WHAT YOU CAN DO

GET INVOLVED LOCALLY

If you are interested in campaigning in your local area,contact johnstewart2@btconnect.com

UPLOAD OR SEND US YOUR VIDEOS AND STORIES

Many people don’t really understand what it is to leave under a flight path, with the noise of planes overhead.

We are suggesting you make a short video of what it is like. It can be done on your phone. Best to make it no more than 2 minutes. (Twitter, for example only takes videos of no more than 2 minutes, 20 seconds). Ideally upload it to twitter or other social media sites but, if you email it to us we can do it for you.

For examples and more details, see Videos Page.

We are also suggesting you write a short account - no more than 150 words - of what it is like to live under the flight path. Again, the ideal would be for you to put it on soicial media yourself but we can do it for you if you email it to us: johnstewart2@btconnect.com

COMPLAIN TO THE AIRPORTS

London City gets surprisingly few complaints. Many people impacted by the noise feel it is not worthwile. But unless you complain London City will umderestimate the the impact of the noise on people.

HACAN East has produced a leaflet about the importance of complaining: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:266d52e9-d74f-4931-a647-8b88dcaa3b91

For details of how to complain or submit and enquiry to London City - also to Heathrow and the CAA - see Making a Complaint or Enquiry page

JOIN THE HACAN EAST COMMITTEE

If you would like to join or are interested in what it entails, email johnstewart2@btconnect.com

write to your mp & councillors:

Feel free to write to your MP and councillors on any matter which concerns you about London City or Heathrow airports.

Use this simple tool: https://www.writetothem.com/ . It tells you who your local councillors, MP, GLA representative and MEPs are and send the email straight to them. At the foot of this page you can find the emails of the MPs who represent the key constituencies impacted by London City Airport.

MPs emails representing key constituencies representing London City Airport

Barking, Nesil Caliskan, nesil.caliskan.mp@parliament.uk

Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Neil Coyle, neil.coyle.mp@parliament.uk

Bethnal Green & Bow, Rushanara Ali, rushanara.ali.mp@parliament.uk

Bexleyheath and Crayford, Daniel Francis, daniel.francis.mp@parliament.uk

Camberwell & Peckham, Miatta Fahnbulleh, miatta.fahnbulleh.mp@parliament.uk

Cities of London & Westminster, Rachel Blake, rachel.blake.mp@parliament.uk

Clapham and Brixton Hill, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, bell.ribeiroaddy.mp@parliament.uk

Dagenham & Rainham, Margaret Mullane, margaret.mullane.mp@parliament.uk

Dulwich & West Norwood, Helen Hayes, helen.hayes.mp@parliament.uk

East Ham, Stephen Timms, timmss@parliament.uk

Eltham, Clive Efford, effordc@parliament.uk

Erith & Thamesmead, Abena Oppong-Asara, abena.oppongasare.mp@parliament.uk

Greenwich & Woolwich, Matthew Pennycook, matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk

Hackney South & Shoreditch, Meg Hillier, meghilliermp@parliament.uk

Hackney North, Diane Abbott, diane.abbott.office@parliament.uk

Hornchurch & Upminster, Julia Lopez, julia.lopez.mp@parliament.uk

Ilford North, Wes Streeting, wes.streeting.mp@parliament.uk

Ilford South, Jas Atwal, jas.athwal.mp@parliament.uk

Lewisham Deptford, Vicky Foxcroft, vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk

Lewisham East, Janet Dabey, janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk

Lewisham West & Penge, Ellie Reeves, ellie.reeves.mp@parliament.uk

Leyton & Wanstead, Clive Bailey, calvin.bailey.mp@parliament.uk

Old Bexley & Sidcup, Louie French, louie.french.mp@parliament.uk

Poplar & Limehouse, Apsana Begum, apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk

Romford, Andrew Rosindell, andrew.rosindell.mp@parliament.uk

Stratford and Bow, Uma Kumaran, uma.kumaran.mp@parliament.uk

Vauxhall and Camberwell, Florence Eshalomi, florence.eshalomi.mp@parliament.uk

Walthamstow, Stella Creasy, stella.creasy.mp@parliament.uk

West Ham and Becton, James Asser, james.asser.mp@parliament.uk

DID YOU KNOW

• LCY already have permission for 111,000 flights per year; up to 592 flights per weekday

• LCY have 5 noise monitors close to the airport and 1 in SE28; the only monitor south of the river. You can access these monitors to see the noise measurement an aircraft from ANY airport creates as it flies over. https://webtrak.emsbk.com/lcy

• London is the most overflown city in the world, with 6 London airports (LCY, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Southend). We also hear long haul planes that overfly the UK

• Home buyers can research if your home is under a concentrated flight path, which could jeopardise your house sale

• A concentrated flight path (first introduced in 2016) means all aircraft follow the same route; like a motorway. It means there is no escape if you live under it. The routes will be reviewed in 2025. If you want your views heard, keep following HACAN East

• 16 London boroughs live under the concentrated flight paths of LCY

• LCY does not communicate with all those under their flight paths when they want to make changes that affect us, so our views often go unheard

In the UK there are over 50 campaign groups against airport noise, pollution and expansion. Every major country also have campaign groups. We are not alone.

• International studies have identified how aircraft noise and pollution impacts health; sleep deprivation, stress, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, dementia, etc

• LCY is in the London Borough of Newham, who have approved all previous expansion planning applications. However, Newham Council have rejected the latest application for more early morning flights and flights till 7:30pm on a Saturday

• There are several free apps you can download to monitor all the aircraft in your area. FlightRadar24 shows you which operator, height, time, date, etc. you’ll realise that not all noisy aircraft relate to LCY

• There is a free app you can download called Explane. It measures the decibels of one aircraft overhead. It also records which operator, height, time, date, etc. you can submit the information to an international database.

• Although you may record 75-80 decibels of noise from a single aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority allows airports to average out the sound over 16 hours (7am-11pm) so it reduces the appearance of the impact on Londoners

• LCY suggest that when new generation aircraft finally come to the airport, they will be 5 decibels quieter. Scientists have proved that the human ear will not be able to detect any decrease in noise

• Your voice can be heard at the quarterly LCY Consultative Committee attended by HACAN East

What you can do (includes MPs & councillors emails)