Low-flying jets at night in Montgomeryshire and Dwyfor Meirionnydd should be stopped by the Ministry of Defence except in “exceptional circumstances”, an MP has said, after multiple complaints from residents.

Mid Wales is home to one of the MoD’s three Tactical Training Areas (TTAs) - used for operational low flying training by fast jets and Hercules transport aircraft.

The Welsh TTA, located in south Gwynedd between Dolgellau to the north and Machynlleth in the south, is colloquially referred to as the Mach Loop.

Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts published the results of a public consultation this week on the issue following renewed concerns from constituents.

“I heard accounts of children being distressed, especially at the unexpected noise of low-flying jets at night,” she said.

“People also mentioned aircraft noise as being sufficiently powerful to set off car alarms and cause tiles to fall from house roofs.

“The report makes seven recommendations, including a call to reduce the effects of noise by presuming that the MoD has a duty of care to people living below flight paths, and should make best use of modern communications technology and social media to update flights on a daily basis or more often.

“Night flying should cease in mid-Wales save in exceptional and justifiable circumstances, and should only be conducted as normal practice in an alternative area where the resident population is negligible.

“Having carefully considered the broad range of responses received, both for and against the practice, I will be seeking a meeting with the MoD with the aim of finding agreement on the best way forward to alleviate the effects of low flying.”

The report found that residents “have increasingly made complaints about the impact low-flying aircraft are having on their lives and well-being, mainly in relation to noise".

Of the 103 responses; 35 people stated that they were content with low flying aircraft in the area, while 64 expressed dissatisfaction with the current situation.

The MoD said that while military low flying has reduced in the past three decades, “it remains an essential skill for military aircrew”.

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