On 12 January 2017 the Government published its consultation regarding proposals for night flight restrictions from October 2017 at Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted.

The consultation and impact assessment documents can be found below:

Consultation Document: Night Flight Restrictions At Heathrow Gatwick And Stansted

Night Flights Impact Assessment

Note, the proposals relate to:

  • environmental objective
  • the length of the restrictions
  • the structure of the restrictions
  • movement limits at each airport
  • noise quota limits at each airport

The proposals are not relevant to Heathrow expansion.
The annual noise reports for the three airports can be found here:

Heathrow Airport Noise 2015

Gatwick Airport Noise 2015

Stansted Airport Noise 2015

Consultation responses must be completed by 28 February 2017, 11.45pm. Responses can be: