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It would be more effective if BAA bought up the properties, offering generous additional packages which actually aren't that much more in the overall scheme of things, and just demolished them, clearing the land for what they want and a nice buffer around. It's actually surprising how much of the land for R3 etc is already just fields."
Yes, most of the land north of LHR is open country, the towns of Hayes and West Drayton are north of the M4. This open land extends west accross the M25 as well, leaving plenty of room for a fourth parallel rwy as well as additional airport infrastructure.
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May have already been mentioned: BBC News - Heathrow school gets soundproof domes to block airport noise"
Nice view of easterly operations from Hounslow Heath in the piece. This is very near the eastern end of 09R/27L.
Maybe
this is where Boris should have held his rally if he has a point to make about noise, and not at Barnes for Pete's sake!