comments received. There is information in the Airport's press release about how to send in your comments including a Questionnaire. There is also a useful Summary of the Plan. The Airport has also arranged a series of local consultation events when representatives of the Airport will be on hand to provide more information about the draft Noise Action Plan, to answer questions and to listen to feedback. Here are details of the local events:
Sounder City - the Mayor of London’s Ambient Noise StrategyIn March 2004 the Mayor at last finalised and issued his Ambient Noise Strategy. This 295 page Report is available on this site along with a 16 page Highlights summary and an 8 page leaflet. The Consultative Committtee's report on the Strategy is attached. This notes that the aviation noise chapter of the Strategy is concerned mostly with Heathrow. So far as London City is concerned the Strategy notes that :
In 2008 the Greater London Authority published two technical reports on noise and physical health risk in London from road traffic and aircraft noise. Both the Phase One and Phase Two reports are available on this site.
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Attitudes to Noise from Aircraft Sources in England (ANASE)
