Hi Chris
I would send an email to the original address you applied through, quoting any BAL - reference No’s etc you must have been sent on confirmation of submission.
Somebody should be able to pick it up as I don’t think it is that big a team who look after it.
If you do have problems filling out parts of the form, get in touch as I may be able to help you out.
I am assuming that because I “ticked all the correct boxes” they sent me a copy of my application so I could see every answer I put down to every question.
Apart from our own personal details, the GPS coordinates you have to enter and location address where you wish to fly from, our applications should be pretty much the same.
Regards John
Hi John,
By chance I found a form on the CAA website as is as described by matey on the phone call. Filled it in on Friday and immediately received an automatic reply with confirmation that they have received it and a PDF copy. Still living in hope!
Best wishes,
Chris
Can you post a link to the form so others might be able to find it? 
Here is the latest link I used to fill in a form:
Not 100% sure it is the correct one, but will keep you posted.
[Airspace Co-ordination and Obstacle Management (caa.co.uk)
Airspace Co-ordination and Obstacle Management
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Hi Chris
I used my exemption for the first time yesterday afternoon.
Called the control room as requested, told the operator what I Intended doing and for how long, he only took my name and that was it.
Happy day’s👍
Please keep me posted how you get on (in about a months time).
Regards John
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It is, that’s the same link I received from the arops@caa.co.uk mailbox.
Hi John,
Great news for you, I bet it felt good flying in a NFZ when you have permission. I bought a new book this week, ‘Rails to the Forest’. Excellent photographs. I was a 16yr old deckhand on a small oil tanker and out on the Severn off Sharpness the night the railway bridge was struck by two oil tankers in fog and witnessed the huge explosion with the river ablaze. Sadly 5 men killed. 25th October 1960, a night never forgotten.
Photos/Video … or it didn’t happen. 
Hi Chris
Yes it did feel a bit strange, bit like when I could drink legally in a pub on my 18th birthday.
Yes it was very sad, I walked the canal towpath towards Sharpness from Gloucester a few years ago and read all about it at what is left of the old swing bridge.
I applied to fly at Lydney harbour this morning, fingers crossed🤞
Hi Sorry for the late reply, poking about the messages on here and came across your comment so I decided to finally allay your concerns.
Due to the weather (again) I had a spare moment to create and present some “evidence” that I did actually make use of my exemption to fly within the NFZ around Berkeley Nuclear Power station.
Please see link below.
The video was shot looking SE, roughly towards Berkeley.
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Awww, we didn’t even get a credit for the use of Drone Scene in your FRZ video 
Maybe next time? 
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Sorry, wasn’t deliberate😉.
Won’t make that mistake again 
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Hi John, celebration today, my exemption certificate arrived from CAA to fly in the Berkeley NFZ for 12 months. Thanks for your support and look forward to meeting up one day. Best wishes, Chris
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Hi Chris.
Great news, glad to help.
If you can please share the GPS coordinates that you supplied to the CAA in your application, I can request exemption to fly there too and hopefully meet up to fly together one day in the next 12mths.
I should hear about my request to fly at Lydney harbour next week, fingers crossed, I’ll keep you posted how that turns out.
John
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Hi John, here are the ones I sent, originally I sent the wrong ones, hence why I had the phone call.
Lat 51 43 N
Long 2 28W
Hope they are OK for you!
Chris
Thanks Chris.
Hopefully I can find time to apply in the next few days.
I’ll keep you posted.
BTW - I literally just received an email from the CAA granting me the exemption to fly at Lydney harbour for the next year.
Did you see the video I posted in reply to Ozone Gold’s comments demonstrating the closeness of in/out of the NFZ?
If you can’t see it, let me know and I will send you the link.
John
Hi John, I flew at Sharpness for the first time last Monday. Rang Berkeley Power Stn midday and a pleasant chap answered and simply asked for my name and where was I flying. When I said off the piers at Sharpness he laughed and said about falling in the mud, not sure whether he meant me or my drone! It was a murky afternoon but desperate to fly and capture ship on the Severn and entering the port. All went well, fortunately because I was the only one there. My film goes out on YouTube mid afternoon today, look for the Eems Dollard. Best wishes, Chris
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Hi Chris, that’s great I’ll look out for it.
I have still got to apply for Sharpness though I am hoping to fly across the river at Lydney harbour on Monday, weather permitting.
John
My first film now that I have CAA permission to fly at Sharpness. A bit longer than normal for me, but meant for maritime enthusiasts.
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