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The Environmental Audit Committee have issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'.
The Environmental Audit Committee has issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'.
The enquiry aims to establish the targets which Ministers ought to ensure are met under its policy to support airport expansion.
The enquiry will examine the provisions of the current Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS).
The ANPS specifies the mitigation of adverse impacts on health and quality of life from noise.
The enquiry will examine how the ANPS provisions are supported by evidence and projections on aviation growth.
The enquiry is accepting written evidence.
The deadline for written evidence is April 24th.
There is a "call for evidence."
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The Environmental Audit Committee have issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'. The enquiry aims to establish the targets which Ministers ought to ensure are met under its policy to support airport expansion. This includes examining to what extent the provisions of the current Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) (which specifies the mitigation of adverse impacts on health and quality of life from noise) are supported by current evidence and projections on aviation growth. The enquiry is accepting written evidence until April 24th.
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Preventing the harmful effects of noise from human activity on biodiversity is the topic of a new briefing
Sound Unleashed challenges young people to share their ideas on sound — with £1,000 prizes up for grabs.
Note that the Institute's Milton Keynes office will be closed today, Friday, 27 Feb., due to unexpected internet connectivity issues. We expect to reopen again on Monday. Staff are working from home.
The Institute of Acoustics (IOA) is now accepting entries for its annual primary school competition.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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