Go and fly your drone mate, have fun 
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And yet again, for those who didnât read it last time:
âBetter to beg forgiveness than ask permission.â
And do your due diligence:
- Follow the Drone Code
- Check Drone Scene
- TOAL from public land
And you wonât go wrong. But do not write to people begging for permission. At best itâll be a No, at worst youâll encourage them to take more proactive measures against us (like doing the whole bye law thing properly)! 
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@NExtaaa It would be interesting if you replied back to the person who replied to your email. Attach a copy of the response from Lambeth @PingSpike posted up, and tell her sheâs chatting shit!
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I fly on the common regularly and no one stopped me but then I have a GVC and keep my distances etc
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I can try XD. Itâs just that all the information is so confusing without a clear answer.
There often isnât a perfectly clear answer and the decision comes down to your risk aversion. Me, I prefer to avoid risks, I try and enjoy a peaceful calm life so i have more time to enjoy spending the kidâs inheritance 
First thing to check, is the bylaw clearly published around the area? They have to be, as well as online. If itâs not, TOAL wherever you want and if approached, tell them the signage is lacking.
If the signs are there, Iâd find TOAL outside the area with a view where I want to fly.
The bylaw trumps an FOI so youâd probably get away with it once showing them the FOI. If they knew what they were doing, theyâd correct the FOI answer and/or update the bylaw.
Likelihood is no one will care where you TOAL.
but if the bylaw isnât available for the public to access then written conformation from an agent of the council that there isnât one would be an acceptable defense as in law you cannot be expected to prove a negative.
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Acceptable once but not repeated. In this instance, Google Lambeth Council Bylaws and there it is, their park bylaws.
now google the definition of a model aircraft. only under the CAAs description would a drone be covered. under the general description it would be a scale representation of an existing aircraft. which would make it a very grey area in relation to a drone. 
Similar situation here in Derby. The city council have no bylaws nor policies about flying drones from council controlled land. Yet their parks department states â The flying of drones in our parks is not permittedâ. ( Didnât stop me organising a meet up a few years ago on my local park.) I did ask them directly but never heard back from them at all.
I wouldnât Google it now, Google search AI references this thread
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Rather than guess, weâve asked.
Iâve requested an Internal Review from Lambeth Borough Council asking whether they consider Part 6 of their byelaws to apply to drones and whether their position is that drones do not fall within the meaning of âmodel aircraftâ â and if not then why did they say âNo byelawsâ on our 2026 FOI.
An internal review could take up to 20 working days, weâve had them take longer, so donât worry if there are no updates posted here for a month or so.
Drone Scene will be updated as soon as we have a definitive answer from Lambeth and weâll add an extra row here with updated dates, ticks and crosses, and links to audit trails / sources of truth:
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A tent icon for unauthorised vehicles, thatâs clear
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No, but it does say to search for the full document online which does prohibit TOAL and controlling an electrical aircraft in the grounds. Doesnât stop you standing outside and flying over the park.
Well that particular Lambeth park is within EGR157 so youâd need any approval before you did.
Sometimes it feels like nobody loves us 
The signs have to be clear and thereâs nothing on that sign that would hint at there being a drone clause so why would I look it up online?
If theyâre going to say you should always look them up online, they could save a fortune on bespoke signs having one standard sign across England, âGoogle Bylawsâ
