Residents have received an update on compensation eligible to around 650 homes in Clydebank, after the scheme was thrown into turmoil.
Councillor Lauren Oxley wrote to AGS Airports in February to ask whether they would honour the Draft Noise Action Plan after the firm, which owns Glasgow Airport, was acquired by German company AviAlliance, in January this year.
If the plan is approved, the airport will extend the Noise Insulation Scheme, which will make approximately 650 properties, most of which are in Whitecrook, eligible for grants of up to £5,000 to insulate against aviation-associated noise.
Councillor Lauren Oxley said: "Earlier this year, I wrote to Glasgow Airport to request an update on their plans to expand eligibility for their Noise Insulation Scheme.
"I was pleased to receive a response this week confirming that the Plan is currently awaiting approval from the Scottish Government, which the airport is confident will be granted in the coming weeks.
"Once approved, the much-anticipated Noise Insulation Scheme will open for applications from newly eligible residents across Whitecrook.
"I’ll continue to keep a close eye on this matter and will be meeting with representatives from the airport in due course to discuss the scheme in more detail."
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A spokesperson from AGS says properties included in the 60 decibel noise contour, as shown in the plan's diagram, will be open to the scheme.
The letter reads: "A key part of the plan is the enhanced Noise Insulation Scheme, which I am pleased to say will include the 60dB noise contour consulted on.
"This will open the scheme up to new residential properties which fall into the lower contour, and we are one of the few airports in the UK which offers a scheme which considers lower noise value.
"All eligible properties will be written to directly, and the letter will include an information pack on what the scheme entails.
"We will have a helpline available to all eligible homeowners to ensure that they have any questions answered ahead of applying, to ensure the scheme is right for them.
"Once we have confirmed a homeowner has been successful, we will arrange for a surveyor to attend the property and conduct a full assessment.
"The surveyor will recommend what acoustic treatments for the works."
Surveys are to be conducted free of charge.
Ministers are due to submit their decision on the Draft Noise Action Plan in June.
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