Mansion owner claims falling sewerage from Heathrow planes is trashing his home

A mansion owner claims sewerage and wind from low-flying planes is trashing his $5.8 million property.

The home is under a major flight path for Heathrow Airport in London and Daljit Bhail is fed up with the impact of low-flying planes.

He bought the property next to the south runway of terminal five about 25 years ago and it is valued at £3 million ($AU5.8 million), according to local reports. 

He claims ice and toilet waste have dropped from jet planes onto his 18th-century, Georgian manor. He also alleges that strong winds, which he describes in London’s Mirror as a “vortex”, have damaged the home.

Heathrow management deny the allegations.

Bhail, 54, says so-called blue ice – which is frozen waste from the plane’s toilets – smashed into his house from a great height and broke an outdoor lantern, the Mirror explains.

He leases the property to guests on Airbnb and said he has been in a “stand off” with Heathrow over who will take care of the repairs. British press has reported the airport sent out a contractor to assess the repairs but it progressed no further after dissatisfaction on Bhail’s part.

He has accused the airport walking away from the job, which the airport denies.

“Safety is my top concern as I can’t rent out the property with all this going on,” he told the Mirror. “Sometimes there is less than a minute gap between planes flying overhead.

“It’s not just the damage – it’s really loud and they shouldn’t be flying that low.”

Heathrow said in a statement: “We have well-established programmes to protect local buildings from the impacts of airport operations, including preventative works and noise insulation. In the rare cases where a property is damaged, we work with specialist contractors who will assess the most suitable repair, at no cost to the resident.”