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Mounts Bay Action: Penzance Heliport campaign
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Aim
We're raising funds for an independent noise assessment of Penzance Heliport, ahead of a planning application that could affect residents.
Help us protect Mounts Bay and all those living there!
We're raising funds for an independent noise assessment of Penzance Heliport, ahead of a planning application that, if accepted, would remove conditions that are in place to protect local residents and the environment around Mounts Bay.
What's happening?
Penzance Heliport is seeking to remove the planning conditions under which it currently operates - originally agreed in 2018 to protect local residents and visitors from excessive noise disturbance. The Heliport now wants to use noisier helicopters for longer hours (including all day Sunday) and to be excused any obligation to monitor noise and nuisance.
Of most concern to everyone who lives in or visits Mounts Bay is its plan for unlimited use of private helicopters for scenic flights and exclusive taxi services to Scilly.
Should the planning application be approved, any mechanism for controlling escalating nuisance will be removed (for reference, airports are exempt from noise nuisance legislation).
To make it clear, the helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly is not under threat. The proposal is largely about an unrestricted increase in helicopter activity over and around Mounts Bay.
You can view the full planning application, and make your comments, here.
What's happened so far?
As part of the application, the heliport has commissioned its own noise impact assessment, which we fear could be biased towards the favour of the application.
Why? Because, since the change to conditions were requested, many residents have come forward to share their upsetting stories of how the heliport has impacted their daily lives, and the inherent noise impact that comes with it.
We need your help
We can't do this on our own - we need help to ensure planning officers can understand the impact the heliport is having on Mounts Bay, and an independent noise impact assessment will help us do that.
To help take evidence to officials making the final decision, please donate and help us reach out goal!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made