LADACAN is a residents’ group primarily concerned with the impact of Luton Airport on the surrounding communities. We believe that the Airport’s location is unsuited to its purpose and oppose further growth in air traffic. More details about LADACAN and its views can be found on other pages of our web site which can be accessed through the navigation buttons on the left.
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Council approves ‘noise slum’
Luton Borough Council has approved the development of 400 flats next to Luton Parkway Station where they will be subject to horrifically high levels of noise from both aircraft and trains.
The planning application for this development, known as Stirling Place, was opposed by the Airport operator (LLAOL) and LADACAN. If it goes ahead, it will increase the number of dwellings within the 63 dBA Leq daytime noise contour from 32 (AMR 2007) to 432 and the number within the 57 dBA Leq night noise contour from 153 to 553.
As the site of the development is zoned for employment use in the Luton Local Plan, the application is subject to another round of consultation. We also understand that it may be subject to a “call-in” by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in which case a public inquiry will be held by a Government planning inspector.
Noise contours to get real?
It has taken more than 30 months but LADACAN, working with LANAG, has finally persuaded the Airport operator that the westerly departure flight paths which have been used for many years to generate the published noise contours do not correctly represent the tracks actually flown. The operator’s noise consultant reported to the Consultative Committee’s Noise and Track Sub-Committee (NTSC) on 8th June that a new analysis of tracking will be used to produce the contours from the start of 2009 (see report on LLACC web site at item 3 of agenda).
The contours we have seen so far suggest that the numbers of dwellings and people within the new contours will show a significant increase over previous results because they will cover more of south Luton.
Our next challenge is to find out why the airlines cannot fly the routes they are supposed to follow so we can reduce the disturbance to people on the ground.
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Luton & District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise - site updated 29 June, 2009
