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London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Sound Insulation Grant Scheme

Grants from London Stansted Airport for acoustic insulation in homes affected by aircraft noise, tiered by noise zone: up to £6,200 in Zone A, £9,900 in Zone B and £12,400 in Zone C, with help towards relocation costs for the noisiest homes (Zone D). The scheme takes new applications from 1 April to 31 October each year; outside that window you can join a waiting list. Assessment is by the airport's managing agent, Strutt & Parker.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £12,400
Closes in
13 days left
31 October
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Owners or tenants of homes inside the scheme boundary around London Stansted Airport, shown on the airport's zone plan (it covers places including Stansted Mountfitchet, Takeley, Great Hallingbury, Elsenham, Broxted, Thaxted, Great Easton, Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Broad Oak and Bishop's Stortford)
  • The property must have been built before June 2021 and be an individual dwelling registered for Council Tax
  • Tenants must give the owner's contact details
  • Grant levels depend on the zone the property is in

What it funds

Noise insulation measures such as:

  • Double glazing
  • Secondary glazing
  • Acoustic loft insulation
  • External door insulation or replacement
  • Mechanical ventilation, where mitigation work reduces natural ventilation
  • Help with the costs of relocating, for households subject to the highest levels of noise (Zone D)

What it will not fund

  • Properties outside the scheme boundary
  • Properties built in or after June 2021
  • Properties not registered for Council Tax as an individual dwelling
  • Properties without standard brick construction, or rooms built into roof spaces without standard brick walls
  • Work started before applying

How to apply

  1. Check your property against the zone plan, or email community@stanstedairport.com
  2. Complete the online form before any work begins (open 1 April to 31 October each year)
  3. The managing agent, Strutt & Parker, confirms eligibility within 14 days and arranges a surveyor
  4. Obtain at least two quotes meeting the airport's specification
  5. Your contractor begins the approved work
  6. Submit invoices to the managing agent for grant payment

applications outside the 1 April to 31 October window can join the waiting list for the next round.

Have ready

  • Your name, address, phone number and email address
  • Contact details for the property owner, if you are a tenant or not the owner
  • At least two quotes meeting the airport's specification (after the survey)
  • Invoices for the completed work

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