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Environment & Community

Environment & Community

Robin Hood Airport is committed to building long term relationships with the communities living and working in and around the Doncaster area.

Last Call - offset your carbon emissions now!

Robin Hood Airport and South Yorkshire Forest have joined together to give passengers the opportunity to contribute to their local environment and take a step towards off-setting the carbon emissions from their flight.

The new initiative known as ‘Last Call!’ provides passengers with the opportunity to contribute to their local environment before or after taking a flight from Robin Hood Airport by helping to plant trees in the nearby South Yorkshire Forest.

There are two ways in which passengers can support the scheme either by donating money in the collection box which is located in the Airport Departure Lounge or by contributing on line at www.lastcall.org.uk

Robin Hood Airport, part of the Peel Airports Group, is the first UK Airport Group to instigate such a passenger Carbon Sequestration Scheme and is looking forward to a long term sustainable partnership with South Yorkshire Forest that will allow the scheme to grow in future years to come.

Contributions made by passengers will go towards planting trees to help absorb some of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their flight. The Airport Company has also pledged to match passenger contributions made at the collection box therefore doubling the amount going towards this worthy cause.

Donations made by passengers will not only help off-set emissions, funding will also create invaluable woodland valued by wildlife and people alike to enjoy for many years.

Visit www.lastcall.org.uk to make your donation.


Noise

Robin Hood Airport acknowledges that noise remains the impact of greatest concern for local residents to Robin Hood Airport. Robin Hood Airport have developed a Public Noise Complaints procedure as approved by the Local Planning Authority to handle, monitor, investigate and report each complaint lodged by members of the public.

Lodging a Complaint

There is a 24 hour answering service to lodge a complaint: 01302 623623 or, write to:

Environment & Community Manager
Robin Hood Airport
Heyford House
First Avenue
Doncaster
DN9 3RH

environment@robinhoodairport.com

INVESTIGATION

All complaints are immediately logged onto a standard proforma and once the data has been gathered, the Environment Co-ordinator shall examine what was happening with regard to:

• The Airfield
• The flying operations on the date of the complaint
• The weather conditions and
• Examination of the output form the Noise Monitoring and Track Keeping System


REPORTING

1. The Environment Co-ordinator will respond to the complainant in writing as soon as practical and within one month of the initial complaint being made, explaining the finding of the investigation and any actions taken.

2. Monthly reports will be delivered to Doncaster Metropolitan Council and quarterly reports to the Noise Sub Committee and Airport Consultative Committee. Also, a digest will be produced for the Community Sub Group. The noise will also be reported in the Annual Report by Robin Hood Airport that is made publicly available. (To view the Annual Noise Report click on the document link below.)


Sound Insulation Grant Scheme

We are pleased to be able to announce the start of the Robin Hood Airport Sound Insulation Scheme.

Residential properties that fall within the Sound Insulation Grant Scheme (SIGS) boundary will have the opportunity to benefit from sound insulation.

The Scheme will offer grants to qualifying residential properties assisting with the cost of installing secondary glazing as well as loft insulation and mechanical ventilation insulation if required. The scheme is to be introduced in a phased manner.

A brochure is available which briefly explains the basis of SIGS. You can download the SIGS brochure by clicking on the link below.

Should your residential property fall within the scheme you will be notified by the Airport Company. We hope that having read this brochure, you will appreciate how the scheme may benefit you.

Should you have any immediate questions, please contact our Environment Co-ordinator, environment@robinhoodairport.com or call 08708 33 22 10


Community Fund

Robin Hood Airport works with numerous local groups to help them progress their various schemes through the Airport's Community Investment Fund.

The focus of the Fund is to support projects that are aimed at community development, small scale regeneration, environmental improvement and improving education and sports facilities.

The Community Investment Fund is established from the development of a Noise Charging Policy at the Airport. Aircraft that contravene an agreed sanction limit shall incur a financial penalty which shall be transferred to the Fund. The Airport has launched the Fund with an investment of £12,000 and shall donate any other environmental incomes received into the Fund.

All applications to the Fund shall be administered by the CSR Advisor who will make recommendations to the Airport Management Meeting after liaison with the Chair of the Community Sub Committee and the Chair of the Airport Consultative Committee.

For more information about the Community Fund, please email the CSR Advisor cnelson@robinhoodairport.com .


Past initiatives that Robin Hood Airport's Community Investment Fund has supported includes:-


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