Policy paper

UK airspace policy: a framework for the design and use of airspace

Setting out the policy principles for the government's approach to support modernisation of the way UK airspace is managed.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 October 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Consultation response on UK airspace policy: a framework for balanced decisions on the design and use of airspace (web version)

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Consultation response on UK airspace policy: a framework for balanced decisions on the design and use of airspace (print version)

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Details

This is the government response to the Reforming policy on the design and use of UK airspace consultation.

The government will implement proposals, including:

• a new Secretary of State call in power on airspace changes of national importance
• changes to aviation noise compensation policy
• the creation of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) as a new non-departmental public body
• a new requirement for options analysis in airspace change
• new metrics and appraisal guidance to assess noise impacts and their impacts on health and quality of life

Published 24 October 2017