15/06/2026
Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a2693b856960b0542c0b153/anne-subjective-study-report.pdf
A seminal new report on the impact of night noise for the Department for Transport by a team led by Professor Charlotte Clark was published last week.
The study has two parts. Just the first part has been published. It was a large-scale survey carried out among residents living around eight UK airports to assess the impact of night flights on sleep disturbance and annoyance.
The second part, to be published later, will look at sleep disturbance in more detail.
The eight airports studied were:
Bristol Airport (BRS)
East Midlands Airport (EMA)
Glasgow Airport (GLA)
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
London Stansted Airport (STN)
London Luton Airport (LTN)
Manchester Airport (MAN)
The findings
30% of people indicated that they were bothered, disturbed, or annoyed by road traffic;
24% by aircraft/airports/airfield noise;
22% by neighbours outside their homes;
14% by neighbours inside their homes.
Numbers highly annoyed by aircraft noise in the photo
11/06/2026
A major new report from the CAA has found that people get annoyed at much lower noise levels than previously thought. Backs up what residents have been saying for years. The map shows what this means for people impacted by both London City and Heathrow.
https://www.caa.co.uk/media/znmfqdoa/cap-3131-aviation-noise-attitudes-survey-2023-2024.pdf
09/05/2026
Big changes in many of the boroughs impacted by London City following the election. Some big changes in the boroughs impacted by London City following the election. We have summarised them below.
Newham: from Labour to No Overall Control (NOC). I think it is likely that the Independents and Greens will combine to the control. Labour Mayor.
Waltham Forest: The big surprise. Labour virtually wiped out by the Greens.
Barking and Dagenham: Labour retain control with a reduced majority
Havering: Reform win
Bexley: Conservatives retain control
Bromley: Conservatives retain control
Greenwich: Labour retain control
Lewisham: Result due this morning. Green Mayor elected
Southwark: Labour lose to NOC. Likely Greens and Lib Dems will take control.
Lambeth: Still counting! Too close to call but Labour losing seats to Greens and Lib Dems
Westminster: Conservative gain from Labour
Tower Hamlets: Results expected this morning. Aspire retains Mayor.
Hackney: Greens win Council and Mayor from Labour
05/05/2026
City's consultation on its shallower approaches on 17th May. Below is HACAN East response
10/04/2026
London City's first consultation event into larger planes flying lower on their final approach was held near Poplar yesterday. The event included a sound booth where you can listen to the existing and a simulation of the new ones. You can listen at home: https://lcy.airspace-noise.arup.com/
08/04/2026
A reminder that the first of City Airport's consultation drop-in events on its plans to introduce shallower flight paths will take place tomorrow (Thursday 9th April). Drop in any time between 3pm and 7pm. Idea Store, Chrisp Street, Tower Hamlets, E14 6BT
