Policy papers and consultations

Seeking views on proposals for the next night flight regime.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 February 2024

• Night flight restrictions: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports from October 2025

  Executive summary Introduction The Government recognises that night…

Seeks views and evidence on revising our night flight dispensation guidance, and on policy options for the government’s future night flight policy at the designated airports beyond 2024 and nationally.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 June 2023

• Night flights restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports beyond 2024, plus national night flight policy

  About this consultation We originally sought views and evidence on policy…

Sets out the government’s revised overarching aviation noise policy statement.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 March 2023

• Overarching aviation noise policy

  In Flightpath to the future: a strategic framework for the aviation sector…

Proposes maintaining night flight restrictions at designated airports until 2024, banning QC4 aircraft movements plus night flight policy beyond 2024.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 March 2023

This consultation seeks views and evidence on what a night-time noise abatement objective should be for the noise designated airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) from October 2025.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 March 2023

A first-stage consultation seeking views on night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted in this first-stage consultation.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 July 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A second-stage consultation seeking views on proposals for a new night flights regime at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 July 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government