The increased passenger cap will be met by an increase in the number of morning flights from 06:00 to 09:00, with the condition that quieter aircraft are used during this time.
The airport said it would have only allowed “cleaner, quieter, next generation aircraft” in the extended period.
Newham Council’s strategic development committee unanimously rejected the proposals from the airport in July 2023 but an appeal was brought to the Planning Inspectorate.
One of the primary issues cited by the committee was around noise and changes to the “weekend respite” rule which has been in place for 25 years.
The Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz, said she had concerns about the impact of more aircraft noise on residents, but welcomed the government’s acceptance that the Saturday cut-off would remain place.
She said: “I remain deeply concerned that our residents will be seriously harmed by the impact of further air-flight noise with today’s decision to allow an increase in flights in the early mornings throughout the rest of the week.
“We will be studying the decision notice carefully and considering all options as we remain concerned about the detrimental impacts on the health and quality of life of our residents.”
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