Aviation: Shropshire

(asked on 9th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of air traffic noise over the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, (2) the reasons for any change in such noise levels, and (3) the level of consultation undertaken in relation to changes in air traffic in that area.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 23rd March 2020

The airspace and noise issues surrounding Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) were considered in the Department’s Airspace Policy consultation in 2017. The outcome of this work was the Air Navigation Guidance 2017 which is reflected in the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) airspace change process. The guidance for this process sets out the level of consultation required for airspace change proposals. The guidance also requires airspace change sponsors to have regard to the statutory purpose of AONBs when developing proposals.

The government has not conducted an assessment of aircraft noise over the Shropshire Hills AONB. Any airspace changes affecting the Shropshire Hills AONB would need to follow the CAA’s airspace change process.

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