Battersea Heliport and helicopter noise
Local consultation and stakeholder involvement
Have your say
on helicopter noise
In the media
Battersea Heliport pilots
censured for breaching
noise rules
As a result of an increased number of complaints about helicopter movements and associated noise this year, the Council approached the previous owners, Weston Aviation, in July 2006 with a request to establish a structured consultation group.
Also in July 2006, the Environment Committee of the Greater London Authority decided to investigate what it described as a "growing concern among a number of groups of residents as to the impact of helicopter noise on the quality of their life". The results of that investigation have now been published in London in a spin - a review of helicopter noise.
At the same time as the GLA investigation the Department for Transport (DfT) announced without consultation that the Minister for Aviation had decided to make an order designating Battersea Heliport under Section 35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (as amended). The means that the heliport now has a legal obligation to consult on matters which are of interest to both local residents and the users of the heliport.
