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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2026 No. 486
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Kemble,
Gloucestershire) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 30th April 2026
Coming into force - - 6th June 2026
The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict the flying of
unmanned aircraft in the area specified in regulation 3(1) by reason of the intended visit there by a
number of VIPs.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by
article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Kemble,
Gloucestershire) Regulations 2026 and they come into force on 6th June 2026.
Interpretation
2. The times referred to in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), during the period beginning with 0930 hours and ending with
1430 hours on 6th June 2026 no unmanned aircraft is to fly below 1,500 feet above mean sea level
within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 0.8 of a nautical mile centred at 514018N
0020101W.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any unmanned aircraft flying in accordance with the
permission of the Gloucestershire Police Counter-UAS Team.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Karen L Michaels
Grade 7
30th April 2026 Department for Transport
(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
(b) Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft in the vicinity of
Kemble, Gloucestershire for a Royal Wedding where a number of VIPs are due to attend on 6th
June 2026. At the request of Gloucestershire Police, the Civil Aviation Authority and the
Department for Transport agree that it is in the public interest to restrict the flying of unmanned
aircraft for reasons of public safety and security.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is one hour
behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2), the Gloucestershire Police Counter-
UAS Team may be contacted as notified.
Full details of this Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Briefing Sheet and Notice to
Aviation (NOTAM).
The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr Thomas Shainberg, Airspace Regulator,
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, contactable on telephone number 03301 382515.
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