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Aviation: National Landscapes

Commons · Question 72860 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) limit and (b) regulate the (i) number and (ii) frequency of (A) pleasure and (B) display flights by small aircraft above National Landscapes that are home to protected wildlife.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 3 Sep 2025

The Air Navigation Guidance 2017 states that National Parks and Areas of Natural Beauty are designated areas with specific statutory purposes to ensure their continued protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty. Given the finite amount of airsp...