Hello everyone, I have a question regarding where it is permitted to fly in SW23. On the drone scene, it indicates, for example, that I can fly in Norbury and Streatham Common, but when I sent an email to Lambeth, they responded that taking off and landing is not allowed in any of their parks. My question is, where can I find the bylaws so I can fly safely without any concerns?
Thanks
You wonāt find any by-law that is worded such that you can fly safely.
TOAL from outside the park boundary and fly in, nothing they can do about that.
Thanks for answering, but what about the fact that I always need to have a visual of the drone at all times?
That doesnāt need to be statedā¦ VLOS is standard and every flyers own responsibility. 
Drone Scene has all the byelaws, PSPOs and council policies built in.
Check it out in this topic:
Lambeth Borough Council have no byelaws, policies or PSPOs relating to recreational drone use.
Enjoy your flights 
Interesting though that @NExtaaa received the below. Has something been updated recently. 
Bylaws must be available online if they have a website. Here in Lancaster, Iāve been waiting over a month for the city council to tell me where theyāve been hidden because even knowing about a specific bylaw, it canāt be found on their website so good luck!
They also have to publish them around the area to which they apply.
Gov:
Step 8: publicity after making the byelaw
As byelaws are local enactments that may result in a prosecution in the courts and a fine, publicising the byelaw is an integral part of ensuring any new byelaw that will soon come into force is brought to the attention of the wider local community.
The local authority must publicise the fact that a new byelaw has been made at least 7 days before the day on which the byelaw comes into force. Signs should be placed near the area where the byelaw applies (except where this is not practicable, for example because the byelaw has effect throughout the authorityās whole area) so that, as far as possible, people are made aware of the byelaw.
The local authority must also publicise the new byelaw on its website, if it has one, and publicise the new byelaw in such other manner as it sees fit.
Iād be asking for links to the bylaw(s) that prevent TOAL.
Part 6 (37)
And there it is, including a definition of āmodel aircraftā. No drones, since 2005.
Document is dated 2005. Looks like Lambeth Council either hasnāt been archiving old documents off their site, or hasnāt been doing their due diligence on FOI requests 
What can I say? 
As per Drone Scene:
A copy of their full letter from just 10 weeks ago is available on Drone Scene if you want to use that to fly @NExtaaa
They clearly need to have a word with their staff who are giving out duff information.
Must have just searched their bylaws for ādroneā 
Hereās the full letter they sent us:
IRN43257861.pdf (109.2 KB)
It might be the case that they donāt consider a drone to be a model aircraft
For reference, we class all āPart 6ā byelaws that state model aircraft with āone or more electric motorsā to be a drone, except the byelaws that specifically exclude electric motors and rely solely on combustible fuels.
Thank you for this information. To ensure my understanding, as I am relatively new to drones, would I be able to present this if someone were to approach me?
āI would assume, your honour, that a document written two months ago is a more accurate reflection of the current situation than a document written eleven years ago.ā
Each to their own, but if it were me Iād print it out, fold it up, and put it in the bottom of my drone case.
On the incredible off-chance that a council employee was in the park at the same time as I was flying my drone, and they approached me, Iād show them their own letter.
Their bylaw regarding āmodel aircraftā, defined as āup to 7kgsā is the exactly the same wording as where I live.
I would argue the current statute law as stated in the:
THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2025
And into the U.K. Drone Law 2026 as included in the CAA Drone Registration Requirements and more importantly, the Sub 250gr Drone Rules and Exemptions in those regulations, trumps a by-law that was written to control āmodel aircraftā of the day and not small drones, that are essentially toys, with or without a camera, as detailed in the current national legislation.
Just my opinion.
