Neighbours are being asked to respond to a public consultation on how to limit noise disturbance coming from Heathrow Airport.

The airport east of Slough and Windsor, which is the biggest in the UK, is currently devising a strategy for how it aims to limit disturbance caused to those living nearby.

This strategy, called the Noise Action Plan 2024-28, is required by law, and the Airport administration is currently running a consultation on its proposals.

Measures proposed include strengthening the Quiet Night Charter, a series of rules around improving flight punctuality, giving hours of predictable operation and making operations quieter.

The Airport also aims to develop a preferential night route trial for planes aimed at providing predictable periods of respite from night operations.

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Furthermore, the plan states Heathrow Airport aims to impose limitations on the use of certain aircraft which are divided into ‘chapters’.

The strategy has a stated aim of continuing to seek an entire phase-out of noisier Chapter 3 aircraft, an example being Airbus A320 planes.

Another proposed measure involves continued work on a Noise Insulation Scheme (NIS), which provides noise insulation for households and community buildings, with first beneficiaries set to be contacted this October.

But Heathrow Airport has been accused of not being a good neighbour by the West Windsor Residents Association (WWRA) which has concerns about the health impacts of the noise and sleep disturbance caused, which they claim include greater levels of sickness, earlier death, reduced work performance, and impaired learning.

The WWRA has devised a number of suggestions for improvements to be made to the plan.

Primarily, they have suggested that the airport enacted a lapsed planning permission for surface works to its runways which would allow for a change in flight paths to cause less noise disturbance to people in Windsor and Datchet.

These surface works were rejected by the planning authority Hillingdon Council in 2014, allowed on appeal in 2017 but never enacted.

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The suggestions were written by councillors Wisdom Da Costa and Carol Da Costa, the sole WWRA councillors representing Clewer & Dedworth West on the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead council.

They have encouraged the public to take part in the consultation before it ends at 11.5pm on Monday, July 17.

Wisdom Da Costa said: “Heathrow has clearly not acted as good neighbours to people living in Windsor & Datchet but, we have this window of opportunity to let them know our views and also how aircraft overflights have affected you and your family.

“For children, to whom it can cause permanent educational impairment, the Heathrow Airport Noise Management Consultation is a once in a lifetime to align Heathrow’s operations with the health needs of those young people in our care.

“We urge the Royal Borough, schools, Frimley Health and local GPs to act on this.

“Let’s step up and provide Heathrow Airport the feedback that they need, and are requesting from each of us.”

Wisdom Da Costa has also encouraged people to report noise disturbances at night directly to Heathrow Airport, which can be made using an online form, by email to noise@heathrow.com or by calling 0800 344844.