Kicking up a racket over noise pollution
Campaign group says rural areas will be worst-affected by industry expansion
Numbers of residents affected by the noise pollution from air traffic will double over the next 30 years if government estimates for the increase in air traffic are correct.
According to figures released by the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), some 606,000 people around the UK will be “very much bothered” by aircraft noise or find it “unacceptable”.
While much aircraft noise currently occurs in built-up areas, the report suggests that many areas that will be worst-affected are currently peaceful, rural areas. New holding “stacks” will probably affect the areas around Chelmsford, Ashford and the Midlands, while a new flight path along the east of England is likely to create much extra noise in areas including the North York Moors.
Paul Hamblin, of the CPRE, told the Daily Telegraph: “Our research shows there will be fewer and fewer areas immune from the effects or aircraft noise. We are calling on the Government to end the unfair tax exemptions to the airline industry, which fuel excessive growth, and to ensure that the polluters pay for the environmental and social damage that we all bear.”
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