Just a few days after taking office he reversed Boris Johnson’s objections to selling the airport public land needed for a new terminal and aircraft taxi lane.
Khan has cooled on City Airport since he was elected in 2016. The comments are significant as City Hall could take over the planning application itself, although the Westminster government can also intervene. “It is particularly important assumptions about fleet mix are not used in the assessment to paint a misleading picture of the impacts, particularly with regard to noise, carbon and air quality,” the report says. While airport bosses say that only the quietest, cleanest aircraft will be used, City Hall casts doubt on this claim. “It would be difficult to support the proposal without being able to demonstrate how the proposed modifications are compatible with the Mayor’s net zero carbon and wider environmental ambitions.” “In order for London to achieve this, the aviation sector needs to play its part and not undermine collective efforts to rapidly decarbonise. “The mayor has declared a climate emergency and has set a target for London to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030,” it continues. The proposal “marks the most substantial proposed change to the airport’s operations since it first opened 35 years ago”, the City Hall report said. In a letter to Newham Council’s planning officers giving them guidance on how to proceed, City Hall said that Pipe “considers that the application does not comply with the London Plan” – the capital’s planning guidelines laid down by the mayor’s office.
Hundreds of objections from councils and local residents have already been filed, and now Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for planning, Jules Pipe, has also signalled his unhappiness with the scheme. London City is not currently allowed to operate between 12.30pm on Saturdays and 12.30pm on Sundays to give neighbours – including tens of thousands in Greenwich borough – respite from noise. Enter your email address to get each story as it's published
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