Byelaws relating to UAV Flights

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Dear Horsham District Council,

Can you please advise if you have any byelaws relating to the use off UAVs from your land, and if so can you please elder provide a copy or the link to their location on a website.

If you do not have any byelaws, do you have any other policies relating to the use of UAVs on your land?

Can you finally advise if these have been reviewed in relation to CAP722C (https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplic...) published by the Civil Aviation Authority in December 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Simon Hawkins

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Dear Simon Hawkins

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Response

 

Further to our acknowledgement we can now respond to your request for
information dated 21/01/2021 asking about Byelaws relating to UAV Flights.

 

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under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), which
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In your email of 21/01/2021 you asked the following questions to which we
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Can you please advise if you have any byelaws relating to the use off UAVs
from your land, and if so can you please elder provide a copy or the link
to their location on a website.

If you do not have any byelaws, do you have any other policies relating to
the use of UAVs on your land?

Please see the link to the published information on our website:

[1]https://www.horsham.gov.uk/community/saf...

Can you finally advise if these have been reviewed in relation to CAP722C
([2]https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplic...)
published by the Civil Aviation Authority in December 2020.

No, these have not been reviewed at this stage

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From: Simon Hawkins <[FOI #719955 email]>
Sent: 21 January 2021 10:07
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Byelaws relating to UAV Flights

 

Dear Horsham District Council,

Can you please advise if you have any byelaws relating to the use off UAVs
from your land, and if so can you please elder provide a copy or the link
to their location on a website.

If you do not have any byelaws, do you have any other policies relating to
the use of UAVs on your land?

Can you finally advise if these have been reviewed in relation to CAP722C
([9]https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplic...)
published by the Civil Aviation Authority in December 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Simon Hawkins

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