Representation by Pitstone Parish Council (Pitstone Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 22 June 2023
- Submitted by
- Parish councils
Pitstone Parish Council wishes to register as an interested party and continue engagement with this consultation. Pitstone is one of the settlements likely to see an increase in aircraft noise from these proposals. We perceive the main concerns to be: * We are directly overflown by landings when the airport is flying easterlies * Historically easterlies have occurred more often during the summer, meaning that Pitstone gets more flights at the time when people are more likely to be outside and/or have windows open * Night flights when windows are open are particularly troublesome because the area is mostly quiet overnight * The fact that airlines are switching to newer aircraft is changing what is acceptable in terms of night flights Subject to data verification (which is presently being undertaken), we believe that: * The proportion of easterly flying is increasing * We seem to also be affected by takeoffs when flying easterlies.