{"id":290331,"date":"2025-04-25T17:27:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/gatwick-airport-accepts-stricter-limits-on-noise-for-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:27:16","slug":"gatwick-airport-accepts-stricter-limits-on-noise-for-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/gatwick-airport-accepts-stricter-limits-on-noise-for-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatwick Airport accepts ‘stricter’ limits on noise for expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander previously said she was “minded to approve” the second runway expansion at Gatwick Airport<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Gatwick Airport has said it will accept stricter limits on aircraft noise and has put forward an improved noise insulation scheme for local residents in response to the government’s approval for a second runway.<\/a><\/p>\n

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said on 27 February that she was “minded” to give consent for the airport to bring their second runway into use.<\/p>\n

Gatwick has now responded to the Secretary of State’s request for feedback on additional conditions.<\/p>\n

As well as stricter noise controls, the airport has also accepted a requirement to have 54% of passengers using public transport before it brings the Northern Runway into operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But Gatwick said it needs help from third parties, including the Department for Transport, to support delivery of the conditions and improvements required to meet this target. <\/p>\n

This would include reinstating the full Gatwick Express train service, the airport said.<\/p>\n

It also said if the 54% public transport target is not achieved then an alternative cars-on-the-road limit should be met instead.<\/p>\n

If neither the public transport mode share or the cars-on-the-road limit are met, then the second runway would be delayed until \u00a3350m of road improvements have been completed.<\/p>\n

The airport said it responded to the Secretary of State on a number of other matters including measures to strengthen sustainable design and reduce emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘Grown sustainably’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Stewart Wingate, CEO of London Gatwick said: “This project represents a \u00a32.2bn investment, fully funded by our shareholders and it is essential that any planning conditions enable us to make full use of the Northern Runway. <\/p>\n

“We are confident that our amended proposals will allow us to grow sustainably and meet passenger demand, while addressing the matters raised by the Secretary of State in her letter, including noise and environmental impacts.”<\/p>\n

The Secretary of State is expected to make a final decision by 27 October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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