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Allowed20 May 20243326646

London City Airport, Hartmann Road, London, E16 2PX

Planning appeal 3326646 at London City Airport, Hartmann Road, London, E16 2PX (London Borough of Newham) was allowed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Searson C, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Noise.

Section 73 application to vary Conditions 2, 8, 12, 17, 23, 25, 26, 35, 42, 43 and 50 of planning permission 13/01228/FUL (allowed on appeal APP/G5750/W/15/3035673) to allow up to 9 million passengers per annum, extended Saturday operating hours, additional early morning flights and minor design changes at London City Airport

Authority
London Borough of Newham
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Searson C
Postcode
E16 2PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Noise
  • Need and Forecasting
  • Climate Change
  • Socio-economic Benefits
  • Other matters (air quality and transport)

What decided it

Retention of the existing Saturday afternoon curfew was decisive, as removing it would have caused noise harm conflicting with the development plan, whereas retaining it allowed the scheme to accord with the plan while still delivering substantial socio-economic benefits.

Substantial socio-economic benefits were weighed against noise effects carrying only limited weight (with transport, climate change and air quality neutral); this balance, combined with accordance with the development plan when the Saturday curfew was retained, tipped in favour of granting permission on that revised basis.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy T8LP Policy D13LP Policy GG6LP Policy SD1NLP Policy SP2NLP Policy SP8NLP Policy SP1NLP Policy S3NLP Policy J1NLP Policy J3NLP Policy INF1NLP Policy SC5NLP Policy SC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 48Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 85Paragraph 180Paragraph 191Paragraph 195
Judgments
Pye v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and North Cornwall DC [1998] 3 P.L.R. 72

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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