Filming and commercial photography

Please complete and submit the Filming and Commercial Photography Application Form (Word doc) [112KB] , which has a section on drone filming. For public safety reasons, all drone pilots taking off from (or flying over) Borough Council-controlled property are required to provide copies of the following documents:  

• Certificate of Competence in remote pilot theoretical knowledge and general airmanship from a CAA-approved trainer
• Certificate of recommendation for a CAA Standard Permission
• Certificate of Practical Flight Assessment
• Air Navigation Order for Small Unmanned Aircraft from the CAA
• Pre-flight briefing information, including risk assessment, method statement and proposed flight plan and arrangements for take-off/landing cordon
• Certificate of public liability insurance to a value of £10 million per claim

All drone operators must follow the Drone Code.