Additional noise information.
There are certain noise problems we are not able to deal with as parliament has excluded them from locally operated legal controls, these include:
- Traffic noise
- Aircraft
- Armed forces
There are list of contacts below, which may be able to help you with these and any further information you require.
Noise from road traffic
Department of transport deal with noise from individual vehicles.
Address:
Department of Transport Local Government and Regions
Vehicle Standards and Engineering Division
4/15 Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR
Tel: 0207 944 2063
Fax: 0207 944 2605 4624
Noise from air traffic
Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are responsible for complaints about aircraft noise, including ground noise and have their own 24-hour lines:
Heathrow: 0800344844
Gatwick: 0800393070
General enquires should be addressed to:
Department for Transport
Local Government and the Regions
Aviation Environmental Division
2/24 Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR
Telephone: 020 7944 5494
Fax: 020 7944 2191
Noise from the Armed Forces
Complaints about military aircraft should be addressed to:
Ministry of Defence
Secretariat Air Staff
Room 8249
Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB
Tel: 0171 2186020
Noise at Work
Health and Safety Executive:
Infoline Tel: 08701 545500
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