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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Heathrow narrower flight paths threaten to blight London skies with 'noise sewers,' warns council

Flight paths for Heathrow are set to be changed under modernisation plans - (PA Archive)

Narrower flight paths for Heathrow airport could create “noise sewers” blighting London’s skies and communities below, a council is warning.

Expansion plans for the west London airport have sparked such concern that a Special Standing Committee on Heathrow (SSCH) at Richmond Council has been reactivated for the first time since 2021 to probe proposals which may impact negatively on the borough.

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