Liberal Democrats are pressing East Herts district and Bishop’s Stortford town councils to lobby for the retention of night flight restrictions at Stansted Airport. The Government is currently consulting on future limits. Currently, there is a 13,700 annual cap on movements between 11.30pm and 6am. There are three separate options on the table for Stansted. 1 – Removing Government controls on the number of night flights and the permitted aggregate night noise level in October 2026. 2 – Removing Government controls on the number of night flights in October 2025, whilst maintaining the controls …
