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Heathrow noise is a major dominant intrusion into Heathrow are given 8 hours of respite Night flights could be removed and their everyday lives. a day with runway alternating. City restrictions on early morning flights consultation “It is not an acceptable price to pay operates six noise monitors close to the introduced, with flights before 7am for air travel. It isn’t right and must be airport and a mobile monitor that can be stopped. interrupts 25,000 challenged.” moved in response to complaints. Follow @LondonAssembly She added how the airport Respite areas could be extended and tweet about the report using flight expansion authorities ‘must prioritise the health with the North East, South and West #AssemblyEnvironment and and well-being of Londoners’. London boroughs claiming they have #AircraftNoise plan The Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) eathrow Airport’s recent plans should act as a single point of contact to provide an additional 25,000 for Londoners with issues about noise flights a year could be cut short, pollution, according to Russell. according to a new report published by Residents concerns over plane Hthe Environment Committee. ‘stacking’: circling designated flight NOISE IMPACTS London City Airport hopes to paths when they cannot land, were increase their number of flights from addressed in the report with air 80,000 to 100,000 by 2021, meaning a traffic controllers recently introduced Heathrow Third Runway forty-five percent increase in journeys to increase planes’ altitudes over per hour. London. NATS claimed a rotation for Over Around At least However, the London Assembly departures and landing would reduce 950,000 140 740,000 Environment Committee’s Aircraft Noise this over flying and improve airspace Over million a year paper provides evidence on why there management. 750,000 475,000 London City Airport has been 76 a year should be a halt on air traffic growth, million detailing the current negative impact of recommended to collaborate with a year plane altitude and early flights. Heathrow in a joint time table which This gridlock comes at a time when prevents their respective flight paths Population With a Current With a Current With a the London airport has proposed a new overlapping and flying at low altitude. currently 3rd Runway passenger 3rd Runway aircraft 3rd Runway impacted numbers movements runway, enabling it to exceed 500,000 Air traffic should maximise the by noise* flights a year in the future.These would use of ‘continuous descent and ascent’ use new flight paths, meaning an flying to reduce low-level landing; additional 200,000 could be affected by as staggering 70-75 decibel noise the noise, according to the report. readings have been reported in London (*Based on TfL Study 2017 and use of 55Lden contour) Caroline Russell, Chair of the neighbourhoods, including Lambeth Locals slam © TfL ‘disastrous’ £350m Victoria Coach Station move By Local Democracy Reporter Talia Shadwel West Londoners are gearing up to protest against plans to shift Victoria Coach Station out of its central city location to nearer Paddington Station, which they are labelling “hellish” and a “disaster”. It has emerged Westminster City Council has already rejected Transport for London’s (TfL) proposal, said to cost more than £350 million, to shift the major coach hub to Royal Oak’ sidings. so far , and Bayswater councillor Emily Buckingham Palace Rd art deco building that we will need to adapt operations The residents and councillors warned Payne said a date in March had been is partially owned by both TfL and at Victoria Coach Station as the area at a packed meeting on January 22 that earmarked for a protest if TfL presses Grosvenor, with various leases for the is likely to change. “No decisions have if Victoria’s 14 million visitors a year on with the proposal. Westminster City transport body at the site due to expire been made on a location and we are shifted to their neighbourhood, it could Council (WCC) planner Graham King in sections over the next five to ten looking at a wide range of options cause pollution and chaos for Bayswater, told residents' issues could be escalated years. Grosvenor is eyeing development across London that ensure the city is Westbourne Park and Hyde Park areas to Greater London and Government opportunities for sprucing up the site, adequately served by coaches, while and swamp local roads and tube stations. transport czars, as the coach hub was which can’t be demolished because it allowing them to operate more efficiently Petitions against the Royal Oak both a national and international service. became Grade-II listed in 2014. and reduce both pollution and road proposal have gathered 500 signatures The land for Victoria Coach Station’s A TfL spokesman said: “We know danger.” 4 February 2019 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk News © TfL Seventy-two percent of Londoners could be frozen for use in the future. are likely to bin wine or prosecco; Whilst 24% of Londoners consider opening a full bottle and drinking only themselves wasteful, more than three one glass. quarters (89%) have claimed they want Spending money on clothes never to be less this year. worn also ranked high, with 67% New initiatives like taking reusable confessing to this. cups to coffee shops (39%) and Jack Webster, mobile expert from recycling (36%) are turning the capital’s Sell My Mobile, said: “We’re guiltily consumers more ethical. aware that in some scenarios we’re not See the full list of wasteful areas here: even doing the bare minimum to try 1. Opening full size bottles of wine/ harder. prosecco and drinking one glass - 72% “It’s easy to think that your 2. Spending money on clothing I individual actions won’t make much never wear – 67% difference, but the huge environmental 3. Overusing the central heating/ success that forced charges for single use having the thermostat set too high – carriers shows that we all have the power 61% to make a difference.” 4. Physically throwing money in the He pointed out that recycling gadgets bin (coppers, other coins, etc.)- 55% can make an average of £141, as well as 5. Showering for longer than I need freeing up drawer space. too - 51% 6. Throwing away food leftovers that I stop bypasses on the Northside. There is a clear case of “eyes bigger could freeze and use in future – 49% Consultations for these revised plans is than the belly” at play, with 49% 7. Using the dishwasher for a couple of New West open until 26th February. throwing away food leftovers which items - 41% TfL and Hammersmith and Fulham 8. Hoarding items London cycle Council have agreed to look into an that I could make opportunity for people to cycle and path money from (e.g. walk along the A4; running between © Sell My Mobile old tech/gadgets, Hammersmith Town Hall and the collectibles, etc.) - 39% Transport for London (TfL) borough’s gyratory. A segregated two- 9. Leaving the way cycle route could also be created water running whilst is moving forward with its along the A315. Councillor Stephen brushing my teeth - construction plans for the Cowan, Leader of Hammersmith and 37% Fulham Council, said: “We listened 10. Throwing West London cycle path, to residents and cyclists and have since recyclable items into worked very closely with TfL on their the dustbin - 32% making journeys safer and behalf to agree a safer cycle route along improving provision for King Street for riders of all abilities.” He has collaborated with the resident- Strenuous efforts are made buses.