Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 72677
Aviation: Regulation
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) limit and (b) regulate the (i) number and (I) frequency of (A) pleasure and (B) display flights by small aircraft above residential areas.
Answer
Mike KaneCurrently there are no plans to formally limit the number of small aircraft over residential areas. However, all airspace users must follow The Rules of the Air Regulations 2007 which set out minimum heights for flight above built-up areas.