Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, has tabled a formal question urging the Mayor of London to publicly pledge his support for the introduction of periods of respite from Heathrow Airport noise pollution in south east London.
Following complaints from locals that previous respite periods exacerbated the area’s noise problem instead of helping, Darren wants the Mayor to ensure that any future respite periods do provide residents with genuine relief from aviation noise.
Darren has consistently campaigned against airport expansion in London.
Darren’s formal question for the 17th June 2015 Mayor’s Question Time meeting:
Plane noise over South East London
Will the Mayor confirm his support for the introduction of periods of respite from Heathrow noise for the people of south east London, provided these give genuine relief from noise nuisance unlike previous respite trials which only made the problem worse, and can he press Heathrow Airport for information on when they may introduce it?
The Mayor should provide an answer to Darren’s question within a week of the meeting.
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Darren Johnson AM is available for comment