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Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of how many people will be exposed to noise pollution from aircraft above 51 decibels as a result of expansion at Heathrow.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Nov 2025
Target answer date
18 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of how many people will be exposed to noise pollution from aircraft above 51 decibels as a result of expansion at Heathrow.

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As part of the review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) the Government will develop updated assessments of the noise and air quality impacts of expansion at Heathrow and will review and update the existing appraisal of sustainability and he...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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