Edinburgh Airport has published two schemes designed to protect the local area from property blight, arising from the Government’s proposals for a possible second runway.

The Government’s 2003 White Paper, The Future of Aviation, recommended that land be formally safeguarded at Edinburgh Airport to allow for a possible second runway. This is the area covered by the first scheme: the Property Market Support Bond.

A second scheme, the Home Owner Support Scheme, will assist property owners in the area who would be newly exposed to medium to high noise levels should a second runway receive the go ahead.

The airport will make arrangement for repairs to roofs which have been damaged by vortex from aircraft. Please phone 0131 348 4293 for more information.

Edinburgh Airport also supports a noise insulation scheme for residents living in the 66 dB contour of the airport. Eligible households are entitled to apply for free secondary glazing to fit existing windows, or a fifty per cent contribution to standard double glazed PVCu replacement windows, or a fifty per cent contribution to high specification double glazed PVCu replacement windows, specially designed to reduce noise levels, or a combination of these options.

Properties already fitted with double glazing and do not want it replaced, can arrange for a free home survey to be carried out to identify whether the home’s current insulation qualities can be improved. Loft insulation has also been found to help further reduce noise disturbance. For this reason, eligible households would also be entitled to ventilation and loft insulation free of charge as part of the scheme. For more information phone 0131 348 4293.

Read the full consultation paper  (679KB PDF)
Read the press release 

Please contact Victoria Colling, CSR Manager at Edinburgh Airport on:
Email: Victoria_Colling@baa.com
Write to: Airport Control Centre, Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh, EH12 9DN.
Call: 0131 348 4293